2026 AVE Conference in Florida, USA
The 2026 AVE Conference is happening
Thursday, December 3rd to Sunday, December 6th, 2026
at Sirata Beach Resort, located at
5300 Gulf Boulevard, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 USA.
This teacher’s retreat includes presentations, interactive breaks, morning and night classes, vendor booths, shared meals and moments to bond.
Registration is Now Open!
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The 2026 Association of Vision Educators Conference is $550 for Members and $650 for Non-Members.
(You can Click Here to Become a Member or Renew Your Membership)
Lodging is separate, so you can Click Here to Book Your Room directly through the Sirata website using our special discounted room rate of $219/night at this beautiful beachfront resort.
We are thrilled to be featuring the work of Dr. Ray Gottlieb all 3 days of the conference!
Ray’s vast experience and creative inventiveness in the fields of vision therapy and vision improvement have helped countless people around the world, and we get to break it down into 3 main categories:
Stress Point Training
Syntonics Color Light Therapy
Convergence & Divergence Fusion Development
Dr. Ray Gottlieb presenting at the 2018 AVE Conference in Oregon
Ray will be teaming up with other vision educators like Kate Keilman, Nathan Oxenfeld, Sarah Cobb, Claudia Muehlenweg and more each morning to do deep dives into each of the above topics.
Then each afternoon will provide additional panels featuring expert vision educators followed by group discussions to dig deeper into the daily topics.
Friday is about Physical Vision and the links of diet and eyesight, and Saturday is about Nonphysical Vision and various vision energetics approaches.
Expect insights from professionals like Barry Auchettl, Carla Sciaky, Dr. Marc Grossman, and more!
Each day is dotted with little Bates Breaks to fit plenty of relaxation time into the experience… most of which will be on the beach!
We’ll share some meals together at the Sirata and go out to enjoy some local restaurants for dinner.
See below for more information…
Tentative Schedule
Schedule is subject to change
All times listed are in Eastern Time (EST) USA
“Vision can be improved by natural methods.”
DAY 1 - THURSDAY (December 3rd, 2026)
3:00pm - 6:00pm: Check into Sirata Beach Resort
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Welcome Dinner @ Pool Courtyard
7:30pm - 8:30pm: Conference Committee Welcome
Carl Vigilante, Kate Keilman, Carla Sciaky, Trisha Kirby
“There are as many hours in the day to use the eyes well as to use the eyes badly.”
DAY 2 - FRIDAY (December 4th, 2026)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
BREATHWORK ON THE BEACH
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:30am - 10:00am: Bates Break
10:00am - 12:00pm: Workshop #1
STRESS POINT TRAINING
with Dr. Ray Gottlieb, Nathan Oxenfeld
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Exhibit Window
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Physical Panel Discussion
VISION NUTRITION
with Claudia Muehlenweg, Dr. Marc Grossman, Mila Casey
3:15pm - 3:30pm: Bates Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Group Discussion
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Exhibit Window
5:00pm - 5:37pm: Sunset Sunning Session
6:00pm - 7:30pm Dinner @ Restaurant
8:00pm - 9:00pm: Night Vision on the Beach
“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 - SATURDAY (December 5th, 2026)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
SUNRISE YOGA AT THE BEACH
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:30am-10:00am: Bates Break
10:00am - 12:00pm: Workshop #2
SYNTONICS: COLOR LIGHT THERAPY
with Dr. Ray Gottlieb, Sarah Cobb, Trisha Kirby
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Exhibit Window
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Nonphysical Panel Discussion
VISION ENERGETICS
with Carla Sciaky, Carl Vigilane, Marion Reynolds, and Barry Auchettl
3:15pm - 3:30pm: Bates Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Group Discussion
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Exhibit Window
5:00pm - 5:40pm: Sunset Sunning Session
6:00pm - 7:30pm Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Night Vision on the Beach
“We see very largely with the mind, and only partly with the eyes. ”
DAY 4 - SUNDAY (December 6th, 2026)
7:00am - 7:45am: Morning Class
MORNING VISION RELAXATION
8:00am - 9:00am: Breakfast
9:00am - 10:30am: Workshop #3
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS FOR FUSION AND FUN
with Dr. Ray Gottlieb, Kate Keilman
10:30am - 11:00am: Pack Up & Check Out
11:00am - 12:00pm: AVE Board Meeting
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Conference Closing
TRAVEL INFORMATION
We suggest you fly into Tampa International Airport (TPA)
It is approximately 35 minute drive from the airport to Sirata Beach Resort.
You can get a taxi or use a rideshare app like Lyft or Uber.
QUESTIONS?
Email AVE@naturalvisionteachers.org
Not an AVE Member? You are invited!
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