• Dr. Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and author of ‘Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife,’ is flanked by luncheon host Nancy Koppelman and William Peters, director of the Shared Crossing Research Initiative in Santa Barbara. (Sarita Relis)
  • Nancy Koppelman with Dr. Eben Alexander. (Sarita Relis)
  • From left, Barbara Bartolomé, head of the Santa Barbara chapter of the International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS ), Lily Hills and Michael Kinsella, a Rowney Fellow at UC Santa Barbara’s Religious Studies Department who is working with the Shared Crossing Research Initiative to research the near-death experience movement. (Sarita Relis)
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  • Host Larry Koppelman chats with a guest. (Sarita Relis)
  • Barbara Bartolomé, left, and Nancy Koppelman. (Sarita Relis)
  • Liz Hogan, left, and Corinna Gordon. (Sarita Relis)
  • Nancy Koppelman and William Peters. (Sarita Relis)
  • From left, Kathleen Berry, Nancy Koppelman and Judy Foreman. (Sarita Relis)

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