Neuroscience of Meditation Summit (NOMS) 2025
Neuroscience of Meditation Summit (NOMS) 2025
Presented by Vielight
📅 Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
🕣 Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, Toronto
Where Science Meets Stillness. Insight Meets Innovation.
Join us for the Neuroscience of Meditation Summit (NOMS) 2025, an immersive one-day gathering exploring the intersection of meditation, neuroscience, and emerging technologies. Hosted by Vielight, this summit brings together pioneering voices to examine how contemplative states can be measured, understood, and optimized.
From neurostimulation and photobiomodulation to computational modeling and psycho-spiritual integration, NOMS reveals how ancient practices and modern science are converging to unlock the brain’s potential for clarity, resilience, and transformation.
🎤 Featured Speakers
Dr. Lew Lim
Founder & CEO, Vielight Inc.
A global authority in photobiomodulation (PBM), Dr. Lim leads breakthrough research on light-based brain stimulation for cognitive enhancement and meditative states. His work integrates neuroscience, engineering, and contemplative practice to explore how PBM may activate advanced neural and consciousness pathways.
Dr. Shamil Chandaria
Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Merging deep meditation experience with computational neuroscience, Dr. Chandaria presents “Rewiring Your Reality,” a look at how meditation reshapes perception through predictive processing and the free energy principle—offering a radical framework for reducing suffering by loosening rigid priors, and open us to a more fluid, spacious mode of being.
Dr. Sanjay Manchanda
Psychotherapist & Faculty, California Institute of Human Science
Blending Eastern mysticism with neuroscience and shadow integration, Dr. Manchanda supports transformation through non-dual awareness and neurotechnology. His work bridges spiritual depth with modern healing modalities.
Dr. Sara Lazar
Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Researcher studying the neural mechanisms underlying meditation's mental health benefits. With 25+ years of personal practice and research featured in major media outlets, she's a leading expert on the neuroscience of meditation and co-author of Meditation and Psychotherapy.
Dr. Norman Farb
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga
His research focuses on the cognitive neuroscience of human identity and emotion, with a focus on how cognitive biases shape emotional reactions that determine well-being. He is particularly interested in how cognitive training practices such as mindfulness meditation foster resilience against stress, reducing vulnerability to affective disorders such as depression.
Dr. Reza Zomorrodi
Senior Scientist, CAMH; University of Toronto
A leader in non-invasive brain stimulation, Dr. Zomorrodi shares insights from clinical research on TMS, tPBM, and neuroplasticity. He’ll present findings from ongoing studies on how brain stimulation can deepen mindfulness and support cognitive health.
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👥 Who Should Attend
Ideal for researchers, scientists, clinicians, technologists, meditation practitioners, biohackers, and professionals curious about the science behind stillness and the future of consciousness research.
Ticket includes access to keynote talks, meditation sessions with Vielight, refreshments and networking.
Once you register, you will receive a link to sign up for the meditation sessions. Limited spots available.