This June 1st to June 7th, we’d love for you to join the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) as we host the first-ever Near-Death Experience Week. Our goal is to educate the public on NDEs and normalize conversations about near-death experiences and related phenomena.
Join us for a free panel discussion with two inspiring experiencers, a special edition of the IANDS Afterlife Revealed Podcast, and new IANDS Q&A and IANDS Glossary content here on IANDS.org.
Special Near-Death Experience Week events you won’t want to miss!
- Tuesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. EDT IANDS will host a panel discussion with two inspiring experiencers: Vinney Todd Tolman and IANDS President Evan Mecham. The event will be moderated by IANDS Executive Director Janet Riley. Click here to register for this free event!
- Saturday, June 6 at 3 p.m. EDT IANDS Afterlife Revealed Podcast Host Dani Foffa will moderate a discussion “What Academic Research and Personal Stories Tell Us About Near Death Experiences”. Featured guests will include Dying to be Me author Anita Moorjani and University of Virginia School of Medicine Division of Perceptual Studies Research Assistant Professor for Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences Marieta Pehlivanova, Ph.D. Click here to register for this free event!
Results from a new NDE poll to be revealed soon, too

In advance of this special week, IANDS worked with Centiment and surveyed 2,100 Americans about NDEs. We asked people whether they themselves had crossed into other realms and then returned to their human lives (22 percent said they had!) or whether they knew someone who had an NDE (35 percent said they knew someone who had!).
We also asked Americans about their views on death and the afterlife, whether they think science supports the NDE phenomena and whether humanity can learn from these experiences.
The full results are fascinating and will be released publicly May 28 in a national press release.
Ready to start learning today? Here’s where you can jump straight in!
Near-Death Experience week is still more than a week away, but you can start learning about near-death experiences and related phenomena right now. Browse some of these links to get started!
- Scientific fact sheets
- Our recommended reading list
- Recommended films and documentaries
- Our beginner-friendly IANDS Q&A articles
- Learn more about NDE-related terminology with our IANDS Glossary



