IONS stands at the frontier of consciousness research. Among our dynamic team of scientists, researchers, and visionaries, we have a number of experienced speakers who would be delighted to share their knowledge with your organization. Our interdisciplinary experts can cover a breadth of topics that are sure to infuse your event with science, evidence-based studies, data, and a touch of wonder.
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Infuse your event with science, evidence-based studies, data, and a touch of wonder.
Speakers Bureau
The Scientists
Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR
Director of Research
Hailing from a long line of trance channelers, Dr. Wahbeh embodies the noetic handshake of science and personal experience. She is one of the first scientists to investigate the neurophysiological state that occurs during trance channeling. Dr. Wahbeh is also a clinically trained naturopathic physician and meditation teacher. Her healing gifts led her to study the mechanisms of meditation for combat veterans, an initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health.
She has spoken internationally on various topics related to physiology, health & healing, and extended human capacities.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Meditation
- Mindfulness meditation
- Extended human capacities
- Intention and healing
- Channeling
- Complementary & alternative medicine
- Energy medicine
- Mind-body medicine
- Stress & PTSD
Dean Radin, MS, PhD
Chief Scientist
Dr. Radin is a luminary in the field of parapsychology. His work has done much to dispel the myths around psi (psychic phenomena) — namely that these commonly reported experiences are myths or illusions. He has written four bestselling books on the scientific evidence for psi, often interlacing these findings with the wisdom of mystics, theories of quantum physics, and practical applications that enable us to live more fulfilling lives.
Dr. Radin has given over 600 invited talks for institutions like Google, Johnson & Johnson, DARPA, the US Army, US Navy, Harvard, Stanford, and more.
Topics:
- Science of “non-local” consciousness
- Taboo of psi
- Convergence of science and spirituality
- Science of esoteric magic
- Science of manifestation
- How science knows that psi phenomena (clairvoyance, precognition, telepathy, psychokinesis) are real
Arnaud Delorme, PhD
Scientist
Dr. Delorme co-created the world-renowned EEGLAB software, the most used EEG software worldwide. He is also a long-time meditator. These interests find a unique intersectection in his research around what happens in the brain during altered states of consciousness — states resulting from meditation, psycho-active agents, and mediumship. His studies on mediumship have garnered much interest, even capturing the eye of the mainstream. He has published more than 100 journal articles, and is an editor at several mainstream journals. He has also trained nine PhD students.
Topics:
- Science of mediumship
- Extraordinary states of consciousness and the brain
- Advanced brainwave analysis
- Deep learning and electro-encephalography
- Consciousness and artificial intelligence
Garret Yount, PhD
Scientist
Dr. Yount has a long-standing interest in developing methods and technologies for bridging molecular neurobiology with aspects of consciousness. Some of his earliest research revolved around the effects of alternative healing on glioblastomas (a deadly kind of brain tumor), for which he was received research project grants from the National Institutes of Health. Since then, Dr. Yount has gone on to conduct laboratory experiments with energy healers from all over the world.
He has spoken nationally and co-authored peer-reviewed papers on the topic of establishing rigorous guidelines for research into biofields and micro-psychokinesis.
Topics:
- Science of energy healing
- Micro-psychokinesis
- Methods for exploring the effects of thought and intention on gene expression
- Extended human capacity perception
The Visionaries
Claudia Welss
Chair of the Board
How does personal regeneration scale to social and planetary systems? IONS Chair of the Board and citizen scientist Claudia Welss’ mission is to help humanity consciously evolve through the power of our collective heart, in ways supported by science.
At UC Berkeley’s business school, she directed the center for executive programs and pioneered curricula on social and environmental responsibility for global corporations. While there, she collaborated with both the Heartmath Institute and IONS, giving her unique insights into the fundamental interconnectedness of all Life, and why there’s no sustainable outer change without inner transformation.
Topics:
- The Overview Effect as a tool for personal and global transformation
- Noetic Leadership/Leading from Interconnection
- Global Consciousness Project/Global Coherence Initiative
Thomas G. Brophy, PhD
President
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. IONS President Thomas Brophy explores key developments at the scientific forefront of this revolution, and how IONS is leading and is poised to move to the next level.
As president of California Institute for Human Science (CIHS), he oversaw a many-year effort to achieve regional accreditation in 2021, for CIHS as a unique mind, body, spirit centered university.
Topics:
- Consciousness revolution of science
- Artificial consciousness in AI
- UAP/transhuman intelligence and NASA space missions
- Archaeoastronomy of prehistoric Egypt
Experience
Kerstin Sjoquist, MA
Director of Experience & Engagement
Prior to joining IONS, Kerstin was the founder and CEO of Consciousness Arts, Inc., specializing in psycho-spiritual products, classes, and services to assist people in expanding and enhancing their lives. Blending the imaginative dexterity gained from her time as a Juilliard-trained actor with spiritual dimensions gleaned from decades of personal study, she created the Bliss Trips line of guided meditation journeys.
Topics:
- Experiential noetic practices
- Imagination and imagery
- Intention and attention
- The mind-body connection
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