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Upstate NY IANDS (UNYI) Syracuse Discussion/Interest Group Contact: Dave@UNYI.org
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International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS)
mission is to build global understanding of near-death and near-death-like
experiences through research, education, and support.
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For Directions to the Syracuse Discussion/Interest Group Meeting |
Syracuse Meeting At the Maplewood Inn 400 - 7th North Street Liverpool, NY 13088 |
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IANDS has evolved from an organization serving mainly researchers to a much more inclusive one. Today IANDS serves individual needs in five distinct areas:
Those close to experiencers -- benefit from the same information as experiencers, in terms of learning how to adjust to the changes in the experiencer they know. How to use this understanding to help themselves, the experiencer and others.
Researchers
-- access to the world's
foremost team exploring this phenomenon and the opportunity to contribute by
providing corroboration through a multi-disciplinary approach. Interested seekers -- many individuals have come to look and stayed to contribute, often from finding a sense of purpose and a satisfying outlet for the basic need to have meaningful relationships with others of a similar interest. |
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We have two types of IANDS meetings in Upstate NY Local Discussion/Interest Groups: This group include both experiencers and non-experiencers, and are open to everyone. These meetings start with a designated person who shares their experience or a topic is presented, then we go into open discussion. Not a therapy, these groups offer people the opportunity to be in a safe environment with others “who know what it’s like”.
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Schedule for the Syracuse Meetings January 12, 2007 ~ 6-9 pm Have you ever wondered where you were before you came here? Join us as we welcome Virginia Waldron, Certified Hypnotist and Spiritual Regressions (www.GateKeeperGuidance.com) for an exploration of Spiritual Regression based on the ground breaking work of Dr. Michael Newton. Also known as Life Between Lives, this regression work is one of the most powerful tools to heal, grow and evolve. We’ll also compare this process to the Near Death Experience to find the similarities and common aftereffects for both experienences. We meet every other month in Liverpool, NY at A New Location the Maplewood Inn 400 7th North St. In the Willow East room For Directions Click Here
March 9, 2007 ~ 6 - 9 pm This month
we have Sinead Wilder from Rochester as our experiencer. Sinead Wilder is a
childhood near death experiencer - she was attacked and choked to death when
she was 9 years old. About 5 years ago she began to remember in much greater
detail what happened during her NDE. On the anniversary of her “D” day, she
relives the experience of dying and going ‘home’. As she does, more and more
pieces of that experience are returned to her. Sinead has also studied and
worked a great deal on the shamanic path as a healer & teacher. In the Willow East room For Directions Click Here
May 8, 2007 ~ 6 - 9 pm (This is a Tuesday night !!! )
We are sponsoring Shelley Yates from Nova
Scotia to speak to our Discussion Group. Let me summarize her story, which
you can read in full at
www.firethegrid.com . In short, both she and her son, Evan, were drown
in 2002 when their car hydroplaned off the road, overturned, and sank to the
bottom of a flooded marsh in Nova Scotia. Shelley was trapped in the car. A
voice told her not to struggle or she would not be able to be revived when
she would be rescued. She had never heard such a voice before this. She did
not believe in God. She says of herself, "I was a "diehard atheist." Yet,
she did not struggle, and she drowned. It was 15 minutes before she was
rescued. After she was revived, she alerted the EMT's to find her son, who
was age 4 at the time. Close to 30 minutes passed before he was pulled from
the water. It took more time for the EMT's to get him breathing again. At
the hospital, he was diagnosed as brain dead with non-viable organs, and
given only 1% chance of surviving. However, Shelley was told by the voice
that he would recover if many persons came and shared the energy of their
auras for 20 minutes each. She was told that this would in effect
"jump-start" Evan. So Shelley scheduled people to come to the hospital
around the clock for three days. After 72 hours of constant vigil, Evan
opened his eyes and recognized his mother. His recovery proceeded rapidly
after that. He was in excellent shape after only six weeks. He did have a
short-term memory problem, but now even that has been healed.
July 13, 2007 ~ 6 – 9 pm Dr. Deborah Wilkinson from New Hartford belongs to a special group of healthcare professionals: trained in nursing, oncology, educational psychology, counseling, and end-of-life issues; having worked as a healthcare provider, researcher, and educator; experienced with patient populations ranging from pediatric to gerontological; and having a personal history that includes a near-death experience. Dr. Wilkinson will speak about her near-death experience. She died in an auto accident in 1975 when the VW Bus she was in went off the road, rolled over four times and ejected her. She landed forty yards away beside the road. In her experience she was presented a choice to return to this life or come back in the next life to complete what was shown to her in the “Book of Promises”. Long before her NDE she had other experiences. First was a pre-death premonition, at the age of 14. “I knew my mother would die. I kept seeing the last night I would see her for months before.” When Deborah was working as a nurse she saw the silver chord snap above the head of a patient she was taking care of when the patient died. Since her own near-death experience, Dr. Wilkinson has researched and published on the subject of loss, death, and dying. She has provided numerous courses, workshops, and talks on the subject to medical, psychology, and counseling audiences in a number of higher education, community, and media venues. She also has studied alternative medical approaches including Dolores Krieger's Therapeutic Touch, Barbara Brennan's energy healing, and indigenous healing practices. Dr. Wilkinson is an excellent speaker has a remarkable account to share; you will not want to miss her talk, which will be followed by discussions. At the Maplewood Inn. 400 7th North St., Liverpool, NY
September 21, 2007 from 6 – 9 pm
Ken Prather is a hospice and near-death counselor in
Fort Wayne, Indiana. He facilitates the Ft. Wayne IANDS group. Ken is
founder of the outreach program, Reaching for Joy. Most recently he has been
named as a spokesperson for Spondylitis Association of America At the Maplewood Inn. 400 7th North St., Liverpool, NY For Directions Click Here
November 9, 2007 ~ 6 - 9 pm Dave Bennett (Upstate NY IANDS President) will be speaking on the Six Major Challenges Faced by Near-Death Experiencers once coming back to life! Based on a paper written by IANDS President Yolaine M. Stout, Linda Jacquin and P.M.H. Atwater. We think you will relate whether you have had a Near Death Experience or not! This information comes from the first retreat for NDErs with 25 Near Death Experiencers (including Dave) attending. The retreat was a phenomenal experience, to spend three day with only experiencers was incredibly liberating. We could communicate openly and share our difficulties. It was ground breaking, P.M.H. Atwater one of the longest researcher in Near-Death studies had never heard of that many experiencers meeting together before. So we all helped in putting this report together. You will find it helpful for facing many of life's obstacles. The solutions to the challenges give a path that everyone can follow to overcome adversities.
January 11, 2008
Experiencer Panel
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