The
American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science &
Philosophy is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization
devoted to the teaching and practice of meditation and its
allied disciplines. In its holistic approach to wellness,
the Institute combines the best of ancient Eastern wisdom
and the practicality of modern Western science. AMI
offers weekend meditation retreats, weekly meditation
instruction, easy-gentle yoga classes in addition to courses
and workshops on Ayurveda, the chakra system, Bhagavad Gita
and advaita vedanta. AMI Meditation teaches people of
all levels of experience to control, conserve and transform
their greatest natural resource --- the power of the mind
--- into thoughts, words and actions which can lead them for
their highest and greatest good.
Under
the guidance of its founders and directors, Leonard and
Jenness Perlmutter, the American Meditation Institute
provides practical, step-by-step instruction on how to
create a bridge between the inner world of thoughts, desires
and emotions and the outer world of action. By employing
scientific techniques, our meditation retreats and weekly
meditation instruction teach how to access the wisdom of the
inner world, and how to employ that knowledge skillfully in
our relationships through mind, action and speech.
As
we learn to master our internal states through a regular AMI
Meditation practice, the vast, hidden, habitual power of the
unconscious mind is slowly transformed into healthy,
creative, loving, nurtured and rewarding relationships and
experiences. This bridge between the inner and outer worlds
coordinates all our assets by harmonizing the body and mind
with the Divine wisdom of the spirit.
Although the basis of AMI Meditation is the ancient
Himalayan tradition of India, its truth is echoed in every
major religion and indigenous tradition including Hebrew,
Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Native American
wisdom. But AMI Meditation is not a religion. It is
an educational body of knowledge which does not interfere
with any religious or cultural belief. On the contrary, AMI
Meditation enhances the understanding of, and appreciation
for, every religion and culture. In contemporary terms, AMI
Meditation provides the technology for creating new mental
software that empowers each individual to make conscious,
discriminating and reliable choices---choices which can
translate into a multitude of practical benefits.
In contemporary terms, AMI
Meditation provides the technology for creating new mental
software that empowers each individual to make conscious,
discriminating and reliable choices---choices which can
translate into a multitude of practical benefits.
