Our five-day professional conference is happening Wednesday, September 25th to Sunday, September 29th at Stony Point Conference & Retreat Center, located at 17 Cricketown Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980.
Our conference schedule is packed with presentations, interactive breaks, morning and night classes, exhibit windows and moments to bond.
All times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), USA
“Vision can be improved by natural methods.”
DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY (September 25)
3:00pm - 6:00pm: Check into Stony Point Conference & Retreat Center
6:00pm - 7:00pm: Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm: Welcome by the AVE Conference Committee
Carl Vigilante, Kate Keilman, Irena Castle, and Nathan Oxenfeld
“There are as many hours in the day to use the eyes well as to use the eyes badly.”
DAY 2 - THURSDAY (September 26)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
GENTLE YOGA by Carl Vigilante
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:30am-9:45am: Bates Break #1
10:00am - 11:30am: Presentation #1
UNIVERSITY DEGREE FOR VISION COACHES by Ainhoa de Federico
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Exhibit Window
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Presentation #2
NUTRITION FOR THE EYES by Mila Casey
3:10pm - 3:25pm: Bates Break #2
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Presentation #3
PREPARE & HEAL FROM SURGERY by Ree Coleman
6:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Night Class
TWO EYES - TWO PERSONALITIES by Judith Bolz
“The world moves. Let it move. All objects move if you let them. Do not interfere with this movement, or try to stop it.”
DAY 3 - FRIDAY (September 27)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
QIGONG by Gülay Tsil
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00am - 9:30am: Exhibit Window
9:30am-9:45am: Bates Break #3
10:00am - 11:30am: Presentation #4
LEARNING THE ART OF EFFORTLESS FOCUS by Gloria Ginn
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Presentation #5
ACUPUNCTURE AND NATURAL VISION by Marc Grossman
3:10pm - 3:25pm: Bates Break #4
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Presentation #6
MAXIMIZING OCCLUSION IN VISION PRACTICE by Irena Castle
6:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Night Class
NIGHT VISION WALK by Kate Keilman
“All methods of curing errors of refraction are simply different ways of obtaining rest.”
DAY 4 - SATURDAY (September 28)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
BREATHWORK WORKSHOP by Nathan Oxenfeld
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00am - 9:45am: AVE Business Meeting (new members welcome)
9:30am-9:45am: Bates Break #5
10:00am - 11:30am: Presentation #7
PERFECTIONISM VS. PLAY by Orit Kruglanski
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm: Presentation #8
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EYES by Anat Axelrode
3:10pm - 3:25pm: Bates Break #6
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Presentation #9
DISCOVERIES AND STRATEGIES by Ray Gottlieb
5:30pm - 6:00pm Exhibit Window
6:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Night Class
SUBTLE APPROACHES TO NATURAL VISION by Nathan Oxenfeld
“We see very largely with the mind, and only partly with the eyes. ”
DAY 5 - SUNDAY (September 29)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
EYES WIDE OPEN - MORNING VISION & FACE YOGA by Ree Coleman
! CHECK OUT OF ROOMS BY 9:00 AM - bring your luggage to meeting area !
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00am - 9:55am: Bates Break #7
NEAR / FAR PARTY by Kate Keilman
10:00am - 10:55am: Presentation #10
RESISTANCE: A DOORWAY TO GREATER GAIN by Carla Sciaky
11:00am - 12:00pm: Presenter Panel and Q&A
Ray Gottlieb, Gloria Ginn, Ainhoa de Federico, Nathan Oxenfeld, Kate Keilman and moderated by Irena Castle
12:00pm - 12:15pm: Conference Closing
12:15pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
1:00 - 3:00pm: Depart Stony Point
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