Where Science and Spirituality meet with Dr. Eben Alexander & Karen Newell
Join Dr. Eben Alexander, a former Materials Scientist/Neurosurgeon and Karen Newell as we discuss the modern scientific study of the nature of the brain and mind to unlock the meaning, purpose, and understanding of the nature of our human existence.
This Week’s Guests
Dr. Eben Alexander
After decades as a physician and teacher at Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, renowned academic neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander thought he knew how the brain, mind, and consciousness worked. A transcendental Near - Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection changed all of that – completely. Memories of his life had been completely deleted, yet he awoke with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm – more real than this earthly one!
Since his 2008 NDE he has been reconciling his rich spiritual experience with contemporary physics and cosmology. We are conscious in spite of our brain. By probing deeply into our own consciousness, we transcend the limits of the human brain, and of the physical - material realm. His story offers a crucial key to the understanding of reality and human consciousness. A pioneering scientist and thought leader in consciousness studies, Dr. Alexander has been a guest on Dr. Oz, Oprah, and many other media programs. His latest book, co-authored with Karen Newell, is Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness, to be released by Rodale Books in Fall 2017. His books, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife and The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife, have collectively spent more than two years atop the New York Times and international bestseller lists.
When not speaking or conducting research, Dr. Alexander enjoys spending time with his two sons, Bond and Eben IV, his wife Holley, and friends. He also enjoys hiking, climbing, SCUBA diving, snow skiing and tennis.
Karen Newell
As an innovator in the emerging field of brainwave entrainment audio meditation, Karen Newell , co-founder of Sacred Acoustics, empowers others in their journeys of self-discovery. Using Sacred Acoustics recordings, she teaches how to connect to inner guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness and develop intuition.
In her search for answers to fundamental questions, it became clear that direct experience is crucial to full understanding. To bolster her strong sense of inner knowing and alignment with her higher nature, she enrolled in a series of hands-on experiential courses to investigate and develop such skills as lucid dreaming, astral travel, telepathy, remote viewing, self - hypnosis, and different forms of energy healing.
She developed a facile expertise in living through daily connection with universal consciousness using heart awareness as a central element. At international workshops presented with best-selling author Dr. Eben Alexander, Karen demonstrates key practices of consciousness exploration: heart awareness, intention, maintaining neutrality, emotional management and cultivating internal knowing. She is co-author with Dr. Alexander of their latest book, Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness (Rodale, 2017).
During 26 years working in the magazine and newspaper publishing field, Karen held key leadership positions involved with the direction and management of technology transitions faced by the print industry. Her business skills include web development, desktop publishing, communications, information technology, project management and strategic planning.
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Takeaways
In this enlightening radio show, Dr. Eben Alexander, a former Materials Scientist/Neurosurgeon, and Karen Newell delve into the modern scientific study of the brain and mind to unlock the profound meaning, purpose, and understanding of human existence. Dr. Alexander shares his transformative Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a coma, which erased his life memories but replaced them with vivid recollections of a transcendent realm. After this experience, he has been reconciling spirituality with contemporary physics and cosmology, proposing that consciousness exists independently of the brain. His insights offer a crucial key to comprehending reality and human consciousness. Karen Newell, a pioneer in brainwave entrainment audio meditation, emphasizes the importance of direct experience in understanding fundamental questions. She shares her journey into various consciousness exploration practices, advocating heart awareness, intention, emotional management, and internal knowing.
