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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

Crossing Over to the Other Side and Finding God Within

07 March 2026

After surviving a devastating car accident and a profound near-death experience, Evan Mecham returned with a life-changing realization: we are eternal beings, deeply loved beyond this world. In this inspiring...

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Film Screening: "Afterlife: Beyond the Light"

01 March 2026

Afterlife: Beyond the Light is a five-years-in-the-making documentary exploring the history, research, and firsthand accounts of near-death and shared-death experiences. Featuring interviews with pioneers...

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Beyond NDEs

28 February 2026

Lynn K. Russell invites you to discover just how magnificent you truly are. Drawing from decades of spiritual study, scientific curiosity, and research into 2,500 near-death experiences, she reveals why...

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Soul Awakening Through Crises

19 February 2026

Join Erica Tait, LCSW, LCADC, for Soul Awakening Through Crises, where she shows how personal and global upheaval can become a doorway to deeper self-awareness and spiritual growth. Drawing on her Near-Death...

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Step Into Your Power

17 February 2026

Join Crystal Faith Miller as she shares the lessons of her NDE, showing how to quiet the mind, reclaim your power, and live fully in the present. You’ll discover practical ways to tune into your Higher...

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When Loss Becomes a Path to Wholeness

20 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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It's Time To Remember

20 January 2026

Bill Letson’s near-death experience offers a grounded yet expansive look at consciousness beyond the body. Drawing from his own NDE, shared accounts from other experiencers, and ancient wisdom, Bill explores...

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A Life in the Soundcurrent and the Influence of the NDE

20 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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NDEs and Parenting

20 January 2026

When a near-death experience happens during motherhood, is its meaning only personal—or does it extend to the whole family? After surviving a fatal car crash as a young mother, Dr. Efrat Shokef discovered...

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Upcoming LIVE Sharing Groups

Open Spirituality Group

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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IANDS Healthcare Professionals Group

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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Childhood Experiencer Sharing Group

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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Interfaith Clergy Group

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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Near-Death Experiences and Non-Human Intelligence Sharing Group

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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Distressing Experiences Group

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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Christian Clergy Sharing Group (private)

A group for Christian clergy and Christian chaplains, certified by their professional association, who are interested in near-death and other mystical experiences. This meeting will not be recorded. It...

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Jewish Experience Group

Are you Jewish and wonder how or if your NDE or other Spiritually Transformative Experience aligns with your faith? Are you struggling to integrate your experience? Come explore these questions with others...

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Sunday PM Sharing Group

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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Sunday AM Sharing Group

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Thursday Sharing Group

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Sunday PM Sharing Group

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Sunday AM Sharing Group

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Thursday Sharing Group

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IANDS Healthcare Professionals Group

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Open Spirituality Group

This is a safe space for respectful open discussion of whatever Spirituality means to you. Open Spirituality...

more ...

IANDS Healthcare Professionals Group

The group will primarily focus on the near-death experience, and/or other related spiritually transformative...

more ...

Childhood Experiencer Sharing Group

This is a sharing group for adults who have had a near-death or similar experience(s) when they were...

more ...

Interfaith Clergy Group

A free sharing group for clergy of all faiths to share about their experiences regarding near-death and...

more ...

Near-Death Experiences and Non-Human Intelligence Sharing Group

This group is a safe space to share, learn, and explore the transformative experience of encountering...

more ...

Distressing Experiences Group

The “Distressing NDE Sharing Group” is for those who may have had a dark, hellish, or otherwise uncomfortable...

more ...

Christian Clergy Sharing Group (private)

A group for Christian clergy and Christian chaplains, certified by their professional association, who...

more ...

Jewish Experience Group

Are you Jewish and wonder how or if your NDE or other Spiritually Transformative Experience aligns with...

more ...