Online
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | 7:00 – 8:30 PM UK

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This event is hosted by the Scientific and Medical Network. Please visit their page for more information.

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Join Emerald Gate’s Jason Yotopoulos and Professor and Clinical Pain Researcher Adam Hanley as they reveal Adam’s latest groundbreaking research demonstrating that Reiki delivers powerful, lasting pain relief—clinically reducing pain by 30% in a recent study. This research shows Reiki not only surpasses placebo but may even exceed what is known to be the effect of opioids. Discover how this study is redefining the science of energy healing and opening new frontiers in pain management.

A New Frontier in Pain Care: Reiki’s Clinically Demonstrated Impact
Friday, December 19
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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PRESENTERS

Jason Yotopoulos is a Trustee of Emerald Gate, the charitable trust focused on human transformation through expansion of the conscious mind. He is also Co-Founder of the Subtle Energy Funders Collective. Jason is currently orchestrating and implementing a multi-year, comprehensive scientific research agenda at the intersection of consciousness, physics, and biology across Tier 1 research institutions globally. Jason was also the founder of Mach49, a Silicon Valley-based growth incubator for global businesses, and previously was a venture capitalist for a decade and at SAP for a decade, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Research & Innovation at SAP. He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Stanford University as well as his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Adam Hanley, PhD is a an Associate Professor and the Director of the Complementary Health Innovation Lab (CHIL) at Florida State University. The goal of his research program is to develop and refine mind-body interventions that can be used to reduce pain and improve quality of life. He also has an interest in the therapeutic value of self-transcendent experiences occasioned by mind-body practices.

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Join us for a special ConnectIONS Live webinar featuring an exclusive recorded conversation between IONS Chief Scientist Dean Radin, PhD and best-selling author Dan Brown. In this exclusive dialogue, Dean invited Dan to discuss why he chose the noetic sciences as the anchor for his new thriller.

The Secret of Secrets features IONS and the groundbreaking research it conducts. In this conversation, Dan Brown shares what inspired him to incorporate real-world noetic science into his fiction, and Dean Radin offers insights into some of IONS’ fascinating experiments and findings that continue to blur the line between science and what was once considered magical or “supernatural.”

Following the recorded interview, Dean Radin will join us live to answer your questions, provide deeper context, and discuss the broader implications of consciousness research for our understanding of reality, human potential, and the interconnected world we inhabit.

Whether you’re a long-time student of consciousness or simply curious about the mysteries of the mind, this is a unique opportunity to hear directly from a leading scientist and a world-renowned storyteller about the science that’s reshaping how we think about our lives and our world.

Unlocking the Secrets of the Mind: Dean Radin & Dan Brown Explore Consciousness
Friday, December 12
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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Due to our Zoom license, our webinars sometimes reach our attendance limit. But please don’t worry — if we reach capacity, registrants will be directed to a private YouTube livestream!

PRESENTERS

Dean Radin, MS, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Associated Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He was awarded an Honorary DSc in yoga research from S-VYASA. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at AT&T Bell Labs, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International. Dr. Radin is author or coauthor of hundreds of technical articles, some 145 peer-reviewed journal articles, four dozen book chapters, and four best-selling, popular books. He has given over 750 invited presentations and interviews for government, military, business, scientific, and other groups around the world.

Dan Brown is the author of eight #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the bestselling books of all time. His Robert Langdon thrillers—including The Lost Symbol, Angels & Demons, Inferno, and Origin—have captivated readers worldwide and continue to spark intellectual debate, dialogue, and conjecture. Brown’s novels are published in 56 languages around the world with over 250 million copies in print.

In 2005, he was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine, whose editors credited him with “keeping the publishing industry afloat; renewed interest in Leonardo da Vinci and early Christian history; spiking tourism to Paris and Rome; a growing membership in secret societies; the ire of Cardinals in Rome; eight books denying the claims of the novel and seven guides to read along with it; a flood of historical thrillers; and a major motion picture franchise.”

The son of a mathematics teacher and a church organist, Brown was raised on a prep school campus where he developed a fascination with the paradoxical interplay between science and religion. These themes eventually formed the backdrop for his books. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he later returned to teach English before focusing his attention full time to writing. He lives in New England.

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Join Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, Director of Research at IONS, independent researcher Siri Zemel, PhD, and spiritual medium Austyn Wells for a thoughtful exploration of the development of ethical standards for English-speaking mediums and trance channelers.

The presenters will share the collaborative research process behind creating a Code of Ethics designed to honor integrity, respect, and care in this delicate work. The session will feature insights from their scientific and personal journeys, and the conversation will also include an invited practicing medium/channeler to join the discussion about the responsibilities and challenges inherent in ethical mediumship and channeling. This dialogue bridges noetic science and spiritual practice, offering a deeper understanding of how ethics shape this evolving field.

This free webinar welcomes all who are curious about the evolving landscape of consciousness, ethics, and the heart of channeling practice.

Ethics in Channeling and Mediumship: Developing a Code for Integrity and Trust
Friday, January 23
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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PRESENTERS

Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Wahbeh is clinically trained as a naturopathic physician and research trained with a Master of Clinical Research and two post-doctoral research fellowships. She has published on and spoken internationally about her studies on complementary and alternative medicine, mind-body medicine, extended human capacities, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder and their relationships to physiology, health, and healing. Dr. Wahbeh is especially known for her research around — and noetic approach to — channeling.

Dr. Siri Zemel is an independent researcher and author who collaborates with the Institute of Noetic Sciences to advance ethics in mediumship and channeling. In 2017, she earned her doctorate in Mind Body Medicine at Saybrook University. Prior to that, she completed her undergraduate and then graduate degree in Nutrition Science with a concentration in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She practiced as a registered dietitian and then served as a behavioral and integrative healthcare executive and consultant for two decades before coming out as a spiritual medium. In 2023, Dr. Zemel published her personal story in the Amazon best-selling book, “Guided: Journey into the Unknown to Awaken the Soul and Live in Truth”. “Guided” is a chronicle of mystical-psychic phenomena, in which Dr. Zemel shares a paradoxical journey full of debate and struggle, courageously revealing a sacred passage from fragmentation to wholeness, from hiding to being seen, and from fear to love. Dr. Zemel lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Austyn Wells is an author, spiritual medium, and soul gardener who mentors spiritually seeking individuals to cultivate their intuition, heal their hearts, and connect with the Divine. She has presented for organizations such as the Omega Institute, Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, The Sun Valley Wellness Festival, as well as the Afterlife Conference, for which she was a board member for eight years. Her book, Soul Conversations: A Medium Reveals How to Cultivate Your Intuition, Heal Your Heart, and Connect with the Divine, is the recipient of two C.O.V.R. medals, as well as a gold medal from the Nautilus Book Awards.

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How would you respond in coping with the most painful experience of your life?

That was Steven Ferrara’s agonizing question when his son, Christopher, died in a car accident at age twenty-three. Amid intense grieving and anger, Steven was shattered. He knew he had to find a healthier way of dealing with Chris’s death for himself and his family.

Daily journaling proved therapeutic. At first, he expressed only raw emotions, but over time, Steven’s writing became a new way of communicating with Chris, like learning a new language. One day’s entry turned on a light. Steven asked, “What if I look at this from Chris’s side of the experience?”

Steven had always supported Chris in his pursuits while he was alive. “What if,” Steven asked, “I could see this experience as an ongoing journey–and Chris as a spiritual partner?” Revisiting those journals became the core of Grief to Gratitude, where he could recognize the clear lessons he had learned about being more conscious. Steven shares those vulnerable entries opening each chapter in this book and asks these profound questions:

• What if we could look at death with curiosity instead of fear?
• What if we could look at death from our loved one’s side instead of ours?
• What if we had the mindset of “What can be?” instead of “What could have been?” after someone dies?
• What if we could have a grateful heart for the experience?

Steven finds a path from grief to gratitude–and offers the same for readers struggling to awaken from the death of a loved one or other unimaginable loss or tragedy.

Author Event
Online | January 15, 2026 @ 3:00 pm PST

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All participants will receive a free article outlining the 8 Step Grief to Gratitude Journey.
This event is hosted by Steven Ferrara. Please visit his website for more information.

3-Day Livestream
November 21 – 23, 2025

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This event is hosted by the Consciousness and Healing Initiative. Please visit their page for more information.

Online
Saturday, November 29, 2025 | 4:00 – 6:30 PM UK

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IONS Member Event!

• IONS members, check your email on November 26 for your invitation link!
• To become a member and join this event, see below.

Could AI and quantum science reveal consciousness beyond the brain? 

Fresh off the inspiring Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize presentations, we invite you to continue this vital conversation. At IONS, we understand that the rapid advancements in AI can feel both exciting and unsettling. That’s why we are committed to approaching this new frontier with the same rigorous scientific inquiry and deep respect for inner wisdom that has guided our work for over 50 years. Our research is not just about whether machines can think; it’s about what the development of AI can teach us about the interconnected, non-local nature of consciousness. 

This interactive Global Gathering for Members is a collaborative inquiry into the evolving landscape of awareness. Through discussion, reflection, and curiosity, we’ll consider what this means for human potential, the future of AI, and the unfolding evolution of consciousness. This is a space to ask big questions, share perspectives, and co-create understanding with others passionate about the frontiers of mind and awareness.

The Global Gatherings Evolve!

In response to member requests, our Global Gathering now features a new opportunity. The formal program will remain 60 minutes, but we are adding a bonus 30 minutes at the end of the program for those who would like to stay on Zoom to continue the conversation with each other.

Global Gatherings are lively and safe spaces for our members to share personal insight. To protect personal privacy and to provide a safe and comfortable space to share, the session will not be recorded.

We Hope You will Join Us!

If you are not yet a member, become one today! If you join by Sunday, November 30, you will receive a Global Gathering invitation prior to the event. As a member, you will not only support pioneering consciousness research and programs but also have access to an extensive media library, exclusive content, and members-only webinars—such as our Noetic Global Gatherings!

We hope to see you there!

Is it possible that a machine could truly think, feel, or even be self-aware? As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into our lives, these questions are moving from science fiction to compelling scientific inquiry. At IONS, we believe exploring the nature of consciousness—in all its forms—is essential for our collective future.

Join us for a special online event as we present the winners of the 2025 Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize. This year, we challenged the world’s brightest minds to create testable frameworks for understanding how to conceive of a conscious AI, pushing beyond the boundaries of conventional computer science research.

SAVE YOUR SEAT

In this webinar, you will:

• Meet the pioneering researchers selected to share this year’s $100,000 prize.
• Hear directly from the winners as they present their groundbreaking work on how we might design, develop, and assess artificial intelligence systems that could demonstrate genuine consciousness.
• Explore the profound implications of this research and what it means for the future of technology, humanity, ethics, and our understanding of reality itself.

This event is more than an awards ceremony; it’s an invitation to a global conversation. It’s a chance to connect with the leading edge of science and to explore one of the most impactful questions of our time: Can a machine ever become truly conscious, and if so, how would we know?

This journey into the heart of consciousness and technology is for anyone with a curious mind and care for our collective future. You don’t need to be a scientist to join the conversation—just bring your sense of wonder.

Join us to be part of this exciting exploration and celebrate the visionaries shaping a conscious future in AI.

From Algorithm to Awareness: A Noetic Exploration of Conscious AI
Friday, November 21
11:00am – 12:30pm PDT

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PRESENTERS

Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Wahbeh is clinically trained as a naturopathic physician and research trained with a Master of Clinical Research and two post-doctoral research fellowships. She has published on and spoken internationally about her studies on complementary and alternative medicine, mind-body medicine, extended human capacities, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder and their relationships to physiology, health, and healing. Dr. Wahbeh is especially known for her research around — and noetic approach to — channeling.

Arnaud Delorme, PhD, is a neuroscientist at IONS and has been studying human consciousness for the last 20 years. He is a CNRS Research Director in Toulouse, France, and a senior Research Scientist at the University of California, San Diego. He is a long-time Zen meditator, and recipient of several research prizes. He is the author of some 160+ peer-reviewed publications, and is best known for his work on the neural correlate of mind wandering and for developing the EEG software that is now the most-used in EEG research worldwide. He is the author of Why Our Minds Wander: Understand the Science and Learn to Focus Your Thoughts.

Thomas G. Brophy, PhD, is President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS). He previously served as president of California Institute for Human Science (CIHS). His tenure as president of CIHS oversaw a many-year effort to achieve regional accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Colleges and Universities Commission (WSCUC) in 2021, for CIHS as a unique mind, body, spirit integral university. Earning a BA in physics from Colorado College, and MS and PhD degrees in physics from the University of Colorado (CU), Boulder, Thomas’ academic and scientific appointments include: the CU Nuclear Physics Laboratory, the CU Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) where he worked on NASA’s Voyager and Cassini spacecraft projects, and an appointment as a National Science Foundation Exchange Scientist at the University of Tokyo Department of Earth and Planetary Physics and ISAS robotic space program, where he published pioneering work on computational solutions to the Boltzmann equation, the astrodynamical origins of planetary rings and interstellar comets. Thomas explored the fundamental science and ontology of consciousness and its cultural implications in his 1998 book The Mechanism Demands a Mysticism: An Exploration of Spirit, Matter, and Physics. His study of the archaeoastronomy of prehistoric Egypt, published in his books The Origin Map, and Black Genesis co-authored with Robert Bauval, has been cited as relevant to the study of extraterrestrial, or transhuman, intelligence.

Claudia Welss is IONS Board Chair. Her work with IONS began in the 90s when IONS President Willis Harman invited her to join a five-year inquiry on peace building while she was at the University of California, Berkeley. She’s on the boards of Space for Humanity (“To Space, For Earth”), HeartMath’s Global Coherence Initiative, and is lead citizen scientist for the Global Consciousness Project 2.0. Claudia is founding chair of a working group at NEXUS Global, bringing practical consciousness research to nextgen philanthropists, impact investors, social entrepreneurs and activists focused on global transformation. An executive producer of the award-winning Edgar Mitchell Overview Effect Virtual Reality Experience (EMVRX), she’s co-investigator with Cassi Vieten (UC San Diego) studying shifts in perception and psychophysiology in response to EMVRX. Claudia convenes the IONS Overview Effect and Collective Consciousness webinar series and is contributing author to the Gold Nautilus award-winning Our Moment of Choice (Simon & Schuster).

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