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Service Area

The service area we cover is Southwest Florida (Tampa - Naples).

Contact

Call Bob Waxman, PhD. for additional information: 941-724-5151.

Regular Meeting Times

IANDS of Sarasota meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 3pm - 4:15pm. We take a summer break for July and August.

Meeting Location

Selby Library

IANDS of Sarasota at Selby Library. Map: https://www.mapquest.com/us/florida/selby-library-4739635
1331 1st St, Sarasota, FL 34236

Selby Library, 1331 1st St, Sarasota, FL 34236.
Meetings take place in Geldbart Auditorium which seats 120. It is a state-of-the-art facility with the latest technology: power-point, large projection screen, new sound system, excellent accoustics, and comfortable seating.

Other Information

https://www.facebook.com/TheOpenCenter/

No charge for meetings. All are welcome.

Author: Dr. Robert Waxman

Bob Waxman, Ph.D. is the Director of The Open Center in Sarasota, FL and is an author, guest speaker and teacher. He experienced a NDE when he was 18, and has been interested in this phenomenon ever since.​Bob has written (4) books on Comparative Spirituality and produced the best-selling CD: Song Universal.​ With humor and simplicity, Bob deciphers ancient mysteries & symbology, perceptual phenomena, and similarities in world philosophy and religion. Since 1998, thousands have attended his classes and presentations which are filled with startling facts, fascinating theories and practical applications for finding answers to life’s most difficult questions. Bob is a frequent guest speaker at education centers and a wide variety of spiritual, religious and philosophical organizations. He holds a Master’s Degree from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. from Saybrook University. His dissertation investigates “Cognitive Dissonance as an After-Effect of NDES (available on Proquest). Since 1998, thousands have attended his classes and presentations which are filled with startling facts, fascinating theories and practical applications for finding answers to life’s most difficult questions. Bob is a frequent guest speaker at education centers and a wide variety of spiritual, religious and philosophical organizations. He holds a Master’s Degree from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. from Saybrook University. 

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Author: Dr. Robert Waxman

Bob Waxman, Ph.D. is the Director of The Open Center in Sarasota, FL and is an author, guest speaker and teacher. He experienced a NDE when he was 18, and has been interested in this phenomenon ever since. ​Bob has written (4) books on Comparative Spirituality and produced the best-selling CD: Song Universal.​ With humor and simplicity, Bob deciphers ancient mysteries & symbology, perceptual phenomena, and similarities in world philosophy and religion. Since 1998, thousands have attended his classes and presentations which are filled with startling facts, fascinating theories and practical applications for finding answers to life's most difficult questions. Bob is a frequent guest speaker at education centers and a wide variety of spiritual, religious and philosophical organizations. He holds a Master's Degree from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. from Saybrook University. His dissertation investigates "Cognitive Dissonance as an After-Effect of NDES (available on Proquest). Since 1998, thousands have attended his classes and presentations which are filled with startling facts, fascinating theories and practical applications for finding answers to life's most difficult questions. Bob is a frequent guest speaker at education centers and a wide variety of spiritual, religious and philosophical organizations. He holds a Master's Degree from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. from Saybrook University.