
Life-Changing Experiences from an OBE to an NDE – Through the Eyes of a Mom, Wife, and Medical Practitioner
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NDEs are powerful, transformative experiences. In fact, if everyone had one, it is easy to imagine the world quickly transitioning away from its current materialism focus towards a far healthier and happier understanding that we are parts of an interconnected whole.
Pooja Chilukuri will share the story of her profound spiritual transformation and mystical experiences with Jesus which steered her beyond the confines of Christian fundamentalism and harmful religious beliefs. She will share her religious quest spanning both Hinduism and Christianity, healing from religious trauma, and reconstructing her spiritual beliefs through the lens of NDE accounts.
Dr. Alexander is a globally renowned academic neurosurgeon who also benefited from a life-changing near-death experience in 2008 due to severe bacterial meningoencephalitis that should have allowed for no dream or hallucination. His experience challenged everything he had been taught by materialist neuroscience. He has spent the 15+ years since his experience working with other scientists and experiencers around the world to hone a more complete scientific worldview, one that honors the unified nature of a primordial mind and our ability as sentient beings to manifest the world of our dreams.
Erin will provide a fuller picture of the spiritual world from the perspective of a medium and will include dissolving emotional trauma while bringing the physical, emotional, and energetic bodies into balance. The orientation will include providing a context and structure for individuals that have had a near-death or similar spiritually transformative experience. Presented by Tucson IANDS.
Lee Ann Heltzel, creator of MetaArt, will explore the intersection of art and spirituality in her piece Crossing the Veil, which she channeled at the 2024 IANDS Conference. This unique artwork is designed to connect viewers with realms beyond the physical, offering a pathway to peace, healing, expanded awareness, and communication. Presented by Dallas/Fort Worth IANDS.
Death is inevitable, but how we approach it makes all the difference. Most people fear the dying process—not only because of physical pain, but because of the deep existential distress that comes with losing control, identity, and meaning. In this powerful webinar, psychospiritual therapist and near-death experiencer David Maginley will guide you through the nature of end-of-life suffering, revealing how the ego resists its own deconstruction and why surrender is the key to peace. You’ll discover how nearing-death awareness offers a profound transpersonal experience—one that opens the door to transformation rather than fear. Whether you’re facing your own mortality, supporting a loved one, working in end-of-life care, or simply curious about your final trip, this talk will change the way you see death and help you prepare for it with wisdom, resilience, and even awe.
The researchers, Ph.D. academics, and Medical Doctors of the CCRI
organization propose two major hypotheses:
1) That Consciousness, our Greater Multidimensional Reality, is
“Fundamental” and not our perceived physical reality; and
2) That all of the paranormal Contact Modalities, need to be perceived as ONE
integrated phenomenon under Consciousness, and not as separate and distinct
phenomena.
Rosamaria Machado, is a visionary healer, teacher, and life coach blending the wisdom of science and spirituality. Drawing from her own experiences, she delves into how NDEs catalyze healing, trauma recovery, and ancestral healing. Through a combination of personal stories and practical tools, Rosamaria will guide participants in integrating these transformative insights into their daily lives. Join us to explore how NDEs can unlock profound healing and reconnect you to your true life purpose.
AJ Parr explores his “Tower of Babel Theory,” developed to explain the paradox of why near-death experiences are so different yet so alike, integrating key insights from NDE research, interdimensional perception, quantum metaphysics, non-local consciousness, and Jungian archetypes.
Drawing on anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, Dr. Shushan explores how each civilization interpreted NDEs and how afterlife beliefs develop over time. He also explores the metaphysical implications of his discoveries, including what an actual afterlife might look like.
Discover what lies ahead in “What Does Our Future Hold?”, a thought-provoking webinar featuring psychic and spiritual advisor Gary Wimmer and community member Tom T. Together, they’ll explore profound insights into spiritual forces, end times, and the role of UFOs, offering hope and inspiration for the future.
In this talk, Dr. Narayan will share his journey and what living beyond the Veil feels like. You will learn the purpose of the Veil and how spiritual practices lead to the ‘thinning of the Veil.’ You will learn about the layers of spiritual transformation, which represent steps in inner growth, and how to use energy as a technology to accelerate your spiritual evolution.
As a priest for 28 years, Stephanie Bradbury has counseled more than a few parishioners who have had Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs) and/or Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). Rather than threaten our faith, she says, such experiences actually serve to revitalize it. On Wednesday, February 12, at 7:00 pm Central Time (8:00 pm Eastern Time), she will join us live via Zoom from her home in Massachusetts to relate several of these stories shared with her by regular Christians – including one of her own – and connect them to scripture. Together, we will reflect on how they reaffirm some existing beliefs as well as inspire new ways of thinking about Christianity and religion in general. Bring your curiosity and your questions for Stephanie, and join us for what promises to be a thought-provoking and uplifting evening.
In this interactive, learning Webinar, Donna uses a PowerPoint presentation that was downloaded to her from her guides, to teach you about the types of choices you make, the belief systems you hold that may be limiting your potential for change, and the techniques for changing/adjusting those beliefs. This is a Course in Choices that has been given to you from the other side.
Brian challenges common misconceptions about death and grief, offering a new framework to help you move beyond fear and pain. Drawing from personal experiences, scientific research, and philosophical insights, Brian illuminates the truth about consciousness, the afterlife, and our eternal connections.
Renown researcher Dr. Jeffrey Long’s presentation will showcase a comprehensive study on near-death experiences (NDEs), emphasizing evidence of their reality and consistent message of an afterlife. It explores the spiritual dimensions of NDEs, including profound love, unity, and encounters with God.
What happens when a person dies – especially if that person lived a self-centered life? What do second chances and spiritual growth look like in the afterlife? Although not a near-death experiencer (NDEr) himself, Sheldon Lawrence answered those questions in his book Heaven Will Find You by consulting hundreds of NDEs. Experiencer Tricia Barker considers Sheldon’s book to accurately depict not only aspects of her own NDE but also what she knows from talking with many other NDErs. In this event, Tricia and IANDS President Jan Holden will interview Sheldon about how he prepared to write his book; surprises and challenges he encountered along the way; and how accurately he, personally, believes his book depicts the afterlife. Spoiler alert: In this interview, the plot of the book will be revealed, so attendees will most enjoy this event who have read Heaven Will Find You ahead of time. This event will end with Q&A with the audience.
Leena Zafary, is a highly skilled and compassionate professional. With a unique background and expertise in facilitating personal growth, healing, and spiritual transformation. As a survivor of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) and Spiritual Transformative Experiences (STE), Leena’s journey has equipped her with profound insights and wisdom.
Are you curious about where you were 2,000 years ago? Join us for this group meditation, which will allow you to discover where you were, who you were, and what you were doing during this past-life regression. You may receive profound, transformative information during this regression that will enhance the rest of your life!
Those of you that have gone beyond the confines of earth and explored what is real for you in the days to come to bring to Planet Earth – Humanity awaits our gifts of the New World coming.
Mary Regnier experienced her NDE in 1981 which catapulted her life forward and she left behind her traditional Catholic upbringing to step into the position of an educational transformation change agent for the children of the New World coming. Many of you have a part in that and she would love to connect with you in the days to come.
Marshall, MN was the site of her first Community Learning Center where 25 Not-for-Profit Organizations collaborated their visions and funds to form one inclusive vision that served all the needs of the children, parents and teachers. She is a Visionary and Futurist to the New World coming. The call at this time is for those of us who have a part in this transformation to come together now and bring the pieces together. Are you one of those people? Let’s launch this into our reality.
In this lively presentation, intuitive healer, psychic medium and author Leah Guy will discuss how to best communicate with spirit and our loved ones who have crossed over. This presentation is both an opportunity to deepen one’s spiritual relationship as well as receive confirmation that Spirit is not only accessible, but wants to communicate with us regularly.
There is no death. There is no attachment. There is no judgement there. Only love. I wanted to stay but there is a purpose for me here. I am a lifelong seeker, and now I weigh everything against my NDE. Presented by Dallas/Fort Worth IANDS.
**First-Time Revelations**
Join us for an unforgettable event as three extraordinary guests reveal their near-death and spiritual experiences for the first time. In this exclusive panel, you’ll hear firsthand accounts of journeys beyond the physical world, encounters with the profound, and the transformative impact on their lives. Prepare to be inspired by these deeply personal stories that explore the purpose of life, the nature of eternity, and what may lie beyond.
Join Raja in an engaging webinar that explores the wisdom of the Amazonian Indigenous people. Learn powerful tools to shift your perspective and unleash your inner potential!
Discover how to navigate the “Earth game” with awareness and grace. Through insightful discussions and reflective exercises, you’ll connect with your true purpose and cultivate joy from within.
Join Marcie Dean, founder of LovEvolve Music, for a revolutionary evening in spirit communication with IANDS. Marcie will share her groundbreaking work with Electronic Voice and Music Phenomena, demonstrating her ability to receive and filter audible messages from her late partner, Jon, and other spiritual guides through a unique technological process. This powerful event combines live, intuitive music with insights from beyond, offering a profound connection to the spiritual realm.
Join us for a dynamic panel on Simulation Theory, featuring insights from metaphysical and personal experiences. Daniel Endy will explore why many believe reality is a simulation, referencing Plato’s *Allegory of the Cave*, while Betty Guadagno and Brianna Lafferty share how their spiritual journeys and NDEs revealed reality’s fluid nature. JClay will explain how we create and destroy simulations and how to align with the reality we desire.
Chris O’Connor – 3 NDEs and inventor of the DEEMS Device and multiple NDE experiencer, will share his story of out-of-body communication with higher dimensional entities, his “soul family” and other worldly beings. Contact with unseen forces has been instrumental in his ability to recall past life memories and have a clear incarnation process collection. Chris remembers choosing his parents and programming certain experiences for this life. In his service to both the USAF and USN. Chris will share his understanding of NDE’s and what they mean for each experiencer.
Join Chrystal Rae for a deeply moving and intimate conversation, where she shares the transformative moments of her life, including a near-death experience and a celestial encounter that imparted a profound yet simple truth: “Love is all that matters.” In this shared space, Chrystal Rae not only opens her heart but also invites you into a realm of pure love and light. This experience promises to touch the depths of your soul, illuminating the transformative power of love in every facet of life, both ordinary and extraordinary.
Come and participate in this complimentary event! A group of individuals who have undergone near-death or spiritually transformative experiences will be hosting a panel. They will offer insights and firsthand accounts regarding the phenomenon of walk-in souls. Discover more about soul-swapping as they share their remarkable experiences and spiritual wisdom!
This panel promises an enlightening discussion delving into the mysteries of multi-dimensional beings, extraterrestrial encounters, unidentified flying objects, and many more mystical mysteries. Join us for an unforgettable exploration of the unknown, where esteemed panelists will shed light on the profound and often baffling aspects of these phenomena.
Join us for this free event!
Ana Christina describes her crossing over and visiting the heavenly planes.
She shares with audiences how amazing and sweet her death was, even under horrific circumstances.
Her story is not just about what happened after she died but what took place step by step while she was poisoned, paralyzed, raped and suffocated to death.
Betty was a drug-addicted atheist and sex worker when, in 2019, she had a spiritual experience that changed her life. On Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – Valentine’s Day – she will lead us through her journey of recovery and transformation.
Leora believes dealing with Trauma and its repercussions is the “The Work Of Warriors.”
She wants to support her fellow Warriors by assisting them in diminishing the effects of Trauma and its neurological offshoots, such as depression, OCD, Anxiety, PTSD, and more.
Leora offers,
-Strategies and education to help you manage and alleviate trauma-related pain.
-Knowledge to help you understand and take control of your thoughts and actions that influence your circumstances and outcomes.
-Tools to assist you in focusing on self-compassion, self-acceptance, and self-care optimization as tools for healing and growth.
In 2008, a deep emotional life crisis led to Yvonne’s near-death experiences, in conjunction with an accidental overdose of strong medicines for heart arrhythmia. This created two profound and powerful life changing events. During her first NDE, Yvonne was taken by two Angelic beings through the cosmos to a place of light.
During her second experience, Yvonne visited a part of the place she calls ‘Heaven’ where she had a magnificent encounter with Christ. She transcended her faith and heightened her understanding of Love, Compassion, Goodness, Kindness, and Acceptance of all. Since her profound experience, Yvonne is striving to bring the elements of the NDE into her daily life and in her interaction with others. She feels it is important to share what she learned from her NDE experience and bring the All Loving Presence she experienced in heaven to help each and everyone of us to live a better life here in the now.
Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute Dr. Alexander Batthyány offers the first major account of terminal lucidity, and opens a doorway into one of life’s–and death’s–most provocative mysteries. What might we learn from those who are crossing the border from life to death?
Angie Fenimore, international bestselling author of Beyond the Darkness which details her near-death experience after a suicide attempt in 1991, shares the details of her experience and the profound messages of hope, peace, and the profound love of God that she returned to life with.
Experience a wide array of diverse spiritual encounters at the ‘Divine Journeys Unveiled’ panel, where three individuals share their unique connections to the divine. Delve into their narratives, exploring higher consciousness and personal awakenings, fostering a collective understanding of the mystical realm.
After his own healing journey from terminal disease, Jerome Braggs now believes that healing from disease is possible, and learning to use disease as a message from our soul, instead of an enemy, is what makes it probable. Hear what Jerome learned about how to use disease a sacred message, and how to turn that message into a map that leads you to true healing, and a life more delicious than you could imagine.
Do you have questions about pre-birth planning? This presentation has an extended Q&A portion to ask all the questions you can think of around this spiritual topic!
As a pre-birth experiencer, Christian will present on the value of the human experience to the soul and why love is so important to our human journey.
Diane freely admits that she is not one of those intuitives who say they knew from a young age that they had psychic abilities. In fact, she believes that her feelings of disconnection from horses were the biggest catalyst for her to search for answers that ultimately, only the animals could provide. As part of her search, Diane discovered the power of different healing modalities to assist both the animals and their persons. Diane’s most fervent desire is to help humans build a communication bridge with their animals—a heart to heart link that can be a source of loving support like no other. What Do Your Animals Want You to Know? Your Animals Have Wisdom to Share with You!
Near-Death Experiences are uniquely personal and life changing. Until experiencers find community among their own, they may feel rejected, isolated, confused and afraid to reach out for support. Learn how a 12-Step NDE Integration process can offer experiencers a path to community, validation, support and acceptance.
Hear the story of an evangelical missionary who found his own path to spiritual freedom. Michael’s new perspective sets people free from fear, guilt, spiritual abuse, disillusionment, and religious misinformation. His perspective enables you to assess your own faith journey, what you may need to discard or rethink, and what new direction is best for you—either in your own walk or in your interaction with family and friends. Michael does not seek to convert anyone to a particular faith or non-faith, rather he strives to give you a toolbox of spiritual/historical implements so you can follow the evidence and your heart wherever they lead.
Join us for part 5 of Mas Sajady’s 5-part workshop series, focusing on special gifts and talents.
Many individuals discover special gifts and abilities following an NDE.
In this workshop, Mas will assist you to awaken your own latent gifts and abilities without the need to have an NDE. He does this by allowing you to access the level of consciousness where your unlimited nature, creativity and genius reside, and ultimately by helping you to anchor and express those gifts and talents in this physical reality.
Whether the gifts are spiritual or interpersonal in nature, or perhaps related to academia, business or creative expression- whatever talents you uncover will be unique to you,
For those who have developed abilities as a result of having an NDE or otherwise, Mas will help you to hone these abilities and use them in the proper way, so that they not only benefit you but also those that you interact with.
Surrender and letting go of resistance was the most profound aspect of my NDE. In a car accident in 2017 where the vehicle nearly went over a cliff, my life changed forever. In this talk I will share the story of what happened that day. I will also share about the aftermath during the next several years, which includes spontaneous “Bardo” visits, Ayahuasca healing ceremonies, and an ongoing life review on this side.
John’s NDE occurred in 2005 at 39 years old and his tour guide was George Carlin. He did have some of the typical NDE aspects, but his atypical aspects included George, exploring his life’s journey within a crystalline snowflake, becoming music, and getting horse collared by an archangel. Adding to the mystery was reliving his NDE in a twilight state seven years later and getting even more information in a “Director’s Cut”. This was when he heard Nature singing, was reminded that he became music, and that he needed to complete his mission of becoming a “spiritual paramedic”. His NDE prompted him to become a cancer nurse, and in that capacity, he shared his story with patients during their end of life transitioning, participated in two shared NDEs, co-discovered a new breast cancer treatment, initiated a biorepository of breast cancer tissue at Indiana University.
In this interactive workshop you’ll learn how to work with the divine laws of reality which allow you to turn on all your multidimensional gifts, transform any block, and while living your destiny to the fullest.
3 lessons from my near-death experience and how you can use them to live the life of your dreams + 5 quantum lessons I learned from dying and how they can help you heal your life here on earth.
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