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IANDS’s mission is to advance global understanding of near-death and related experiences through research, education, and support.

IANDS brings together experiencers, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, and the general public in further pursuit of their common interest in near-death experiences (NDEs). 

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Upcoming LIVE Events

23 January 2026
Loss changes us. With compassion and lived experience, Vicki Werner explores grief not as an ending, but as an invitation into deeper wholeness.
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23 January 2026
The essence of a life before the NDE, The "experience" itself, Integration and the life long influence of the NDE
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20 January 2026
What happens to consciousness after a lightning strike? Drawing from lived experience, Marguerite Huspen reflects on how intense energetic events can transform perception, meaning, and our understanding...
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20 January 2026
Do after death communication (ADC) experiences have the power to heal? Christine Judal tells of her own ADC with her father’s spirit when she was 13 years old. “Was it real?” she would ask herself for...
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20 January 2026
Dr. Scott G. Richardson shares the story of two near-death experiences—one at age 17 and another 18 years later on an operating table—that revealed a clear life mission: to learn a simple healing technique...
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20 January 2026
In 1988, Lesley Lupo was crushed by a stampede of horses and pronounced dead—yet she remained conscious, watching from nearby. What followed was a journey she calls “Upstairs,” where she encountered beings...
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20 January 2025
New research! France Lerner shares: • NDEs are difficult to fully express through words alone, which creates limitations for research that relies only on narrative interview data. • This talk introduces...
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Upcoming LIVE Sharing Groups

The group will primarily focus on the near-death experience, and/or other related spiritually transformative experiences, and include those who are practicing professionally in the healthcare field - physicians,...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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This is a safe space for respectful open discussion of whatever Spirituality means to you. Open Spirituality has zero dogma or doctrine. It's about a personal relationship with the Divine with zero requirements...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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This is a sharing group for adults who have had a near-death or similar experience(s) when they were a child (ages 0-18).  The group will offer a safe space to explore the meaning and purpose of your experience...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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The “Distressing NDE Sharing Group” is for those who may have had a dark, hellish, or otherwise uncomfortable NDE. This group is a safe place to openly talk about distressing NDEs. It is a safe place to...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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A free sharing group for clergy of all faiths to share about their experiences regarding near-death and related experiences and counseling those who have had such experiences.
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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This group is a safe space to share, learn, and explore the transformative experience of encountering galactic beings. IANDS groups are a safe place to talk and share openly about one's spiritually transformative...
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Our sharing groups welcome everyone, not just near-death experiencers. They offer a safe space to openly discuss near-death experiences, spiritually transformative experiences, or simply engage in conversations...
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