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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). 

Featured Events

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Upcoming LIVE Events

23 September 2026
What can COVID-19-related near-death experiences reveal about consciousness? Dr. Pascal Michael examines their recurring themes, circumstances, and aftereffects—and what they may teach us about the relationship...
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16 September 2026
Evidential medium Suzanne Giesemann will lead an illuminating and experiential presentation on how after-death communication occurs. Participants will learn why meaningful contact may be more natural than...
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10 September 2026
What does it feel like to exist beyond the physical body? Drawing upon his vivid near-death experience, Andy explores perception, the senses, and the profound expansion of consciousness he experienced...
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07 September 2026
After a lifetime of fearing death, Heather Vandermeyden’s near-death experience transformed her understanding of what may lie beyond this life. She will share the love she encountered, her miraculous recovery,...
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21 August 2026
The 2026 NDE Symposium Europe & Africa offers a unique opportunity to bring together 2 renowned NDE researchers and 4 near-death experiencers from across Europe, sharing their latest research, insights...
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20 August 2026
At eight years old, Robin Aisha Landsong was abducted, shot, and left for dead during war in Africa, experiencing two near-death experiences. A Zimbabwean woman sang Medicine Songs that helped call her...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
More ...
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,...
More ...
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...
More ...
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.
More ...
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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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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