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In this blog series, we are highlighting the practices that our IONS staff members use to connect to noetic information and energy. This month Andrea Livingston, Associate Director of Engagement, shares her practices about connecting and communicating with nature as a noetic practice.
The possibility of communicating with the deceased has enchanted the human imagination for millennia. But is it just imagination? Or is mediumship real?
The process of growing older includes an often overlooked component: the noetic character of aging. Our culture rarely celebrates that we even get to age, but as many know, growing older can be a powerful and inspiring time to more clearly hear our inner voice of knowing.
The IONS Experience & Engagement department is pleased to announce a brand new online workshop. Consisting of three 90-minute sessions, the Foundations in Noetic Leadership workshop explores the opportunities and challenges associated with a noetic approach to leadership.
Are we ready to lead from an emerging knowledge of our interconnection with other human beings, nature, and the cosmos? Can we nurture the development of leaders who depend on insights from both the rational and the transrational? We here at IONS believe that the answer is an emphatic YES. And in support of that mission, we are excited to be launching the IONS Noetic Leadership Initiative.
Manifesting — bringing about positive outcomes through thought or belief — is making news these days. Though these mental “magical” practices have been around for eons, recently even the New York Times has dipped its toes into esoteric waters, with an article on the increased interest from millennials in the law of attraction and power of positive thinking.
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new Internet Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (IMMI) course! This is a research-based, six-module, self-paced, online program for anyone who wants to learn about mindfulness meditation. Though this form of meditation originates in Eastern spiritual practices, such as Buddhism, in modern Western cultures mindfulness is usually defined as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally (Jon Kabat-Zinn). IMMI explores this basic definition on many different levels and is designed to support anyone who would like to learn how to reduce stress and increase their quality of life with mindfulness.
We are delighted to welcome Diné (Navajo) activist, artist, writer and ceremonial leader, Pat McCabe, to our ConnectIONS Live Series on Friday March 5th at 11:00 am PST to explore what a paradigm for thriving life could look like. According to Indigenous wisdom, every single member of the Sacred Hoop of Life has a perfect design to uphold its part of the Hoop — including humanity. As cracks in foundational beliefs begin to appear, as imposed knowledge gives way to inner feeling, inner knowing, and inner perceiving, we can re-examine this honor we have been gifted, this place humanity has in the circle.
We are delighted to share this Interview with Dr. Luís Portela, author of the newly released The Science of Spirit: Parapsychology, Enlightenment and Evolution. Luís Portela is chairman of the Bial Foundation, a non-profit institution supporting human-centered research, particularly in areas that are poorly explored but susceptible to in-depth scientific analysis. The Bial Foundation has been a generous supporter of IONS for over two decades. We are deeply grateful for their support. Bial is also one of the very few foundations that is a significant supporter of parapsychological research.
The IONS Experience Department was fortunate to share a few moments with Blythe Bohonos of the Calgary IONS Community Group, harvesting history, recommendations, and knowledge about what it takes to form an IONS Community Group.