The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) announced a new Advisory Board comprised of prominent figures in or associated with the field of near-death studies. Advisory Board members will provide periodic advice, assistance, and guidance on the organization’s policies, procedures, and direction.
The Board is comprised of 23 experts from the U.S., France, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Wales, including eight physicians, near-death experiencers, academics, mental health care providers, and others deeply engaged in the field.
“We are grateful that these leading experts have generously offered valuable time and expertise in support of IANDS’s vision: a world in which near-death experiences and related phenomena are widely recognized as valid and profound experiences that inspire and create lasting positive change,” said IANDS President Jan Holden, EdD.
Link: IANDS Advisory Board
Enjoy our 2023 Annual Report in magazine format!
NEW BOOK:
What Near-Death Experiences Teach Us about Living in the Here and Now
by Kenneth Ring, PhD and Evelyn Elsaesser
Foreword by Bruce Greyson, MD, bestselling author of After
“No other researcher has been able to transmit to the rest of us the true meaning and impact of near-death phenomena for the planet.”
—Bruce Greyson, MD, bestselling author of After
“A major contribution that offers a wealth of case materials together with balanced and insightful commentary.”
—Raymond A. Moody, PhD, bestselling author of Life After Life
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-- Jeff Janssen, author of Your Life’s Ripple Effect
While providing many remarkable accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) from men, women, and children of all ages and backgrounds, Lessons from the Light is much more than just an inspiring collection of NDEs. In Lessons from the Light, near-death expert Kenneth Ring extracts the pure gold of the NDE and with a beautiful balance of sound research and human insight reveals the practical wisdom held within these experiences.
Unlike many other books on the subject of NDEs, which are about or by persons who have had these life-changing encounters, Lessons from the Light is intended mainly for those who have never had an NDE themselves but who wish to learn from those who have.
In clear language, the practical lessons for living and dying are to be found from the study of NDEs. Written by one of the foremost authorities on NDEs, Dr. Kenneth Ring, Lessons from the Light is a book for those who looking to gain knowledge and wisdom to enhance their own lives by incorporating the insights stemming from what many people have come to believe is the ultimate spiritual experience of our time. Readers will discover for themselves what others have had nearly to die to learn, and how their own lives can blossom in ways that are typical for persons who have undergone NDEs directly.
Although Lessons from the Light recounts many moving stories of NDEs, it is not just another book filled with inspiring testimonies but has helpful guidance and practical exercises concerning how readers can make use of this knowledge to live with greater self-insight, self-compassion and concern for others, as well as to be better prepared for death, dying, and bereavement. Readers can easily apply what they have learned to their own lives and absorb and internalize these lessons from the Light in such a way as to lead to deep personal and spiritual transformation.
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IANDS Publications is pleased to announce the publication of Robert Christophor (Bob) Coppes' book Impressions of Near-Death Experiences. In this book, Coppes presents many hundreds of quotes from more than 100 experiencers from all over the world. By organizing these excerpts into categories, he gives the reader a more in-depth and nuanced impression of the near-death experience (NDE). NDEs come alive and this effect multiplies as the reader progresses through the book. The message from these stories will touch a truth that is deep within you—an inner core that you can trust.
If you have had a near-death experience (NDE), NDE-like experience or related experience, please consider participating in the on-going research studies below. All of these studies have been reviewed and approved by the IANDS Academic & Research Committee.
4. NDErs in the UK: how has your NDE impacted your wellbeing?
Once again, researchers have published an article about bursts of brain activity in the dying human brain, and people interested in the question of the origin of NDEs have contacted Journal of Near-Death Studies editor, Jan Holden, EdD, asking whether the results described in the article provide a materialist explanation of the source of NDEs.
A challenge for intelligent lay readers is that most of us do not have the expertise to understand technical references to medical procedures and assessment results, such as "EEG gamma bursts," described in such articles. So, Jan reached out to two IANDS members who do have such expertise: cardiologist Pim van Lommel, MD, and emeritus professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences Bruce Greyson, MD.
In the brief (4.5 double-spaced pages) Invited Commentary linked below, these experts explain—in terms most readers should be able to understand—why the findings of this most recent study and others like it "do not and cannot explain" either confirmed aspects of NDEs or the source of NDEs. Their Invited Commentary will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal but, as a service to IANDS members and to the general public, is provided here as a pre-print publication.
With sadness, but also with gratitude for her many years of devoted service and contributions, IANDS announces the passing of Diane Corcoran on Sunday, March 5, 2023. At the time of her transition, Diane was an active member of the Board of Directors, a multiple-time IANDS past-president, creator and leader of the Veterans Sharing Group, and near-death experiencer (NDEr).