The Seattle Chapter of the International Association
for Near-Death Studies

Our next meeting is Saturday, February 11 from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the Douglass-Truth Library, 2300 E. Yesler Way Seattle, WA, 98122. Here are the directions. And here is our next meeting page.

There is an NDE series that started Sunday, December 5, 2010 on the BIO channel. The approximately 2-part previews and trailers for the new "I Survived Death and Back Series" on the BIO channel can now be seen at http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=isurvivedbeyondandback. The details on the series are available at http://www.biography.com/isurvived-beyond-and-back/. NDErs Julie Levine, Sharon Lund and Barbara Harris are among those featured here. The series started Sunday, December 5 at 11 p.m., PST on the BIO Channel. Be sure and watch the series itself, so the ratings will be high and more shows like these will be aired!

For those of you who are interested in having Kimberly Clark Sharp speak at a function, here is her biography: bio.html.

Seattle IANDS began, as most IANDS branches do, when a few near-death experiencers (NDErs) gathered to not only share their experiences, but to help each other cope with their expanded sense of reality. It was the Spring of 1982 when the original group, consisting of four near-death experiencers, first met.

Today our meetings range in size with anywhere from 30 to 50 people attending. We also publish an NDE-newsletter approximately every two months, which includes an account of someone’s near-death experience, and which reaches over 300 people around the U.S.

At our monthly meetings near-death experiencers share background information leading up to their NDE, the near-death experience itself, and how it changed their lives. These meetings are free and open to the public. They are usually held on the first Saturday of each month, from 1:30 to 5:30 pm, but always check our next meeting page. We have time for at least one, and occasionally two near-death experiencers to share, with time included as well for questions, answers and socializing.

Current meeting information and directions can be found at Our Next Meeting.

Kim's book After the Light is available at every IANDS meeting. You can order it here. Or you can order it directly from Kim by emailing Kim. You'll get a personally signed copy, cost is $16.95 plus $5 for S&H. Here's Kim's "book bite:"

Demons and angels and ghosts, oh my! Kansas girl without ruby slippers dies, has near-death experience and comes back to relocate in the Emerald City.

You can view the presentation bio for Kim's presentation at the 2004 IANDS conference in Chicago here.

Seattle IANDS publishes a regular newsletter with NDE stories and interesting insights. You may subscribe for $10 a year to cover our expenses. All information on our web site is free.

We update this web site regularly so check back for more information.

E-mail us. We can't guarantee a speedy response or provide counseling, but your mail will be read. If you're interested in helping with the many tasks needed to run a volunteer organization, please contact us. Thank you!

Have you had a near-death experience? Would you like to tell it to our group? Sharing your NDE in front of 100 or more kindred souls can be a wonderful experience, with blessings for the listeners and blessings for the speaker. If you would like to explore the possibility, read our If you want to speak page.

Articles of Interest

YouTube presentation provided by David Bennett, leader of Upstate NY IANDS. This beautiful video is a moving compilation of affirmations from near-death experiencers who attended the Experiencers Retreat in St. Louis, MO. Link to video "Pearls of Wisdom from the NDEs": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89SIKkiqyKs

From Yahoo News, September 2008: What Happens When We Die?

From Science News, September 2008: World's Largest-ever Study Of Near-Death Experiences

From CNN.com, October 2007: Near-death experiences: Hard to forget or explain

From Newsweek, summer 2007: Back From the Dead: Doctors are reinventing...

From the University of Virginia, summer 2007: Scientists Analyze the Near-Death Experience

New York Times (free registration required) 04/13/04 article with Bruce Greyson: Following a Bright Light to a Calmer Tomorrow

CNN 09/19/02 article: Out-of-body experience clues may hide in mind

IC Wales Online article 09/09/02 article:
"Nurse seeks truth behind near-death experiences".

Seattle Times (registration required) 07/27/01 article on the international IANDS conference in Seattle:
"A glimpse of the 'other side': Seattle conference unites near-death individuals".

Note - we still need transcribers to unlock the treasure trove of NDE stories from our Seattle IANDS meetings. If you or someone you know would like to help us in this noble venture, please call Seattle IANDS at 206-525-5489 and leave a message or email Seattle IANDS at seattleiands@yahoo.com.

Kimberly Clark Sharp can be contacted at kimnde@aol.com. Her full bio is at bio.html.