IONS Community Groups Network Newsletter                                                          April 2015

Dr. Dean Radin

IONS Chief Scientist

 IONS' Dean Radin Named One of the World's Ten Pre-eminent Minds in the Debate on Consciousness.


 The Deeper You Go website has named ten scientists as pre-eminent minds in the debate on consciousness. One of those is IONS Chief Scientist Dean Radin!


 

In addition to his role at IONS, Dean is on the Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Sonoma State University, on the Distinguished Consulting Faculty at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, and former President of the Parapsychological Association. He is also co-editor-in-chief of the journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.  IONS fellow Rupert Sheldrake is also named as another of the pre-eminent minds on consciousness.  Check out the whole list of scientists on this website: www.thedeeperyougo.com. 

Join the Community Group Network in Chicago!

 

Join us for the

IONS 16th International Conference

Oakbrook Hills Resort

Chicago, IL

July 22-26, 2015

 
Community group leaders and members will hold a community group meeting and dinner Wednesday evening and also daily gatherings between the afternoon sessions and dinner to network and get to know each other.  There will also be two-day training programs prior to the conference in Worldview Explorations and Conscious Aging. Conference brochures are being sent out to community group leaders for distribution to their members. For details about the conference, and to register, click 

Add your name now to this growing list of registrants who have signed up for the Wednesday Community Group meeting and dinner:

 

Bill and Susan Alcorn, Cleveland, OH Leader

Ana Lia Alvarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leader

Bob Blackstone, Sacramento, CA, Co-Leader

Tahdi Blackstone, Los Angeles, Leader

and husband Laurie Sumner

Blythe Bohonos, Calgary, Canada, Leader

Jim Baker, Alpharetta, GA

Rainbow Belderol, Diamond Bar, CA

Marty Cole, Placentia, CA, Leader

Michelle (Mit) Cortright, Boyne City, MI, Leader

Harold Cottrell, Louisville, KY, Leader

Christine Dahl, Bettendorf, IA (Quad Cities IONS), Leader

Rosa Maria Diaz, Halladale, FL Leader

Elaine Emory, Nashville, TN

Mary Giesige

Mary Gordon, Kauai, Hawaii

Dottie Koontz, Vancouver, WA Leader

Lynda Ellis, Durham, NC

Marcia Hays, Lake Oswego, OR

Lee and Judi Kaiser, Akron/Cleveland, OH, Leaders

Ruthie Landis, Chicago

Ed Letchinger, Chicago, Leader

Nancy Lonstein, Westborough, MA

Bob and Christi Meyer, Wooster, OH

Laura Nasi, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sjoshanna Strand, Thornton, CO

Sandy Tofflemire, Lawndale, CA

Amelia Sloan-Mitchell, Hattiesburg, MI Leader and         husband Charles Mitchell

Stephanie Valle, France
Janet Walden, Sacramento, CA, Co-Leader

Walter Weisenburger, Flathead, MT, Leader

Rose Welch, Big Sur, CA, Leader

Sandy Wiener, Ann Arbor, MI, Leader

Barbara Winters, Dolores, CO

 

Janet Walden, co-leader of Sacramento (CA) IONS, is the Community Group Leadership Council's Conference Planning Liaison: JEWalden@aol.com.

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Calling All Community Groups to Send Pictures!

 

Southeast Michigan "Waking Wisdom" IONS Community Group

Leaders: Harriet and Sandy Mall

 

The Community Group Leadership Council is creating a slideshow of pictures of IONS Community Groups from around the world!

 

If you or someone you know has pictures of your IONS Community Group, and you are willing to share, we would like to include them in a fun-filled slideshow being created for this year's IONS International Conference in Chicago, July 22-25, 2015.

 

We welcome pictures of individual members, groups, invited guests, or speakers. We want to include as many pictures as possible, so please:

  • Forward pictures you would like to share, or;
  • Direct us to your website, Facebook page, or other social media that has pictures we can download and include.

Send your pictures and emails by Monday, May 4, 2015 to Blake Paysse at earthrisers@gmail.com. Please include the name of your Community Group in your email.

 

Thank you!  We look forward to seeing you -- in person and in video -- in July.


 

 

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IONS Global Community Liaison

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Community Group Updates

 

Welcome New Groups:

 

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, IONS held its first two meetings in March and April. The group is reading and discussing The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer. Leader Ann handed out some readings for the group including a definition of Noetic Sciences, Love's Divine Interest from Group Avatar, some 3-dimensional images on what happens as the brain loses consciouness, and Why Consciousness Matters.

Leader: Ann Cortese, ASTR012@aol.com 

 

Sarasota, Florida IONS held its first meeting April 13 under the leadership of Jean-Pierre Khordoc, jpkhordoc@gmail.com.

 

Other New Groups Forming:  

Austin, TX
Florence, OR
Lacrosse, WI
Medford, OR
Milford, CT
Muskegon, MI
Northern Michigan
Santa Fe, NM
St. Paul, MN, St.Catherine's U.
Tacoma, WA

 

Re-vitalizing:

San Diego, CA


And Internationally at:

Cairo, Egypt
Bulgaria
Helsinki, Finland
London, UK
Madrid, Spain
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sydney, Australia
Toronto, Canada

 

 

A Sampling of Community Group Happenings: 

 

Arlington (TX) IONS hosted speaker Barbara Patton, who spoke on "BodyMind Harmony," which is a creative process involving a combination of physical exercises, positive words, and music." Leader: Joanne Stewart, joanne-stewart@tx.rr.com 

 

Borderland (TX) IONS will host Sobha Podila M.D., who will present on medical acupuncture. Leader: Jerry Kurtyka, jerrykurtyka@hotmail.com.

 

Chattanooga/North Georgia IONS hosted Dr. Jill Shelton who spoke on "The Truth About the Aging Mind: The Glass is Half Full." Leader: John Rennie, nrandyjr@comcast.net 

 

Chicago IONS hosts "Greenheart Transforms" on May 5 including IONS presenters President Cassandra Vieten, Chief Scientist Dean Radin, and Executive Director of Education Katia Petersen. Leader: Ed Letchinger, ed@chicagoions.org.

 

Marin (CA) IONS hosted Corrine McLaughlin who presented, "The Hidden Side of World Events: Revealing a Positive Future." Leader: Pat Palmer, everevolving@erthlink.net 

 

Ocala, FL IONS is celebrating "Older Americans Month" on May 1, hosting Paula Krause, an older American who is bringing love, laughter and joy into the elder community as the "I Love Lucy Lady."   Leader: Patricia Kittleman, bluangel1000@gmail.com 

 

Petaluma (CA) IONS hosts IONS Chief Scientist Dr. Dean Radin this evening, April 30, who is presenting on his book Supernormal. Leader: Colette McMullen: colette@satoristudioz.com

 

Quad Cities (Iowa) will host Dr. Conrad Spainhower on May 14, who will discuss his book, The Path of the Golden Heart, and will also give a workshop May 16. Leader: Christine Dahl, IONSQC@aol.com 

 

Tucson IONS hosted Victor E. Smith, who presented "Exploring Reincarnation Through History and Fiction." Leader: Janie Herr, Janie@TucsonMoves.com