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School	Sounds True	Radiance Sutras	Natural Wellness Academy	School of Positive Transformation	My Vinyasa Practice	SuraFlow
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Certifications	Certified Mindful Meditation Teacher	Instinctive Meditation® Teacher Certification	Spiritual Wellness Specialist, Meditation & MIndfulness Instructor	Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher	Foundations in Meditation	Certified Meditation Coach
Help you stand out from the competition	✔	✔	✔			✔
Accredited	✔	✔ (Yoga Alliance)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Can Start Anytime	No, sign-up is every 2 years	No	✔	✔	✔	No, sign-up is every 4-6 months
Prerequisite Requirements	Yes, stringent requirements, read review for more info	None	None	None	None	None
Length of Program	2 yrs	Up to 1 yr to complete	6-12 months	Self-paced	Self-paced	6 months (3 month intensive + 3 month guided self-study)
Total Hours	285	200	180	100	n/a	300
Hours/week	unknown	4+ hrs	4+ hrs	4+ hrs	unknown	10-15 hrs
1-on-1 Mentoring	✔	✔	✔			✔
Live Meditation Teaching Practice	✔	✔	✔			✔
Learn to Incorporate Meditation and/or Spiritual Coaching into Your Practice		✔	✔		✔	✔
Live and/or Recorded Webinars	✔	✔	✔			✔
PDF Downloads For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Audio Downloads For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Video Content For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lifetime Access To Resources	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Learn How To Start Your Own Meditation Business Practice	✔		✔		✔	✔
Business Marketing	✔		✔		✔	✔
Private Facebook Group	✔	✔ (forum)	✔ (forum)	✔	✔	✔
Investment (if paid in full)	Early Bird: $8700 Regular: $8900	$1997 (normally $2997)	$2495 (Get 20% with coupon code)	$490	$450	$5877
Payment Plan	$667 x 12 $338 x 24	$367 X 6 $199 X 12	down payment = $350, then $150 x 11	$250 x 2	$198 x 5	$1897 x 3 $1048 x 6
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School	Institute For The Psychology of Eating	Natural Wellness Academy	Functional Nutritionist Academy	Nutrition Therapy Association	Functional Diagnostic Nutrition	My Vinyasa Practice	ACE	Nesta	Nesta
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Certifications	Mind Body Eating Coach	Mind-Gut Guru	Nutrition Therapy Practitioner	Nutrition Therapy Practitioner	Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner	Ayurvedic Nutritionist	Precision Nutrition Level 1	Fitness Nutrition Coach	Sports Nutrition Specialist
Help you stand out from the competition	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Accredited		✔	✔	✔	✔
Program Focus	Food psychology	Microbiome and MInd-Gut connection	Functional & Holistic treatment	Therapeutic	Diagnostic	Ayurvedic nutrition	Nutrition coaching	Basics	Basics
Start Anytime	No - Next enrollment not yet announced	✔	✔	No - Next enrollment is Sept/20 - Fills fast	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Program Length	8 months	No limit	Self-paced	10 months, instructor-led	1 year limit, typically takes 6 months	No Limit, typically 1-2 weeks	No limit	No Limit, typically 1-2 weeks	No Limit, typically 1-2 weeks
Totals Program Hours	250 hrs	n/a	n/a	n/a	150 hrs	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hrs/wk	8		Any	20		Any		3-5	3-5
Instructor-Led Program		✔		✔
1 on 1 mentoring	✔	✔		✔	✔
Live Virtual Classes		✔		✔	✔
Live Teleclasses	✔	✔
Live Nutrition Coaching Practice	✔	✔		✔	✔
Informational Live and Recorded Webinars	✔	✔		✔	✔		✔
Coursework Feedback		✔	✔	✔	✔
Digital Downloads For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Audio Downloads	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Video Content For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Handouts to use with clients	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lifetime Access To Resources	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Learn How To Start Your Own Nutrition Coaching Business	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
Learn How To Market Yourself	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Private Facebook Group	Private forum	✔					✔
Investment (if paid in full)	6950	$1995	$1997	$5900	$6495	$420	$999	$297	$347
Payment Plan (example)	$1500 down, then $840 x 7	available upon request	$979 x 3	$1180 x 5	$566 x 12 $1107 x 6	$210 x 2	n/a	$81 x 4	$94 x 4
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School	Institute For The Psychology of Eating	Primal Health Coach Institute	Natural Wellness Academy	IAP Career College	Transformation Academy	ACE	Nickerson Institute	Health Coach Institute	CHEK Institute
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Certifications	Mind Body Eating Coach	Primal Health Coach	Holistic Health and Life Coach	Wellness Coach Master Professional	Master Wellness Life Coach Certification	Health Coach	Integrative Health Coach	Health and Life Coach	Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1
Help you stand out from the competition	✔	✔	✔				✔	✔
Start any time	No (accept student every 8-12 months)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Accredited		✔	✔			✔	✔	✔	✔
Program Length	8 months	No Limit, unlimited access to materials	9-12 months	12 weeks part-time	No Limit, unlimited access to materials	No Limit, unlimited access to materials	12 months	6 months	No Limit, unlimited access to materials
Totals Program Hours	250	Unknown	150 hrs	120 hrs	Unknown	20 hrs	200 hrs	150 hrs	Unknown
1 on 1 mentoring	✔		✔	✔			✔	✔
In-person Training		✔ (optional)
Live Virtual Classes		✔	✔ (for instructor-led)	✔		✔(with Advantage option)	✔	✔
Live Teleclasses	✔							✔
Live Coaching Practice	✔		✔				✔ (20 hrs)	✔ (weekly)
Coursework Feedback	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
Informational Live and Recorded Webinars	✔		✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
Digital Downloads For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Video Content For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lifetime Access To Resources	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Learn How To Start Your Own Health Coaching Business	✔	✔	✔				✔	✔
Learn How To Market Yourself	✔	✔	✔				✔	✔
Learn How to Build Your Own Website
Done-for-you programs	✔	✔
Done-for-you handouts and forms	✔	✔			✔
Investment (if paid in full)	$6950	$4495	$2795	$377	$497 (however, you can get 80% off through my link)	$599-1079	$3799	Full Price: Get emailed their catalog for latest pricing (put fake phone # if you don't want them to call you)	$347
Payment Plan	$375 x 16 $630 x 12 $1200 x 6	$389 x 12 $764 x 6	Example: $350 down then $150 x 12 (balance must be paid prior to receiving certification)	$50-$90/mnth	N/A	$50-$90/mnth	$975 x 4	Available upon request
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School	Coach Training Alliance	Natural Wellness Academy	Universal Coach Institute	School of Positive Transformation	Human Potential Institute
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Certifications	Coach	Mind Dynamics Life Coach, Essential Hypnotherapy Skills	Life Coach Transformational Coach, Solution-Focused Coach	Integrative Coach	Human Potential Coach
Help you stand out from the competition	✔	✔			✔
Start Anytime	No - several coaches run cohorts. Spots fill 3-4 weeks in advance usually	✔	✔	✔	No - runs in cohorts every 3-4 months
ICF Accredited	✔				✔
ICF CCE Hours	60	0	0	0	70+
Guaranteed To Achieve Paying Clients	✔
Program Length	6 months	9-12 months	No limit, delivered over 12 weeks	No limit, delivered over 16 weeks	9 months
Hours/Week	5 hrs	4 hrs	3-4 hrs	3-4 hrs	6 hrs
Virtual Classes		✔		✔	✔
Teleclasses	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Live Coaching Practice	✔	✔			✔
Coursework Feedback	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Informational Live and Recorded Webinars		✔	✔	✔	✔
PDF Downloads For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Audio Downloads For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Video Content For Modules	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lifetime Access To Resources	✔	✔	1 Year	✔	✔
Learn How To Start Your Own Coaching Business	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Learn How To Market Yourself	✔	✔	✔		✔
Learn How to Build Your Own Website	✔	✔			✔
Free Website & Server Hosting	✔	✔
Private Facebook Group	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Investment (if paid in full)	$3747	$1995	Certified Life Coach: $597 Certified Transformational Coach: $797	$990	$4497
Payment Plan Options	$454 x 9 $584 x 7 $1299 x 3	$500 down then $150 x 10	Certified Life Coach: $398 x 2 $265 x 3 Certified Transformational Coach: $499 x 2 $333 x 3	$340 x 3 $260 x 4	$277 x 18
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