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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.
Dr. Gregory Shushan is a historian of religions and noted authority on NDEs and the afterlife. In his latest book, The Next World: Extraordinary Experiences of the Afterlife, due for release in February and written for a wide audience, Dr. Shushan explores the relationships between extraordinary experiences and beliefs in life after death around the world. Are NDEs and other extraordinary experiences actually glimpses into another world and a taste of the true spiritual reality? If so, what could this afterlife actually be like in light of all the diversity of accounts?
Ishtar’s aim is to present techniques and knowledge that deepen and enliven the evolutionary process through many stages of the journey through a series of classes. They can be divided into three facets of spiritual development:
-the discovery and immersion into Pure Awareness,
-the often dynamic healing of our body-mind-psyche,
-and the flowering into one’s fullest potential.
Classes can be taken ala carte or as a full series.
After giving a brief overview of her NDEs, Nanci focuses on the 10 most shocking things that happened during them. These are aspects of her afterlife and out-of-body experiences that are not typically found in other NDE accounts. They provide deep insights into what the afterlife is, as well as a path into reincarnation.
Shared Crossings are real. What can explain these shared death experiences and what do they tell us about what lies beyond? Can they reduce the sting of death or even prepare us for our own final moments? Can we have both a better life and a better death?
In reviewing his life, Mr. Thompson has discovered several paths that were set for him to follow in this life on earth before he came back in this reincarnation. He knows he did not have to follow the path because he is given choices. However, there are lessons to learn, and he trusts his guides who never tell him what to do. They are there to guide him and encourage him.
What do the recent Pentagon Report on UFOs and Near-Death Experiences have in common!?
During this New Year’s Day event, special keynote speaker & experiencer, Patrick Hogue, with moderator, Chuck Swedrock, discuss how 2022 is a game-changer as spiritual reality via NDEs and similar experiences become more prevalent as an established and accepted normal phenomenon!
Become a channel of Light. Give up yourself. Learn how. Share this Energetic Presence as we learn and practice. Decades of practice cut a deep channel. Don’t talk my word for it. Come find out for yourself. Bring your Light or find it with us.
Deepak Chopra called NDEr, Mellen-Thomas Benedict, “the encyclopedia of the afterlife.” Mellen was immediately healed from brain cancer after his NDE and tells of his visitations with the Light informing him of insights regarding Earth 2012-2060 (from this most popular IANDS Conference video).
Keith Thompson is an author, independent journalist, and explorer of “exceptional and supernormal mind-body capacities as potential indicators of the future evolution of human nature.” Thompson’s book, Angels and Aliens: UFOs and the Mythic Imagination (Ballantine Books, 1993) was hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “Magnificent…no matter what your beliefs, the most fascinating book written on the subject,” and by Venture World as “probably the most profound book on the UFO controversy yet to appear.”
Andrea Courey tells of her life-changing NDE and its after-effects, including after-death communication, spontaneous mediumship, automatic writing and helping others through Sound Healing.
A swinging Saturday night celebrating together all of the wondrous love and light that we are. The lovely and talented Karen Michelle and Christina Tourin will channel beautiful harp music to start the evening. Then, The Mystic Chics will sing their light-filled songs for all to share in the healing messages from music.
The Course in Miracles conveys a profound message of love, healing, and inner peace through extending miracles, which is its central teaching. The curriculum promises that we all will remember and experience the pinnacle of the spiritual journey – perfect union with one another and with God in a holy relationship, abiding in an eternal Heaven of pure love and everlasting peace.
The miraculous may just be a natural part of our life… and spiritual gifts can be learned. It is possible to have heightened connection to the Divine within us without having “an NDE”. Come hear some of the amazing ways that you too can learn to find and trust that connection.
Nadine speaks of her second message from the light she received at age 15. She was sent to a future life to view how destructive global warming will become. This year she’s had the pleasure of communicating with the beautiful ethereal being that Mother Earth truly is. She’ll offer hope in how to change our path to heal Mother Earth, and therefore ourselves, and relay direct messages and premonitions from our eternal Mother. Nadine will also explain angelic teachings on how to manifest, about free will, how contracts work, and how nothing is set in stone.
Ken Leth had a profound NDE as a young child. He met relatives and a loving mother who took care of him on the other side and said her son was known on Earth as Jesus. Ken was also shown future events. Join us as Ken explains how children are cared for on the other side and much more about his experience and what it taught him.
Your loved ones on the other side want to help you heal from grief, regrets and depression. Be comforted by them and transform feelings of loss, sadness into peace. Join the workshop for an inspiring discussion, guided healing grief meditation and more.
Tony talks about his NDE/OBE and how it has led him to seek the truth about the nature of reality and our spirituality through an understanding of history, quantum physics, and science.
Karina says, “The focus of this talk is to share a testimony of a Divine encounter that changed my life from one second to the next!”
Have you ever wondered if…
There are people you are supposed to meet?
There is a soul mate or partner just for you?
You have a purpose or mission?
Things in your life are not a coincidence?
Someone is helping you?
You can sense them but not see them?
Your life was planned out before you got here?
Helpers exist or am I in this game of life all alone?
Do you have spiritual experiences, visions, and ecstasy? Or do you want to learn how to manifest them? Join Cathy Gabrielsen as she shares her story of near-death and how to expand your interior spiritual awareness and manifest your own spiritual experiences and spiritual ecstasy!
My Oh My, Multiple Minds? Which Mind am I? With every split-second decision we make there is an internal battle inside the mind that most aren’t aware of. True inner peace begins with the removal of this inherent internal conflict. Come find peace from within.
Playing golden harps, begging for drops of water, or ___? Learn contemporary understandings about heaven, hell, and how YOU can shape the quality of your life now and after your earthly body dies.
The Principles of Ascension – Awaken Your Higher Self and Shake Up Your Inner Core:
– Learn the Fundamentals of a Spiritual Awakening
– There are certain principles you’ll want to understand to ascend to your next level of consciousness.
You are invited to watch this recording of a panel reviewing the results of the private screening(s) of the new documentary film, LIVING WITH GHOSTS, a 7-time award winner. In addition, review this recording of the panel, consisting of the films’ writer / director / producer, Steve Berkley, and key film participants, licensed grief therapist, Graham Maxey, and IANDS President, Jan Holden, project organizer, discussing this key new grief therapy highlighted in the film, called IADC or Induced After-Death Communication.
Nadine made an offer to God at age 13, leading to angelic visitations, viewing past lives, and a shared NDE. At age 18 she snuck into heaven and was shown her first profound message from the Light, being 5 meanings of life, for the purpose of showing humanity how to love each other, and live together as one in world peace. She also speaks of her premonitions before her NDE at age 24, plus her enlightening experience there before choosing to return to help others.
Emmy Award-winning art director Diane Givens, inspired by the Seven Chakra Angels who brought her back to life describes her NDE. She returned with a purpose… to transform her life experience with the Seven Chakra Angels – archetypes reflecting our inner community of self-healing Energy Centers, or chakras – into self-coaching wellness tools for everyone to use anytime – the Energy Attunement Deck and Practice. Discover fresh perceptions, and find positive choices to navigate your life with Joy.
In this class we will cover, 1.) Energy, Frequency, and The Law of Vibration 2.) A Guide to Meditations for Manifestations. We will cover some of the most powerful aspects of Universal Law. Energy, Frequency, and Vibration. We will then discuss how to use the Law of Vibration through the power of Meditation, to create the rest of your life, your way, on your terms.
International Association for
Near-Death Studies, Inc.
2741 Campus Walk Avenue, Bldg 500
Durham, NC 27705 USA
Tel: 919-383-7940
M-F 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET
IANDS Groups and Events is a global online meeting space created for near-death and other spiritual experiencers that meet online to learn, share, and grow.
IANDS members from around the world have diverse views on many topics. As an organization, IANDS is neutral and does not align itself with any particular social, religious, or political ideology. We promote respectful dialogue.
