Events

IONS Events

IONS Events are events that are sponsored or cosponsored by the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Many of these events involve IONS Research Staff and may also be listed in other event categories such as EarthRise Events or Community Group Events.

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  Cosponsored Event

  Noetic Sciences in Italy

  The Frontiers of Consciousness Research and Practice

  Presenters

  Cassandra Vieten, PhD, Dean Radin, PhD

  • Sep 23, 2012 – Sep 28, 2012
  • Santa Maria del Giudice (Lucca), Italy

  Join us in Tuscany for a 20 hour continuing education course with IONS Senior Scientist Dean Radin and Director of Research Cassandra Vieten to explore a few big questions. Class is from 9am to 1pm, afternoons and evenings free to let yourself be embraced by the Tuscan countryside.

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  Teleseminar

  Peace as Evolving Consciousness

  Live Phone Call/ Web Simulcast with Marilyn Schlitz

  Presenter

  Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

  • Sep 22, 2012
  • Telephone Call

  Join this live call with Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, on The Evolutionary Peace Summit, inviting listeners to understand the deeper meaning of peace as it relates to community, culture, education, science, and consciousness.

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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Café

  A Low Faith Model of the Soul

  Presenter

  Ransom W. Stephens

  • Sep 18, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Ransom W. Stephens at the Aqus Café in Petaluma!

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  Teleseminar

  Open Conference Call with Steve Villano & Marilyn Schlitz

  Presenters

  Steve Villano, JD, Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

  • Aug 28, 2012
  • Virtual Event

  Join IONS new CEO/President, Steve Villano, on a phone call with Marilyn Schlitz in her new role as Ambassador for Creative Projects and Global Affairs. They are excited to talk about IONS upcoming 40th Anniversary and the plans for the future! You will have a chance to talk with them personally and ask them questions.

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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Café

  The Wisdom Teachings of Ancient and Modern Mystery Schools: An Overview

  Presenter

  Deborah Jones

  • Aug 21, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Deborah Jones at the Aqus Café in Petaluma!

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  Cosponsored Event

  Super Normal and You

  Revealing the Scientific Path to Mysticism and Beyond

  Presenters

  Dean Radin, PhD, Jean Houston, PhD

  • Jul 21, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Join us as two of the foremost explorers of science, culture, consciousness, and spirit teach you how to incorporate the latest scientific discoveries into every aspect of your life. more...

  Topics:

  Mind-Matter Interaction, States of Consciousness
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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Café

  Open Your Heart: Transform Your Health and Life Through Qigong

  Presenter

  Master Mingtong Gu

  • Jul 17, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Mingtong Gu at the Aqus Café in Petaluma!

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  Cosponsored Event

  The Art & Science of Transformation in Everyday Life

  A New View of Life on VoiceAmerica

  Guest

  Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

  Host

  Kathy Kirk

  • Jul 17, 2012
  • Virtual Event

  Join Dr. Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, on Kathy Kirk's VoiceAmerica channel for an exploration of the research being done at IONS and the newest project: "Death Makes Life Possible." Join us for A New View of Life – and Death! You will be amazed, surprised, and uplifted...

  Topics:

  Death, Dying & Beyond, States of Consciousness, Transformation
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  Special Event

  Foundry Festival

  • Jun 30, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Join Aqus this Saturday for the Foundry Festival, featuring Live music, food, drinks, and family fun.

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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Cafe

  Revisioning Slavery's Legacy: What Would Healing Look Like?

  Presenter

  Belvie Rooks

  • Jun 19, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Belvie Rooks, at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma!

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  Cosponsored Event

  Oneness of Being

  Presenter

  Tony Redhouse

  Sponsors

  Institute of Noetic Sciences, The Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education & Research

  • May 24, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Tony Redhouse, Navajo, brings healing to your soul as he shares Native American music, dance, and stories. Mr. Redhouse has served as a Traditional Consultant to Native American communities and shares his music and teachings with substance abuse recovery, behavioral health organizations, hospice, and cancer patients.

  Topics:

  Indigenous Wisdom, Spirituality, Worldviews
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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Cafe

  Understanding Our Moment in History: Is the Modern Human Undergoing a Cosmic Rite of Passage

  Presenter

  Richard Tarnas, PhD

  • May 15, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Rick Tarnas, at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma!

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  Weekend Workshop

  Living Deeply

  The Art and Science of Transformation

  Presenters

  Cassandra Vieten, PhD, Lawrence Ellis

  • May 4, 2012 – May 6, 2012
  • Big Sur, CA

  Using lecture, video, discussion, creative process, and deeply embodied experiential play, we will weave scientific findings together with wisdom from the world’s spiritual traditions and your own authoritative wisdom to explore deep shifts in consciousness, and how they can be integrated into everyday life.

  Topics:

  Transformation, Worldviews
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  Cosponsored Event

  Science of the Siddhis

  Exploring Yogic Perfections

  Presenter

  Dean Radin, PhD

  Sponsor

  Sivananda Ashram

  • May 3, 2012 – May 6, 2012
  • Nassau, Bahamas

  Join Dean Radin in the Bahamas for an in-depth exploration of the nature of the siddhis, extraordinary mental powers which appear in advanced practitioners, from a scientific as well as Yogic perspective.

  Topics:

  Mind-Matter Interaction, Parapsychology, Worldviews
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  Cosponsored Event

  Final Passages: Research on Near Death & the Experience of Dying

  11th Annual International Bioethics Forum

  Presenter

  Marilyn Schlitz, PhD

  Sponsor

  Promega Corporation and the BTC Institute

  • Apr 26, 2012 – Apr 27, 2012
  • Madison, WI

  Coordinated by Promega Corporation and the BTC Institute, the 2012 Bioethics Forum promises two days of thoughtful information-sharing and discussion regarding Final Passages: Research on Near Death & the Experience of Dying.

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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Cafe

  The Worldview Literacy Project: How Do We Know What We Know?

  Presenter

  The Worldview Literacy Team

  • Apr 17, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with the IONS Worldview Literacy Team, at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma!

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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Cafe

  How We Change, and Why We Don’t: The Science of Transformation

  Presenter

  Cassandra Vieten, PhD

  • Mar 20, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with IONS Director of Research Cassandra Vieten, PhD, at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma!

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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Cafe

  Consciousness, Entheogens, and Healing: New Directions and Implications

  Presenter

  Ralph Metzner, PhD

  • Feb 21, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Ralph Metzner, PhD, at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma!

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  Cosponsored Event

  IONS Cuba 2012

  IONS’ Worldview Literacy Journey

  Sponsors

  Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation, Institute of Noetic Sciences

  • Jan 21, 2012 – Jan 28, 2012
  • , Cuba

  Travel to Cuba with like-minded IONS members. Observe how island living has affected their worldview and what we can learn from them about living a joyous life.

  Topics:

  Community and Society, Indigenous Wisdom, Worldviews
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  Special Event

  IONS Lecture Series at Aqus Cafe

  The Second Half of Life

  Presenter

  Angeles Arrien, PhD

  • Jan 17, 2012
  • Petaluma, CA

  Please join us for a fun, free evening with Angeles Arrien, PhD, at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma!