We are a chapter of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) that began meeting once a month in September 2002, at:
The Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library Large Meeting Room 7584 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, Virginia
Everyone is welcome, and meetings are free (although we do pass a basket for donations to pay for photocopies and refreshments). We offer loving support, information, and group discussion to those interested in the near-death experience and other related topics. The group does not restrict discussion to any single interpretation or point of view and will not proselytize. Attendees typically include: experiencers of near-death, out-of-body, or other mystical states; healthcare professionals and/or researchers; hospice or grief counselors, and individuals dealing with grief.
Our most recent meeting schedule, through July 2008, follows below. The meetings listed
below will take place in the
Large Meeting Room.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA IANDS MEETING SCHEDULE THROUGH JULY 2008:
April 13, 2008; Sunday, 12:15-3:00 p.m.; Large Meeting Room
May 11, 2008; Sunday, 12:15-3:00 p.m.; Large Meeting Room
June 15, 2008; Sunday, 12:15-3:00 p.m.; Large Meeting Room
July 13, 2008; Sunday, 12:15-3:00 p.mm.; Large Meeting Room
Directions to the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library from the Capital Beltway (I-495) west of Washington, D.C.: Take Route 7 -- Leesburg Pike -- (exit 47B) east toward Falls Church (away from Tysons Corner). After only 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile (just past George C. Marshall High School on the right), you must turn left into the library's entrance. The most convenient way to enter the library's visitor parking lot is to turn left using the left turn lane following the second stop light after the Beltway. Directions from Washington, D.C., using Public Transportation: Take the Metro rail system Orange Line to the West Falls Church-VT/UVA station. Then takeMetro Bus 28A or 28Btoward Tysons Corner Center. Get off at the bus stop in front of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, which is about 5-6 minutes from the West Falls Church VT/UVA metro station. [Note: Look for strip malls on both sides of Leesburg Pike -- Idylwood Plaza (on the left) and Tysons Station (on the right). Request the bus to stop after passing through the traffic light following the Tysons Station strip mall (on the right side of Leesburg Pike). The bus will pass an apartment complex and then stop in front of the library. The bus stop flag is flanked by two newspaper dispensers.] Buses leave the metro station at 10:41 a.m. and 11:39 a.m. on Sundays, and arrive at the library about 10:46 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., respectively. Check the Metro bus schedule for a complete list of departure and arrival times. To locate the large Meeting Room:
pass through the double doors of the library's main entrance; turn left into the corridor extending away from the check-out desk; and enter the meeting room (marked 8) on the left-hand side of the corridor just past the rest rooms and the used books storage room.
If you have specific questions you'd like answered about the Northern Virginia Chapter of IANDS, send an email to:
Be sure to include a return email address if you want a response.
Our group is undergoing some major changes so you'll need to use the E-mail address listed above to receive notification of those changes. For example, we hope to find a new meeting site where we can schedule meetings further into the future than just 2-3 months. We also do most of our communication (including the posting of future meetings) on a Yahoo Group site. Please send your queries about these changes to the IANDS-NorthernVirginia@cox.net E-mail address.
The main
IANDS website
provides further information on: the IANDS organization; the after-effects of near-death experiences; a geographic register of other local "Friends of IANDS" groups; and details about joining the IANDS organization.
