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THE SCIENCE OF BEING • THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY 2 IONS 2015

Dear IONS Community,

For millennia, people have made pilgrimages to attend collective festivals with members of their overlapping tribes. Brought together from the ends of the known world, often traveling for many miles, the instinct to come together to share, learn, connect, and celebrate is deep in our bones.

Now, science is increasingly confirming the wisdom of this instinct to come together. We now know that happiness and well-being are contagious! Experiencing ourselves as part of a larger community brings us into greater wholeness, supports the emergence of our highest selves, and stimulates us to grow. When we come together with strong shared intentions, like tuning forks, we can create a collective vibration that elevates each of us individually. Awesome!

When Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell founded IONS, along with a small group of visionary individuals, they shared the conviction that to create a just and sustainable planet, a fundamental shift in consciousness – a global mind change – would be necessary. A shift that recognizes and harnesses the power of the mind and our worldviews; one that values the connection between science and spirituality; and one that recognizes our essential interconnectedness and inspires people to take action to help humanity and the planet thrive.

You are an essential member of this worldwide group of visionaries. And by coming to this conference, you represent thousands more all around the world who are working together to bring from potentiality to actuality, a world where all beings are valued and cared for.

At this, IONS 16th International Conference, we join together to passionately investigate the ideas that hold the greatest urgency and mystery for us all, to courageously develop new ways to live deeply, and to support the thriving of future generations.

I encourage you to make your experience at this conference an experiment. Open your heart and your mind. Share your passions and questions with vulnerability and authenticity. Try something new! Savor each moment. Revel in curiosity. Enjoy paradoxes, and “play in the grey” areas between black and white. Keep an eye out for synchronicities. Allow yourself to renew, refresh, and be nourished in mind, heart, and spirit.

Above all, have fun!

Thank you for coming. We can’t wait to play with you, as we engage deeply in co-creating our future together and beyond.

Cassandra Vieten, PhD

President and CEO, Institute of Noetic Sciences

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Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Wednesday Pre-Conference Workshops

Sunday 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

POST-CONFERENCE WITH MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

Wednesday, 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Community Groups Gathering and Dinner – $49 (includes dinner)

Wednesday and Thursday Two-Day Trainings**Run simultaneously with the Wednesday and Thursday Pre-Conference Workshops

Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Thursday Pre-Conference Workshops

Jason Norris will open our sessions. Michael Reddy and Robert Schwarz will share songs composed for the conference

Welcome!

We are so glad to have you here and we hope you have a wonderful time!

Please make sure to wear your name badge on site. It is your entrance ticket to the General Sessions. Also please check your nametag for your tickets to Pre- and Post-Conferences, Breakouts, and Meals.

Participate in Social Media

I AM IONS posts: Go to noetic.org, click on the I Am IONS icon to read I Am IONS entries or add your own!

If you Tweet about the conference please use #IONS2015Conference

Online Videos of the General SessionsLet your friends know that they can view videos of some of the general session speakers. We announce their availability on our facebook page.

Lost or found objects: If you find it, bring it to Conference Registration. If you lose it, check Conference Registration first and Hotel security second. All items will be turned in to Hotel Security at 5:00 PM on Sunday.

Questions? Drop by Conference Registration, the IONS Table, or ask any volunteer (red ribbon) or conference staff member (black ribbon).

ChangesIf you wish to change sessions please go to Conference Registration.

Registration Hours:Tuesday 4:00 PM–7:00 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday-Saturday 8:00 AM–8:00 PMSunday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Please explore and enjoy our many exhibitors: Inner Space, Fetzer Institute Lounge, Greenheart Store, Sponsors tables, and the Conference Bookstore during these hours:Thursday, July 23rd 12:00 PM-8:30 PMFriday, July 24th 8:30 AM-8:30 PMSaturday, July 25th 8:30 AM-8:30 PMSunday, July 26th 8:30 AM-2:30 PM

WEAVERALAN PIERCEIONS Research Assistant, Representing our Next Gen Initiative

MC EMANUEL KUNTZELMANFounder of Greenheart International, a lifelong seeker, and advocate of environmental awareness

MC LUISAH TEISHOshun Chief in the Yoruba Lucumi tradition, author, inspiring storyteller, playwright, and educator

WEAVERKATIA PETERSEN, PhDIONS Executive Director of Education & trainer of over 65,000 educators

Thank you to our MCs, Weavers, and Musicians! One of the most powerful ways to ignite change in our lives and the world is to ask deep and meaningful questions. Throughout the conference, we will practice the beauty of inquiry and meaningful conversation to explore multiple worldviews, allowing us to shift our perspective and recognize common ground.

Thursday, 7:30 AM to Sunday 12:30 PM Main Conference Breakout Sessions WE ARE IONS Benefit Lunch

General Session Musicians:

Next Gen ConnectIONS Spotlights Community Groups Book Signings

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F4/S4 – IONS Conscious AgingPRINCE OF WALES

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Fetzer Institute LoungeThrough its programs, the Fetzer Institute investigates, activates, and celebrates love and forgiveness as practical forces for good in today’s world. They invite you to their lounge area to relax, connect, be creative, and enjoy some fun giveaways.

Greenheart Fair Trade Shop and Travel OpportunitiesGreenheart is a hub for personal development, volunteer service, environmentalism, fair trade, and cultural exchange. The Greenheart area is brimming with fair-trade goods, volunteer travel and cultural immersion programs, and opportunities to bring cultural exchange to your home. Greenheart International is celebrating 30 years of creating global leaders and serving as a global sponsor for IONS 16th International Conference.

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WT1 – WORLDVIEW EXPLORATIONS: Discover Yourself, Inspire Others, Engage the WorldDORALKatia Petersen, PhD, Alan Pierce, and Laura Rose

Do you work with youth? Would you like to add some inspiring content to your tool box and give your kids a whole new way of looking at and experiencing the world? Social -emotional competencies are essential to prepare youth for this highly interconnected and diverse world. Worldview Explorations prepares youth to navigate and thrive in a global society by exploring the influence perspective has on our behaviors, relationships, and experiences. With 22 dynamic, research -based lessons, Worldview Explorations engages students in a unique, effective, and fun path of self- discovery and interconnection. Through project- based learning and life -relevant tools and practices, learners cultivate self -awareness, healthy compassionate relationships, and both a sense of purpose and service. In our ability to shift our perspectives, we create new possibilities for ourselves and those around us. Worldview Exploration facilitators are fully engaged in experiential trainings to be best prepared to deliver 21st-century capacities to their students and to share the transformative qualities of the program. The most powerful step we can take toward our highest potential is the willingness and capacity to understand new perspectives.

Note: To be eligible to attend this intensive, you must purchase the IONS Worldview Explorations Facilitator Guide and Workbook through the IONS Bookstore prior to the program.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TWO-DAY TRAININGS9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM, both Wednesday and Thursday (Simultaneous with Pre-Conference Workshops)

WT2 – CONSCIOUS AGING FACILITATORS INTENSIVE CANTERBURYCathy Coleman, PhD, Kathleen Erickson Forder, and Karen Weinberger, LCSW and special guest Diane Catrambone

Learn to facilitate the amazing IONS Conscious Aging Course. This intensive builds on IONS Conscious Aging Facilitators Self-Study Program. It will help you sharpen your facilitation skills, deepen your experience and understanding of Conscious Aging, enhance facilitation of peer-learning opportunities, and learn best practices for implementing this program. Please join IONS staff and Conscious Aging facilitation peers from around the world as we celebrate, explore, learn, and grow together. In this program we will

• discover the philosophical underpinnings of Conscious Aging, the workshop design, our facilitation role, and how consciousness matters in meeting the challenges of aging

• participate in dialogues about what has heart and meaning in Conscious Aging work

• explore our beliefs, perceptions, and assumptions about aging

• engage in experiential role plays and conference activities related to developing our Conscious Aging practice

• share successes in building a Conscious Aging practice, including marketing and business development and facilitation challenges.

Note: To be eligible to attend this intensive, you must purchase the IONS Conscious Aging Facilitators Self-Study Program through the IONS Bookstore prior to the program.


W1 – MYSTERY SCHOOLWESTMONTDeborah Jones

Living awake entails far more than reading about enlightenment or developing mental concepts of what living awake means. Living spiritually awake is an embodied awareness from which conscious thought, word, and action emerge. How can you live awake? Your body

contains a vast warehouse of ignored wisdom. Your energy field, comprised of vibrational bandwidths, is rarely explored. Each bandwidth offers a specific interior view of your exterior interpretation and judgment. In this experiential workshop, you will cultivate an awareness of energetic fields as a felt-sense in your body and acquire skills to navigate these fields, allowing you to move from reactivity into a grounded and awake capacity to meet life consciously.

W2 – SUPERNORMAL: SCIENCE, YOGA,AND HUMAN POTENTIAL WINDSORDean Radin, PhD and Lakshmi Angela Norwood, MEd

Do we all have the potential to manifest extraordinary abilities? Recent cutting-edge science supports claims in ancient yogic texts suggesting that “super” abilities are not only real but also attainable by ordinary people. In a one-of-a-kind workshop, IONS Chief Scientist Dean Radin joins Lakshmi Angela Norwood—spiritual mentor, teacher, and hatha yoga practitioner—to explore how empirical evidence is shedding light on practices we can use to realize these abilities.

IONS COMMUNITY GROUP PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTMARQUIS TENTWednesday, July 22, 2015 – 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM($49 workshop fee includes dinner)

If you are an IONS Community Group leader or an IONS member interested in starting a Community Group in your area, please join us for an evening of connecting and learning from one another. Through a combination of presentations, structured sharing, experiential activities and informal social time, this workshop will feature current Community Group activities, and include opportunities for telling the stories of our successes and the wisdom of our best practices. We will also look at our challenges and share ways to overcome them. Together we will create innovative ways to share resources and strengthen communication with IONS and its worldwide Community Groups.

WEDNESDAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM, Wednesday, July 22, 2015

W3 – GREENHEART CHICAGO TOURMEET IN BUTLER Emanuel Kuntzelman and Andrea Dennis

Take a ride with Greenheart and experience Chicago from a socially conscious perspective. First stop, the acclaimed Baha’i Temple. Then cruise down Lake Shore Drive to a dynamic social enterprise for a tour and discussion on what happens when mission meets the marketplace. Up next, a secret stone spiral on the lakefront. There we’ll enjoy a picnic of organic foods and a talk on transformative leadership and then close our day with a mediation. Although the Greenheart Chicago experience ends here, those wishing to carry on can visit a museum, take a Chicago Architecture Boat Tour, or traipse around downtown. There will be two Chicago departures for the hotel, at 2:30 PM and 9:00 PM, in case you’d like to explore downtown Chicago. (A $56 transportation supplement will be added)


THURSDAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM, Thursday, July 23, 2015

T1 – “TAPPING” INTO YOUR INNER RESOURCES: Energy Psychology Approaches for Self-Care and Self-Evolution AUGUSTARobert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP

There are lots of books and videos that tell you what you ought to do to be more evolved. The problem is that we often can’t do what we know we should. In this experiential workshop, you will learn how to use Energy Psychology approaches, including the

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and other tapping approaches, to reduce overwhelming negative feelings and to transform painful and stressful memories and incidents so that you can connect with your best, or higher, self. You will also learn techniques to identify and remove the most common forms of unconscious blocks to everything.

T2 – LIVING A NOETIC LIFE: Principles and Practices for Personal and Social Transformation PEBBLE BEACHMarilyn Schlitz, PhD

What are the inner skills and capacities we need to fully flourish in a world filled with mind-boggling challenges and complexities? How can we identify and nurture the qualities we wish to embody? Where might we find barriers that keep us from reaching our fullest dreams and potentials—and what can we do to break through these

obstacles? This workshop invites participants to draw on their own noetic insights and experiences to address these fundamental questions. Based in research on worldview transformation and healing, the workshop will offer reliable guideposts for navigating change. We will engage in practices for increasing resilience, enhancing personal growth, deepening interpersonal relationships, and clarifying our engagement with life and work.

T3 – CULTIVATING ENERGY WISDOM FOR HEALTH, HEALING, AND HAPPINESSWESTMONTMingtong Gu

Master Mingtong Gu will guide you on an experiential path that unites consciousness and energy—a union he calls “energy wisdom.” You will learn the powerful ancient practice of Wisdom Healing Qigong, which combines mindful movement, sound healing, visualization, and

meditation. Transform limited and blocked energy patterns into healthy energy that flows throughout the physical and energetic bodies. This process can awaken us to self-healing and self-realization.

T4 – THE NEXT STEP IN CONSCIOUSNESS EVOLUTIONWINDSORBarbara Marx Hubbard

Ms. Hubbard will present an overview of our planetary evolution, identifying where we are right now in our life cycle. What is the meaning of our new crises? Where is the emergent potential leading us? How can we not only respond to these crises but also use

them as evolutionary drivers to discover and enact the next stage of human evolution? The Wheel of Co-Creation will be used as a participatory model for entering our vocations of choice, seeking common goals, and matching needs with resources to set a template for a more synergistic democracy. We will examine the growing edge of our spiritual, scientific, and technological capacities as extended potentials of the universal species we are becoming.


THURSDAY COMMUNITY DINNERMARQUIS TENT 6:00 PM TO 7:15 PM

THURSDAY EVENING GENERAL SESSIONGRAND BALLROOM7:30 PM TO 9:30 PM

We are in the midst of a consciousness revolution. And by attending this conference, where the science of being meets the spirit of community, YOU are at the heart of it. Inspired by the transformation he experienced in his spacecraft in 1971 as he returned from his

moonwalk, Edgar Mitchell (joining us remotely) has been pioneering the scientific investigation of a new perspective on reality since that day. Put simply, we’ve been taught that the universe is made of matter and energy. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that it is made of matter, energy, and consciousness. Dr. Mitchell will share his perspective as one of eight surviving individuals who have journeyed farther from our planet than anyone in history!

IONS President and CEOCassandra Vieten will share how IONS is impacting the world through frontier science, transformation education, experiential learning, and community. As the power of our awareness, attention, and

intention begins to permeate every corner of society, how can we wisely navigate and collaborate to accelerate this emerging shift in global consciousness?

Tim Boyd brings us a perspective from one of the longest-lasting and most venerable organizations that has since 1875 engaged in the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science and explored unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent

in humanity. Now, the Theosophical Society has members in seventy countries around the world. Mr. Boyd will share a number of ways to pursue the unfoldment of consciousness. To some, it is a scientific process; to others, it is an art. Is it possible to harmonize our experiences of transcendence and wonder with the science of today?

MAIN CONFERENCE – Thursday Evening and Friday Morning Activities

MORNING ACTIVITIES FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

MORNING PRACTICES FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY MORNINGS 7:00 AM TO 8:00 AM

Sunrise Yoga & Meditation Lakshmi Angela Norwood, MEdMEDINAHWelcome the day and invigorate your spirit through movement, breathing and meditation. Lakshmi guides you through a carefully constructed yoga sequence, pranayama and meditative practices based on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. In service to community, all levels of experience and people with minor injuries can be accommodated. Lakshmi brings 15 years’ experience as practitioner, teacher, spiritual mentor and certified Structural Yoga Therapist.

The ITP Kata - ITP Mastery TeachersWINDSORThe ITP Kata is a 40-minute series of non-strenuous exercises designed to articulate all the muscle groups and joints in the body and involves deep rhythmic breathing, relaxation, transformational imaging and meditation. Created by George Leonard, Aikido sensei and ITP co-founder, as a daily practice, the Kata vitalizes, balances and integrates one’s entire being.

Tslagi - Jane Hughes GignouxGAZEBO PATIO (IN BAD WEATHER TORREY PINES)Learn Tslagi, a Cherokee practice of alignment and balance. This simple set of movements is repeated in each of the four directions. Each round deepens the practice, taking the practitioner into an ever quieter and more appreciative space.

Wisdom Healing Qigong - Master Mingtong GuCANTERBURYMaster Gu will lead Wisdom Healing Qigong, a profound and effective system of healing, transformation and empowerment that integrates gentle movement, sounds, visualization, and meditation into a systematic synergy of all dimensions of your being. Join us to start your day with a refreshed mind, an energized body and an open heart.

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FRIDAY MORNING GENERAL SESSIONGRAND BALLROOM9:30 AM TO 12:30 PM

Embody Your Transformation NOW! – Master Mingtong GuMaster Mington Gu will lead us in Wisdom Healing Qigong, a profound and effective system of healing and transformation for health and happiness. He will guide participants in Five-Organ Sound

Healing for Emotional Transformation as well as other practices in a plenary session and morning practices. These experiential sessions can recharge your body, heart, and spirit through the activation of the collective, accumulative, and holographic healing qi field.

Death Makes Life Possible: Noetic Perspectives on Life, Death, and Beyond – Marilyn Schlitz, PhDMarilyn Schlitz will look at how popular culture deals with the ever-present fear many of us have about our own mortality. She will explore the mysteries of life and death from

a variety of perspectives and world traditions and highlight a multimedia education and community engagement program that is helping to transform the fear of death into an inspiration for living.

The Three-Pound Crystal Ball: The Theory of Sleep AID and the Unconscious Mind’s Exclusive Access into the Corridors of Time – Lou Ferrante Since ancient times, humankind has believed that the dreaming mind can glimpse the future. Ferrante

has taken a methodical approach in his latest book, combining personal experiences, extensive research, and neuroscience to prove that the human mind can indeed see into the future, and in turn, prepare for it.

Being Your True Story, the Pathway to Happiness – Don Miguel RuizBe inspired by the author of The Four Agreements, as he shares ways to cultivate a happier and more rewarding story for ourselves. We are born perfect, and we will die perfect. We search for everything we believe

we don’t have, not knowing that everything we are looking for is already inside us. We are born with it.

FRIDAY COMMUNITY LUNCHMARQUIS TENT 12:30 PM TO 2:00 PM

SPOTLIGHT TALKSPRINCE OF WALES8:00 AM TO 9:00 AM

Emerging scientists and social innovators will share short presentations on their noetic projects and passions with peers. Topics - ranging from the mind’s influence on the ecosystem, to the enduring relevance of ancient practices and infusing spirit into existing social structures- will raise conscious awareness and instigate positive change. Continental breakfast buffet available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on first come basis. Evomimicry - Steve MelvilleResponding to global crises demands extraordinary levels of global cooperation. Despite barriers, evolution has manifested cooperation at an ever-increasing degree, scale and complexity. Inspired by the model of Biomimicry, which probes the question: “How has nature solved this design problem?” Evomimicry asks the question: “How has evolution overcome this barrier to cooperation?” This Spotlight will identify barriers to cooperation, characteristics of an ideal cooperative mechanism, and conditions under which global cooperation could emerge.

Greenheart International - Haldis Toppen Greenheart International has many divisions that all work as a global nonprofit that connects people and planet to create global leaders. The purpose of this presentation will be to inspire and engage the audience to understand how the power of service facilitates a more enriching experience for communities and global citizens to become leaders.

The Mind’s Map: Shapes of Changing Times -Lois StarkTo think out of the box, you have to know the box you are in. Humans make sense of the world, by finding a shape that fits our time, a pattern to organize and orient us. A web mirrors indigenous cultures mental map—cycling, interconnected, whole. A ladder fits urban humans’ worldview—hierarchal, measured, linear. A helix matches our moment of spiraling change, merging the web’s circle and the ladder’s line. Today, our lens enlarges to the space age, seeing whole systems with a spherical view. The blur from spiraling change snaps into the beauty of the big picture. Shape alerts us to the boxes we are locked in. Now we see that we shape our world, then that shape shapes us.

MAIN CONFERENCE – Friday Spotlight Talks and Friday Morning General Session


MAIN CONFERENCE - Friday Afternoon and Friday/Saturday Breakout Sessions

NEXT GEN MEET UPS KENSINGTON COURT

1:30 PM to 2:30 PMSEE INFORMATION PAGE 18

FRIDAY/ SATURDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONSFRIDAY AND SATURDAY3:00 PM TO 5:00 PMONE PER DAYFriday session codes are green.Saturday session codes are gold.

F1/S1 – Greenheart: When a Social Movement Fails, Start a New OnePEBBLE BEACHAndrea Dennis and Emanuel Kuntzelman

How do we take lessons from the activism

of the sixties and the Occupy Movement to advance the shift happening now? Explore the branding crisis of “the new age” alongside the innovative leader-ship traits of radical inclusion and cultural transcendence to take the transformative paradigm from alternative to mainstream.

F2/S2 – Change the Worldview, Change the WorldCOURTS H-GDrew Dellinger, PhD Thomas Berry suggested that our

culture is in trouble because “we are in between stories” and that understanding the roots of the ecological crisis

requires examining our cultural worldview. We will explore ways to build a movement that connects ecology, justice, and cosmology, using the powers of dream, story, art, and action. Drew Dellinger will also share his groundbreaking

research on the ecological and cosmological dimensions in the work of Martin Luther King Jr.

F3 Friday only!– Death Café TORREY PINESJane Hughes Gignoux

Death Café is an informal gathering where people can safely share questions, concerns, and exper-iences regarding any

aspect of death—our birthright. The objective of a Death Café is “to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their precious and finite lives.”

F4/S4 – IONS Conscious AgingPRINCE OF WALESKathleen Erickson Forder, Jeff Parrett and Rose Welch

We live our lives moving forward, but we make sense of them looking back in review. Join us as we reflect together on what has given our lives heart and meaning and how we can live our remaining years with gusto. Learn why over 250 IONS members and friends are facilitating IONS Conscious Aging workshops in their local communities.

F5/S5 – Cultivating Soulful and Awakened Communities DORALAshara Ekundayo

Through a vibrant mix of participatory activities, self-exploration, art-making, and play, we invite you to imagine how we can

build communities that are more open, creative, and inclusive. This

workshop is a unique opportunity to witness our inner spaces and outer realities and to bring our vision of an interconnected world into alignment. F6/S6 – Awaken Your Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul through Integral Transformative Practice®COURTS J-IPam Kramer and Barry Robbins

This experi-ential workshop involves gentle

and energizing movement, use of dyads and small group interactions, and practices such as visualization, affirmations, and energy exercises to heighten awareness, enliven the spirit, and bring you into the present moment.

F7/S7 – Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Resilience and Well-Being CANTERBURYLinda Graham, MFT

Learn more than a dozen tools and techniques drawn from the intersection of brain science, relational psychology,

and mindfulness practices to reduce the impact of stress and trauma, deepen your self-compassion and self-awareness, and broaden perspectives, possibilities, and sense of purpose.

F8/S8 – Leap of Perception! How Attention Can Transform You and Your WorldOXFORDPenney Peirce

The world’s vibration is accelerating, and we are entering a new kind of knowing—literally a leap in


perception. This shift transforms you into a new kind of human, living in a reality that functions according to new rules. Learn the differences between “old linear perception” and “new spherical-holographic perception” and how to change your reality with skillful attention.

F9/S9 – From the Campfire to the Movies: Consciousness, Cinema, and StorytellingPINEHURSTMaurizio Benazzo, Zaya Benazzo, and Nick Day

A radical new “human mythology” is shaping the current era through various forms of storytelling. Inspired by mystics of all traditions, informed by modern science, free of dogmas and firm beliefs, open to the the mystery of life, and embedded in a profound sense of awe We are redefining our role in this interconnected world. Science and Nonduality (SAND) is one of the containers in which this dialogue is developed. Zaya and Maurizio will present their experience as the founders of SAND. Providing a broader frame and with references to archetypes, myths and quantum science, award-winning filmmaker Nick Day looks at the evolutionary role of storytelling. Story activates a powerful inner world of association and meaning, helping us to empathize with others, successfully navigate the world becoming a vehicle for conscious awakening.

F10/S10 – IONS Science Panel AMPHITHEATER

Loren Carpenter, Arnaud Delorme, PhD, Dean Radin, PhD, and Garrett Yount, PhD

Do thoughts influence our genes? Do intentions influence the world at large? Is there a collective consciousness? What happens in a medium’s brain while communicating with spirits? This panel discussion—by a neuroscientist, a computer scientist, a molecular biologist, and a psychologist—presents IONS’ leading-edge research.

F11/S11 – The Science of What's Next: The Future of Consciousness ResearchWESTMONT

Adam Curry, Shamini Jain, PhD, Julia Mossbridge, PhD, and Cassandra Vieten,PhD

Friday only!F12 – A Very Personal Example of TransformationWINDSOR Lou Ferrante

In this two-hour breakout session, Ferrante will recap his life of crime and entry into the Gambino crime family. He will

also recall the years he spent in some of the country’s most violent penitentiaries, where he read his first book and slowly rewired his brain by reading thousands of books, listening to hundreds of lectures, and practicing the ancient and simple art of contemplation.

Saturday only!S12 – Olokun Rising: Guidelines for Creating a Culture of Consequence WINDSORLuisah Teish

In the traditions of the African diaspora, Ocean deities send us dreams that reveal the messages of the ancestors. Teish

will share stories about these dream deities, interpret some of the symbolism, and provide recommendations for manifesting the messages received.

We are in the midst of a consciousness revolution. Can you feel it? A new generation of young scientists are standing on the shoulders of giants and ready to leap! A widespread grassroots, open-source, citizen science movement to discover the furthest reaches of human potential is under way. Explore how the boundaries between inner and outer, heart and mind, and silos of scientific disciplines

are being erased in favor of still rigorous but more holistic and transdisciplinary methods for conducting frontier science and translating it into applications relevant to our everyday lives.

MAIN CONFERENCE - Friday/Saturday Breakout Sessions (CONTINUED)


COMMUNITY GROUPS:

SHARING BEST PRACTICES5:15 PM to 6:30 PM PRINCE OF WALESBring your Best Practices and learn from others too! We’ll also share our challenges and how we have overcome them. Come join CG leaders and members in an informal setting, as we work to-gether to keep our Community Groups active and exciting! Snacks and beverages will be provided.

FRIDAY COMMUNITY DINNERCOURTS J-G6:30 PM TO 7:45 PM

NEXT GEN POSTER SESSION

PRINCE OF WALES8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Posters will be presented and IONS Research and Education Department representatives will be available to talk about their work (Arnaud Delorme, Helane Wahbeh, Garret Yount, Katia Petersen and Mollie Robertson) Descriptions of the poster are available on our website. Titles and Presenters are listed below:

Actualize the Happiest Life : Optimum Consciousness through Unconditional Love

- William Coughlan

Autism from a Spiritual Perspective - Brooke Van Horne

Consciousness and Conscience - N. S. Xavier, M.D.

Design Consciousness - Carl Garant

“From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion” A Proof-of-Concept Study: Talking to the Soul

Dissolves - Gabriele Hilberg, Ph.D. and William A. Tiller, Ph.D.

Healing the Split in the Human Psyche - Andrew Cameron Bailey and Connie Baxter Marlow

How to practice a delicate balance between myself and others? - Marta Stemberger

Supporting the ‘Spirit of Community’ among Doctors-in-Training

- W. Keren Vishny MD, MA and Richard I Abrams MD

Secrets of Energy Healing - Margaret Moga

S.T.A.R. Philosophy - Nina Brown

theJobSpectrumTM is the world’s first Shared-Labor, Shared-Revenue Mechanism

- Matt Blake

The Song is Love: a Heuristic Exploration of the Shipibo Vegetalista Shaman’s Experience of Singing

Icaros in Ayahausa Ceremonies - Jean Ann Britt, RN, PhDc

The Transformative Power of Near Death Experiences - Kais Siala

White Lion Spiritual Symbolism - Carley Mattimore

FRIDAY EVENING MOVIE8:00 PM to 10:00 PM AMPHITHEATER

The Power of the Heart

The Power of the Heart presents fascinating evidence that your heart is much more than a physical organ. The heart can actually transform your views of money, health, relationships, and success. You will learn that with an open heart, anything is possible.

MAIN CONFERENCE - Friday Evening


SATURDAY MORNING GENERAL SESSIONGRAND BALLROOM9:30 AM TO 12:00 PM

The Nature of Consciousness Federico FagginIf consciousness is an irreducible aspect of the energy of which space, time, and matter are made, how is our worldview going to change? Can this assumption lead to a coherent

conceptual structure that suggests the appropriate mathematical theory, where physical reality is produced by consciousness rather than the other way around?

A Cosmology of Connection Drew DellingerWhat connects ecology and social justice, indigenous wisdom and contemporary science, and the vision of Martin Luther King Jr. and the photographs of earth taken from outer space?

Despite their differences, each of these calls us to transform our culture and to move from a worldview of separation to a cosmology of interrelationship. In this talk, Drew Dellinger will link ecology, justice, and cosmology to show how changing our worldview is a critical step in changing our world.

Evolutionary SpiritualityBarbara Marx HubbardWhat are the evolutionary indications of our emergence as a new humanity facing devolution or conscious self-evolution? Ms. Hubbard will discuss the advent of evolutionary spirituality as a vital

component of social and scientific evolution.

WE ARE IONSBenefit Luncheon1:00 PM TO 2:30 PMGRAND BALLROOM

MAIN CONFERENCE – Saturday Morning

MORNING PRACTICES 7:00 AM TO 8:00 AMSEE PAGE 9

SPOTLIGHT TALKS 8:00 AM TO 9:00 AMPRINCE OF WALES

Electromagnetic energy fields of microtoroid cavities used as a molecular model for understanding energy coherence, diseasepathogenesis, and healing in real- time. - Rasheeda Hawk, PhDElectromagnetic fields are produced by the atoms found in physical structures. These electromagnetic currents exist in the shape of torus allowing for a stable but interactive type of energy state. These torus energy shapes are naturally occurring and surround the entire earth, physical bodies, and molecules themselves. In this present work, we fabricated a silica-based microcavity in the shape of a torus known as a microtoroid cavity. Microtoroid cavities are able to confine light at specific frequencies creating an evanescent electromagnetic field around the microtoroid device similar to what is found in nature. We have recently used these micro-resonator cavities as biosensors to detect epigenetic nucleotides at picomolar levels in real- time. There are applications of this model for understanding healing modalities of the super-symmetry principles found in sacred geometry.Mental Weather Influence - Daniel CaputiMental Weather Influence, defined as the attempt to influence weather using solely mental intentions or states of consciousness, has hardly been studied scientifically despite the practice being prominent in many cultures over thousands of years. Small effect sizes of human precognitive and psychokinetic effects have been fairly rigorously demonstrated in laboratory settings, and the question now turns to what the physical mechanisms behind these phenomena are and how they can be applied to real-world situations. Studying the earth’s atmosphere may advance our knowledge of consciousness, and our understanding about the physics of the atmosphere. Transformational Leadership And The Need For Soul In Organizations - Annette SchaferSince 1990 I have immersed myself in researching the congruence between new physics, the deep truths of ancient spiritual traditions, philosophy, psychology, and theories of mind and consciousness. It is urgent that a critical mass of those who purport to lead understand this information along with its ramifications, and incorporate it into their daily lives and work. This mind-change will require that one operate from Soul rather than from ego, and tap into inner wisdom to facilitate the process.


WE ARE IONSInstitute of Noetic Sciences Benefit LuncheonSaturday, July 25, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Many say our inspiring, energizing, community-building luncheon is one of the highlights of the conference. Learn how to partner and participate in the Institute’s unique education and research programs, which support individual and collective transformation through consciousness research, educational outreach, and engagement with the global learning community. Together we can create a shift in consciousness worldwide, where people recognize that we are all part of an interconnected whole and are inspired to take action to help humanity and the planet thrive.

If you have registered for the luncheon it says “Benefit Luncheon” on your nametag. You may pick up your table assignment between noon and 1:00 PM in the lobby outside the general session. If you have not registered, but would like to attend please check at registration to see if seating is available. The Luncheon is $40. If you have donated $500 or more per year to IONS, the luncheon is free to you and your partner

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you to our sponsors:

SATURDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM SEE INFORMATION PAGES 11-12

NEW COMMUNITY GROUPS: STARTING UP & KEEPING MOMENTUMPRINCE OF WALES5:15 PM to 6:30 PMAre you considering starting up a Community Group? Or have you recently started a group but could use some help to ensure it flourishes? This interactive session will include pointers and resources from veteran, experienced Communi-ty Group leaders. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

NEXT GEN MEET UPS KENSINGTON COURT5:15 PM to 6:15 PM

SEE INFORMATION PAGE 18

SATURDAY COMMUNITY DINNERMARQUIS TENT6:30 PM TO 7:45 PM

SATURDAY EVENING MOVIETWO SHOWINGS8:00 PM to 9:15 PM AND 9:30 PM to 10:15 PMAMPHATHEATERThe Joy of Sox: Weird Science and the Power of Intention

IONS was on PBS! IONS own Dean Radin and Marilyn Schlitz were interviewed for this entertaining and informative film that looks at the science behind team chemistry, fan energy, and getting into the Zone. Don’t miss this special screening of The Joy of Sox: Weird Science and the Power of Intention, a

documentary produced by Harvard psychiatrist Rick Leskowitz.

MAIN CONFERENCE – Saturday Afternoon


SUNDAY MORNING GENERAL SESSION9:30 AM TO 12:30 PM

Temple AwardsIONS has been honored to be the home of the Temple Awards for Creative Altruism since 1987. These awards have been presented to outstanding altruists whose lives and work embody the inspirational light

of unselfish service. This year we continue to celebrate the accomplishments of our Temple Award recipients. Learn too how you can participate in selecting the next generation of honorees!

The Promise and Perils of Psychic Technologies Dean RadinNew electronic, pharmaco-logical, and genetic techniques suggest that it may be possible to significantly enhance our natural psychic abilities. This

not only raises the possibility of a host of pragmatic

MAIN CONFERENCE – Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning

SUNDAY MORNING PRACTICES 7:00 AM TO 8:00 AMSEE PAGE 9

SPOTLIGHT TALKS 8:00 AM TO 9:00 AMPRINCE OF WALES

Social Interest and Individual Health - Karin Sidman-CroghanAn individual’s health can be directly affected by his or her adaption to stressful situations. Those who work or live in stressful environments tend to be more susceptible to illness when they do not have interests within the community. Adler saw social interest as an element of empathy, saying that it is “to see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to feel with the heart of another (Adler, 1956, p.135).” If we are able to develop the life tasks effectively, then we are more likely to have a well-balanced and healthy life.

American Family Construct Alternatives - Amelia SloanI would like to discuss how to engage in and grow full, flourishing alternatives to the traditional nuclear family construct in the United States. Many Americans opt to leave their families once they have

SATURDAY EVENING GENERAL SESSION8:00 PM TO 9:15 PM

GRAND BALLROOM

Next Gen invites all to come together with an open mind and heart to share and explore

genuinely with one another, while having fun and moving about the space. Participants will develop a deeper sense of community and connection. All gathered will invigorate the Next Gen initiative and learn how they can propel the movement beyond the conference.

Founder Taz Rashid hosts Club Divine9:15 PM TO 10:30 PM

GRAND BALLROOM

Club Divine is a conscious dance party with high-vibration DJs, musicians, body workers, performers, meditations, and a bazaar. The intention is to gather

communities together in a place where we can dance, meditate, and celebrate on the dance floor!

found a spouse or come of age and create their own small family or live alone, but I posit that residing in a shared living space with the larger family unit or a family of friends is a beneficial alternative that could relieve financial tensions, open the door to different ways of child-rearing, and prevent the isolation that often comes from living individually.

Relevance of 5th Century BC Understanding of the Sages in 21st Century AD - Chander KhannaFor eons sages of the Upanishads and Darshanas echoed unanimously: An Intentionality behind Pure Consciousness (the Ultimate Reality) animates all cycles of creation, a reflection of which (individual consciousness) animates all that is created. Only intellect can grasp and attain unity of the two. A synthesis of today’s contradictory views on consciousness is within grasp.This brief presentation will tie in the above to the instrumentality used by the sages through the six major schools of experiential philosophy (Nyaya, Viseshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Meemansa, and Vedanta). According to some of the best known thinkers of the World, these philosophical speculations contain some of the most original thoughts in the history of human thought.


MAIN CONFERENCE – Sunday Morning (CONTINUED) and Sunday Afternoon

SUNDAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP2:00 PM TO 3:30 PMPRINCE OF WALES

MIRACLE-MINDEDNESS AND THE SOPHISTICATED INTELLECTMarianne Williamson Given the realization that the universe is both self-organizing and self-correcting, faith in

miracles turns out to be not the most blind but rather the most visionary way of perceiving the world. In this workshop, Marianne Williamson will articulate the principles of miracle-mindedness that prevail within the realm of consciousness. Learning these principles and applying them to our practical circumstances, we not only come to navigate our internal landscape but to miraculously affect the world.

applications but also raises questions about the evolution of human potential and whether technology in this domain, as we’ve seen in many others, may outpace our ability to use these abilities wisely.

The Gift of ChangeMarianne WilliamsonScience, psychotherapy, and spirituality are now converging, as the deepest understanding of all three appear at last to represent a single truth. Beyond the varieties of material

manifestation lies a unity, whether described by quantum physics or the great religious truths of the world. The profound evolutionary change of our era is the conversion of our thinking from a mental filter that posits a mechanistic universe, to one that reveals our spiritual oneness with each other and with all things. Emotionally, this shift is a miraculous journey from fear to love. It changes us, and it changes the world.

SUNDAY COMMUNITY LUNCHMARQUIS TENT 12:30 PM TO 2:00 PM

NEXT GEN MEET UPS KENSINGTON COURT1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

SEE INFORMATION PAGE 18

BOOK SIGNINGS

Wednesday, July 22, 2015Wednesday 4:00 PM

Lakshmi Norwood Dean Radin

Thursday, July 23, 2015Thursday 4:00 PM

Master Mingtong Gu Barbara Marx Hubbard

Marilyn Schlitz Bob Schwarz

Friday, July 24, 2015

Friday 12:30 P.MLouis Ferrante

Master Mingtong Gu Marilyn Schlitz

Friday 5:00 PM Louis Ferrante Jane Gignoux Linda Graham

Julia Mossbridge Penney Peirce Barry Robbins

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Saturday 12:00 PMDrew Dellinger

Barbara Marx Hubbard

Saturday 5:00 P.MMaurizio Bennazzo

Zaya Bennazzo Nick Day

Drew Dellinger Linda GrahamPenney Peirce Michael Reddy Bob Schwarz

Sunday, July 26th, 2015

Sunday Booksigning 12:30 PMEmanuel Kuntzleman

Luisah Teish Katia Petersen

Dean Radin Cassi Vieten

Sunday 3:30 PM to 4:15 PMBooksigning with Marianne Williamson


TABLETOP TALKS Self-organized tabletop talks will take place at conference meals. Sign up on site to lead a table in discussion about a topic that interests you.

INNER SPACEHours:Thursday, July 23rd 12:00 PM-8:30 PMFriday, July 24th 8:30 AM - 8:30 PMSaturday, July 25th 8:30 AM - 8:30 PMSunday, July 26th 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Ancient EnergeticsDana Lundin Lac CST RYT is a visionary healer, social artist and author of the forthcoming book “Awakening the Light Body”. While reclining, experience a 25 minute session wherein you engage in a simple yet powerful visualization to transform blockages in the chakra and live inspired from the higher self.

Choice Compass Extravaganza!Friday 12-2P.M, Saturday 12-2 ONLY! IONS Visiting Scientist Julia Mossbridge will be demonstrating Choice Compass, her scientifically tested app that allows you to literally “ask your heart” about your life choices. The app records your heart rhythms via your smartphone’s camera as you meditate on each of two choices, then tells you which choice made your heart respond most joyfully.

EQUILIBRIUM Energy + Education is dedicated to research-based energy medicine therapies, workshops and certification training. Enjoy free mini-treatments with Color puncture (for rejuvenation and balance) and Bengston Energy Healing Method® (for cancer, depression, digestive diseases, asthma, eczema and more) or a bio field photo analysis to see your psycho neuro immunolgical profile!

Healer SourceThe healing circle phone app allows you to anonymously send and receive loving kindness and blessing thoughts [METTA] to randomly-selected members of a global “blessing circle.” Future versions will allow you to send healing to your favorite friends as well as to troubled places around the world.

IONS COMMUNITY GROUP CONFERENCE STRAND

Throughout the conference there will be several opportunities for Community Group leaders and members, as well as those considering starting up a new Community Group, to gather together for fun and mutual benefit! The Community Group Leadership Council has been responsible for the planning for this conference strand. We are excited to have this chance to connect with you all, and very much look forward to meeting and working with you! Join us for sharing, learning, food and drink, and drawings for prizes! Here are the main events, and we will create additional gatherings as desired.

COMMUNITY GROUP PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTPRINCE OF WALESWednesday, July 22, 2015 – 4:30 to 9:30 PM $49 workshop fee includes dinnerSee description page 7

COMMUNITY GROUPS: SHARING BEST PRACTICESFriday, July 24, 2015 – 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM PRINCE OF WALESBring your Best Practices and learn from others too! We’ll also share our challenges and how we have overcome them. Come join CG leaders and members in an informal setting as we work together to keep our Community Groups active and exciting! Snacks and beverages will be provided.

NEW COMMUNITY GROUPS: STARTING UP & KEEPING MOMENTUMPRINCE OF WALESSaturday, July 25, 2015 – 5:15 PM to 6:30 PMAre you considering starting up a Community Group? Or have you recently started a group but could use some help to ensure it flourishes? This interactive session will include pointers and resources from veteran, experienced Community Group leaders. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

IONS Next Gen ConnectIONSNext Gen ConnectIONS creates hospitable space

for diverse communities across generations to engage authentically and weave a web of noetic wisdom for personal and collective growth. They will host the Next Gen Meet Ups,

Spotlights, and the poster session Friday night.

Next Gen Meet UpsKENSINGTON COURTDaily hosted inter-generational dialogues that encourage participants to unpack the keynote themes of each day and to co-vision how to act on those themes within our communities

Friday 1:30 PM-2:30 PM Saturday 5:15 PM-6:15 PM Sunday 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

SPOTLIGHT TALKSPRINCE OF WALES8:00 AM TO 9:00 AM each morningFriday (see page 10)Saturday (see page 14)Sunday (see page 16)

Friday Night Poster SessionCANTERBURY8:00 PM TO 10:00 PM


Inner Visions-Suzann Robins Suzann is interested in demonstrating an experiential modality that may promote transformation for IONS Inner Space. She would be offering people a FREE opportunity to listen to a guided relaxation that involves surrounding themselves with the chakra (rainbow) colors as outlined in her book.

Integral Transformative Practice (ITP)Discover the power of Integral Transformative Practice®, a long-term program for realizing the potential of body, mind, heart and soul. Experiential opportunities include crafting an affirmation for positive changes in your life, learning the basics of balancing and centering and delving into steps for staying current with yourself and others.

Samvit WellnessFounded by Integrative Md’s, Samvit works with sound technology, specifically binaural beats and Spatial Angle Modulation (Sam). This technology works with brain waves to achieve whole brain synchronization and helps support states ranging from deep sleep, relaxation and introspection to focus and peak human performance.

School of MetaphysicsEveryone dreams! Dreams come from the inner self, provide guidance and insight, and can be healing and transformative. School of Metaphysics dream experts learn a language of universal symbols to translate dreams into meaningful messages that dreamers can apply to understand themselves.

Transform your Life with Sherry!Are you feeling temporarily stuck? Have many passionate ideas, but need focus? Want more in your life, but unsure what? Create your personal Transformational Triangle to bring clarity and lead to positive shifts in your life. Sherry Greene, LICSW/Creative Coach, will guide you in creating this simple, yet powerful, reusable tool.

The Wright FoundationTame your primal brain and experience more productivity, satisfaction and joy with one quick and simple exercise in emotional intelligence! The Wright Foundation is a coaching and training institute that synthesizes the best of emerging neuroscience, developmental psychology, existential philosophy and more to develop individuals personally and professionally.

Zero Balancing Touch FoundationThe ZBTF is dedicated to exploring the role of Conscious touch in the evolution of personal and planetary healing. Zero balancing is a leading edge body-mind therapy which, through skilled touch, tunes the tensions in the body for optimal clarity, organization, balance, freedom and unification of body mind and spirit.

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CONFERENCE BOOKSTOREPresenters’ publications and related books will be on sale throughout the conference. Most presenters will be available in the bookstore to sign their books immediately following their presentations. Hours:Thursday, July 23rd 12:00 PM- 8:30 PMFriday, July 24th 8:30 AM- 8:30 PMSaturday, July 25th 8:30 AM- 8:30 PMSunday, July 26th 8:30 AM- 2:30 PM

Tape RecordingNo taping (audio or video) by conference participants is permitted. Professionally recorded and reproduced CDs and DVDs by Conference Recording Service can be purchased during and after the conference (see Conference Recordings below).

Conference Recordings:Professional audio MP3 recordings of the complete recorded sessions will be available through Conference Recording Service (CRS) at the Bookstore check-out. After the conference, please go to conferencerecording.com for available media, or call CRS at 510-527-3600. Recordings are also an excellent way for those who cannot attend to benefit from the conference.

• A complete audio MP3 Disc or Flash Drive of all recorded sessions will be available for $99. This may be available onsite for orders placed by Saturday PM

• Videos (DVDs) of keynotes can be ordered as well at $30 each. These will not be available for pickup on site and will be sent to you by mail.

• Following the event, you may order MP3’s and DVDs online at: www.conferencerecording.com

TABLE TOP TALKSSelf-organized tabletop talks will also take place at the conference breakfasts. Sign up on-site to lead a table in discussion about a topic that interests you or join a table with a topic. The list will be available at the door to break-fast.

TRANSPORTATION The closest Metra station to Oak Brook Hills Resort is the Metra BNSF line at the Cass/Burlington/West-mont train station. This is within the five mile radius of the resort, so the resort shuttle will drop off and pick up from this station (call 630-850-5555). MAKE SURE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE FOR THE SHUTTLE. If the Cass/Burlington/Westmont train station’s ticket office is closed when guests board the train, a ticket can be purchased on the train. If the train station is open, a surcharge is assessed for tickets purchased on the train.

TRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT TAXI SERVICE Windy City Taxi: windycitylimos.com or 866-949-4639.

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