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At the heart of the Institute of Noetic Sciences lies a transformative understanding: that we can access realms of insight and energy far beyond conventional boundaries—realms that illuminate the interconnected fabric of existence. Join us for our first webinar of 2025 as we step into a journey of discovery and open to the potential of human consciousness and creativity for the New Year. 

Together we will delve into practices backed by IONS’ cutting-edge research, designed to ignite transformation, foster innovation, and nurture well-being. These tools are not just timely—they’re essential in navigating the complexities of today’s world.

Together, we’ll uncover how the synergy of intention and attention can catalyze meaningful change, empowering you to thrive in your personal life, share your wisdom and gifts with your community and the world, and contribute to a thriving planet. Start your year with purpose and clarity by joining us for this inspiring exploration of conscious growth and possibility.

Amplify Transformation in 2025
Friday, January 17
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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PRESENTERS

Kerstin Sjoquist, MA, is the Director of Experience & Engagement at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. A long-time IONS member, a series of synchronous events led Kerstin to a staff position at the Institute in 2014. Before joining IONS, she was President/CEO of Consciousness Arts, Inc., specializing in psycho-spiritual products and classes. She is the creator and producer of the Bliss Trips line of guided meditation journeys and numerous hypnotherapy products, as well as the developer of white-labeled products for self-care companies. She now spends her days supporting the creation of IONS’ programmatic and workshop offerings and overseeing the organization’s marketing and communication endeavors.

Nina Fry-Kizler, MA, is Senior Designer of Experiential Programs at IONS. As a former professor at John F. Kennedy University in the Holistic Health Education Masters Program for over a decade, Nina taught classes on the psychology and physiology of stress, the challenges of change/transformation, energy models of healing, and mind-body medicine. In her work at IONS, Nina has developed curriculum and assets, facilitated, managed, and taught courses including The Possibility Accelerator Experience, The Science-Based Process of Manifesting Your Dreams, Noetics 101: The Science and Experience of Interconnection, The Science of Channeling, and Worldview Explorations.

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Throughout history, countless reports and scientific investigations have hinted at the possibility of direct mind-to-mind connections, commonly known as telepathy. These experiences have fascinated researchers and the public alike, sparking curiosity about the mechanisms and potential of these connections.

Join Dean Radin, Helané Wahbeh, and guests for “Entangled Minds: Exploring the Science of Telepathic Connections” on December 6th from 11 to 12 pm Pacific. During this session, we will delve into the rich history and ongoing research efforts aimed at understanding telepathic phenomena.

The webinar will commence with an overview of past and present scientific studies, from Hans Berger’s early explorations in the field to modern protocols using EEG and fMRI. We will highlight key findings that suggest the existence of telepathic connections under controlled conditions and discuss the current challenges and theories that researchers are addressing today.

Next, we will explore our ongoing projects: a search for telepathic talent and a possible telepathic enhancement technique. These initiatives aim to uncover the potential capabilities of “entangled minds” and shed light on methods that might amplify these elusive connections. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a pioneering dialogue on the science behind telepathic connections and the exploration of our mind’s untapped potential.

Entangled Minds: Exploring the Science of Telepathic Connections
Friday, December 6th
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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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. Dean 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.

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. Helané 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.

Gail Hayssen is known as a telepath, psychic, remote viewer and shaman, as well as a podcast host.  Gail’s talents first manifested as a teenager.  In the late 90’s they came to the attention of scientists Dr. Dean Radin and Russell Targ, who quickly involved her in what became decades of successful paranormal and psi-research experiments and publications, through the present day.  The chapter on Telepathy in Dr. Radin’s international bestseller Supernormal describes one of many paranormal experiments with Gail as the subject. She can be seen doing remote viewing in Targ’s documentary Third Eye Spies. 

Gail has led an unconventional life and found herself accepted into diverse cultures by being herself.  She has been welcomed by the Haida of Alaska, Huichol in Mexico and Shamans of Mongolia. In 2012 she was initiated as a Mongolian Buriat Shaman. In 2014 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Mongolia’s National Academy of Sciences. In 2015 she was the first woman to receive a medal in Mongolia which is given every 6 years for her contribution to the science and technology in Mongolia.  

Since 2021, Gail has produced the bi-weekly podcast “A Small Medium At Large,” where she conducts intimate interviews beyond normal boundaries with uniquely talented individuals, teachers, researchers, witnesses, psychologists and writers. Her website is asmallmediumatlarge.co .

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Dean Radin will connect with magician Peter J. Carroll, called “The most original, and probably the most important, writer on Magick since Aleister Crowley,” by author Robert Anton Wilson. Carroll is credited with the development and popularization of chaos magic, a modern redefinition of magic that vastly simplifies the medieval reliance on strict rituals and incorporates concepts from quantum physics. Chaos magic has significantly demystified the practice of magic and made it much more compatible with the modern mind. Peter J. Carroll’s website is Specularium (https://www.specularium.org/).

Chaos Magic with Dean Radin and Peter J. Carroll
Friday, November 22nd
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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HOST

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.

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The enteric nervous system, commonly known as the gut-brain, is a critical part of the human nervous system that regulates the gastrointestinal tract but may also have surprising abilities. It communicates directly with the brain, which might explain gut feelings and intuitive instincts. IONS scientists believe the gut-brain might even act as a telepathic “receiver,” picking up on emotions from distant individuals.

Join IONS Scientist Garret Yount, PhD, for a fascinating webinar as he discusses groundbreaking research on gut-brain telepathy taking place in the IONS lab. He’ll explain why the science team thinks they’re close to discovering a new, nonlocal dimension of intuition.

The Gut-Brain Connection and Telepathy
Friday, December 13th
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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PRESENTERS

Garret Yount, PhD, is a molecular neurobiologist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) where his research focuses on laboratory-based models of exceptional human abilities. He obtained his BS from the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the Pennsylvania State University and his PhD from the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He began his formal studies in consciousness research with a small grant from the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1995, which allowed him to work with biofield practitioners and spiritual healers in the laboratory. Since then, Dr. Yount has conducted carefully controlled laboratory experiments with spiritual healers and biofield practitioners from around the world, including China, Brazil, Canada, USA, Japan, India, Russia, Hungary, and Sri Lanka, and was fortunate to be among the first scientists to be awarded a Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health to study energy healing. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific papers and the book Why Vibes Matter: Understand Your Energy and Learn How to Use it Wisely.

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There is a quiet revolution happening in science now.  This process will include consciousness into our modern scientific understanding of how reality works, for the first time ever.

In this special ConnectIONS Live, IONS President Thomas G. Brophy will discuss key developments at the scientific forefront of this revolution, how IONS is leading and is poised to move to the next level, and how he became a scientific revolutionary.

This transformation of the scientific enterprise itself could be the most impactful evolution of science and culture since the fifteenth century.  This also represents a realization of the “Global Mind Change” that IONS’ first president Willis Harman called for thirty years ago.

Dispatch From The Revolution
Friday, November 15th
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

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PRESENTER

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 in 2021, for CIHS as a unique mind, body, spirit centered university. Earning a BA in physics from Colorado College, and MS and PhD degrees in physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Thomas’ academic and scientific backgrounds include work on NASA’s Voyager and Cassini spacecraft projects, the CU Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, 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. Thomas explored the consciousness related aspects of UAP phenomena 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.

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• IONS members, check your email on October 29 for your invitation link!
• To become a member and join this event, see below.

What makes a channeler a channeler or a psychic a psychic—nature, nurture, or both? There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that intuitive abilities run in families. And, there are numerous practices that people use to explore their psychic abilities, such as remote viewing, telepathy, mediumship, and intuition. What’s your experience been, and have you had an opportunity to enhance some ability, or does it feel “hired wired” and consistent?

In our November Noetic Global Gathering, IONS members will convene to discuss our sense of the genetic roots of psychic traits and to what degree these abilities might be nurtured or trained. We’ll have a chance to share and connect about any experiences we may have had in our own lives or our perspectives on this fascinating phenomenon. We’ll also chat about what the nature vs. nurture aspect of psychic abilities could mean for human consciousness and our evolution.

PLEASE NOTE: In response to requests, we will record the presentation segments of this session — excluding breakouts and group discussion —  and upload the video to our website’s Media for Members section the following week.

If you are not yet a member, become one today! If you join by Sunday, November 3, 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 Gathering!

We hope to see you there!

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Around the world, many cultures hold the belief that non-physical beings play crucial roles in both illness and healing. These entities, often perceived during energy medicine sessions like Reiki, include angels, spirit guides, and possession/spirit attachments.

Join Dr. Helané Wahbeh, IONS Director of Research, on Friday, October 25th, from 11 AM to 12 PM Pacific Time for a ConnectIONS Live panel discussion on the fascinating intersection of energy medicine and non-physical beings. Dr. Wahbeh will begin with an overview of her recent study findings, which highlight the presence and potential healing roles of these non-physical entities in Reiki sessions.

Following her presentation, the panel will engage in 2-3 rounds of questions and answers, delving into reported experiences and cultural beliefs about such entities. This discussion will provide scientific, clinical, and personal perspectives on how these beings may influence both healing and illness. If time allows, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and further explore this compelling topic.

Unseen Allies: Understanding the Role of Non-Physical Beings in Energy Medicine
Friday, October 25th
11:00am – 12:00pm 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.

Natalie Dyer, PhD, is a Research Scientist with Connor Whole Health at University Hospitals, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at University of California Irvine, and President of the Center for Reiki Research. Natalie obtained her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto, Doctorate in Neuroscience at Queen’s University and postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.

She has published many scientific papers and book chapters on postmaterialist science, psychedelics, and the therapeutic effects of integrative medicine practices, including Reiki, yoga, acupuncture, and mindfulness. Natalie is also co-editor of the books Expanding Science: Visions of a Postmaterialist Paradigm and the forthcoming book Infinite Perception: The Power of Psychedelics for Global Transformation. 

She is also an energy medicine practitioner specializing in Reiki and North American, European, and Tibetan shamanic practices. She lives in the woods on the east coast of Canada with her husband, visionary artist Louis Dyer, and their daughter.

Shelley Evans, PhD, IMD, DNM, DHM, CCPA, CCTP, has over 30 years of experience in Natural Health, Psychoeducation, and Research, informed through universal laws observed in Mother Nature. Her forte is identifying subtle world influences. Her protocols establish harmony between the psycho-somatic expression of mind/body and Spirit, inspired by topics as diverse as alchemy, physics, and spirituality or aspects of Ayurveda, astronomy, natural medicine, oneirology/ dream interpretation. Although specializing in Mental Health using a variety of tools including EMDR, (online or in person) CBT, and Somatic-Based Interventions, a vast range of modalities intersect this broad-spectrum remedy that may be surprisingly fun to explore. The Source is the same, but the path explored may be as diverse as you care to take it.

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Beyond the Brain is the world’s premier conference series exploring new research on whether and how consciousness and mind extend beyond the physical brain and body. This year’s event covers children who remember previous lives, energy medicine and healing, spiritual awakening in scientists and academics, neuroscience and spirituality, terminal lucidity, DMT and consciousness, and the more general issues of nonlocal consciousness and the consciousness-brain relationship. There will also be an experiential session on each day.

Consciousness is one of the hottest topics in science, which is why the Scientific and Medical Network established the interdisciplinary Beyond the Brain conference series with Willis Harman and Edgar Mitchell of IONS at St John’s College, Cambridge in 1995. This will be the sixteenth in the series. The conferences all explore the frontiers of consciousness research beyond the limits of scientific materialism based on the assumption that the brain gives rise to consciousness.

We are pleased to partner with SMN once again for Beyond the Brain event which covers near-death experiences, after death communication, telepathic communication between twins and animals, children’s memories of past lives, the relationship of consciousness to space and time, out-of-body experiences, Alef Trust short talks, altered states of consciousness: experiences out of time and self, experiential sessions and more!

This event’s speakers are all at the cutting edge of their fields and will discuss innovative research that probes the nature of consciousness. Bruce Greyson has been added to the schedule and joins an impressive line-up of speakers, including Prof Stuart Kauffman, Dr Joan Borysenko, Prof Adrian Parker, and Dr Gregory Shushan, for a series of cutting-edge talks.

By joining the three-day online conference, you will gain a vital overview and a deeper understanding of how innovative consciousness research is expanding the horizons of science.

Attend all three days for the early-bird price of £85.

Beyond the Brain 2024 Conference
November 8 – 10, 2024
Online

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

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT THE BEYOND THE BRAIN WEBSITE

IONS Member Event!

• IONS members, check your email on September 23 for your invitation link!
• To become a member and join this event, see below.

People describe non-human intelligence in many ways ranging from animals to plants to spirit guides or even the entire cosmos. There appear to be many noetic ways that we can attempt to facilitate that communication, including remote viewing, telepathy, mediumship, and intuition. Have you had an experience with NHI communication?  Maybe you hug trees, talk to your plants, or receive mental images from your dog.

In our October Noetic Global Gathering for Members, let’s come together to discuss the possibility of communicating with non-human intelligence (NHI). We’ll have a chance to share and connect about any experiences we may have had in our own lives or our perspectives on this fascinating phenomenon. We’ll also consider the potential of engaging in this type of communication and its potential impact on both human and non-human intelligence and integrating into a larger cosmic community.

PLEASE NOTE: In response to requests, we will record the presentation segments of this session — excluding breakouts and group discussion —  and upload the video to our website’s Media for Members section the following week.

If you are not yet a member, become one today! If you join by Sunday, September 29, 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 Gathering!

We hope to see you there!