Yoga Vacation ProgramMarch 11 — 14, 2027
A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
Dr. Eben Alexander and Karen Newell
This program is part of the Beyond the Veil: Awakening and Healing Through Near-Death Experiences Symposium, March 9-14, 2027
What happens to consciousness beyond the brain? Can near-death experiences transform our understanding of the soul, healing, and the nature of reality?
In this profound and experiential program, renowned neurosurgeon and bestselling author Eben Alexander shares the extraordinary story of his life-changing near-death experience during a 7-day coma in 2008. Through personal reflection and emerging scientific perspectives, he explores what his journey revealed about consciousness, the afterlife, and the deep interconnectedness of all life.
The program includes immersive workshops exploring the eternal nature of the soul, the healing power of compassion and forgiveness, and our connection to what Eben describes as the “universal mind.” Participants will experience guided meditations enhanced with specialized Sacred Acoustics binaural beat recordings designed to quiet the analytical mind, expand awareness, and deepen inner insight.
Together, we will explore how accessing inner wisdom can bring greater clarity, peace, creativity, and meaning into everyday life.
Participants will:
- Explore emerging scientific perspectives on consciousness and near-death experiences
- Gain insight into the nature of the soul and our profound interconnectedness
- Experience guided meditations using binaural beat technology
- Learn mindfulness practices to support healing, presence, and emotional well-being
- Discover new perspectives for navigating grief, loss, and life’s deeper questions
- Deepen their connection to intuition, inspiration, and universal awareness
This inspiring program invites you to explore the mystery of consciousness and awaken to a greater understanding of who we are beyond the limits of ordinary perception.
March 11: Satsang
A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife
March 12: Workshop
Eternity of Souls and Their Entanglement
March 13: Workshop
Your Connection to Universal Mind
Offered as 1 satsang and 2 workshops (subject to change).
The presentations associated with this Yoga Vacation Program begin with an 8pm satsang on the first day of the program and conclude with a 90-minute 2pm workshop on the last day of the program. Click here to read more about the Yoga Vacation Program details and view the ashram schedule for yoga classes and meals during your stay. We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of your program for the optimal experience.
Dr.Eben Alexander III, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston. He was once staunchly committed to the materialist world view — the belief that the physical world is all that exists. His scientific belief system was altered by his 2008 transcendental near-death experience (NDE), an odyssey into another realm during a week-long coma. Despite a bleak medical prognosis, Dr. Alexander awoke to make an inexplicable return to full health. His medical case and recovery were validated in the peer-reviewed Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Since his NDE, Dr. Alexander has been reconciling his rich spiritual experience with quantum physics, cosmology and the philosophy of mind. Dr. Alexander speaks around the world to educate about the role that consciousness plays in wellness, healing and recovery.
A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader, Dr. Alexander has been featured in more than 400 media interviews including for ABC-TV’s Good Morning America and 20/20, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, Larry King Now, Fox and Friends, Discovery Channel, Biography Channel and numerous international radio, digital and podcasts. His books are available in more than 40 countries: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, and Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness, co-authored with Sacred Acoustics co-founder Karen Newell.
Karen Newell is an author and specialist in personal development with a diverse body of work that rests upon the foundation of heart-centered consciousness and spiritually transformative experiences. Her personal growth programs, workshops, guided meditations and teachings enable individuals to achieve life transformations towards greater self-fulfillment and contentment, quality relationships and choices aligned with one’s soul calling from a heart-centered consciousness.
As an innovator in the emerging field of brainwave entrainment audio meditation, Karen empowers others in their journeys of self-discovery. Using Sacred Acoustics recordings and other techniques, she teaches how to enter and engage with your inner world to connect to guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness and develop intuition.
Karen is co-author with Eben Alexander III, M.D. of Living in a Mindful Universe (2017). At international workshops presented with Dr. Alexander, Karen demonstrates key practices of consciousness exploration: heart awareness, intention, maintaining neutrality, emotional management and cultivating internal knowing.
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