CLASS
DATES:
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Tuesday
evenings, 6:30 - 9:00pm
June 23 - July 28,
2009
August 4 - September
8, 2009
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High
School Meditation Class: Wednesday evenings,
July 1 - August 5
PHYSICIAN
ACCREDITATION (12 CMEs)
Beginning June, 2009, The Albany Medical College
designates this educational activity for a maximum
of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians
should only claim credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
Albany Medical College is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
NURSING
ACCREDITATION (12 Contact Hours)
This continuing nursing education activity was
approved by the New York State Nurses Association,
an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses
interested in continuing education click here
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Easy
- Gentle Yoga
with
Kathleen Fisk
Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor
Leonard, Jenness and
Lilias Folan with AMI Yoga Instructor Kathleen Fisk &
Students
For
beginners and experienced students alike. These classes will help
relieve stiffness and stress while deepening your awareness of body,
mind and spirit. Without difficulty or pain, you'll learn the simple,
therapeutic pleasures of detoxifying the lymph system, toning the
joints, stretching muscles and invigorating internal organs.
Registration:
$90 (six weeks)
Drop-ins Welcome: $20
** All classes are
held at the American Meditation Institute, 60
Garner Road, Averill Park NY unless otherwise
indicated.
CLASS
DATES:
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Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00pm
June 29 -
August 3, 2009
August 10 -
September 21, 2009 (excluding
Sept. 7)
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Introductory
Lecture
The
Heart and Science of Yoga™
Mary Holloway & Doreen Howe
Long-Time AMI Students
This introductory lecture is an ideal way to get
acquainted with the practical power of
meditation and yoga science before you commit to
a six-week course. If you're seeking to be free
of life's everyday stress, this introductory
class with long-time students
Mary Holloway and Doreen Howe will teach you how you can easily express your
inner wisdom by unifying the inherent power of
body, mind and spirit.
American
Meditation Institute - 60 Garner Road, Averill Park
NY
Registration
Fee: $15
(one evening)
LECTURE
DATES:
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Thursday
evening, 6:30 - 7:30pm
July 16, 2009
September 3,
2009
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Bhagavad Gita Study
Chapter
18
Freedom
and Renunciation
Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter
AMI Founders and Directors
July
13 - August 17 (6 weeks)
Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30pm
AMI
Home Center, 60 Garner Road, Averill Park
LEVEL II: The
Bhagavad Gita is a practical spiritual handbook
for Self-Realization and daily life that
teaches you how to be creative and
confident in every circumstance. It
describes two paths in
life -- an upward path that leads to
fulfillment and a downward path that leads
to sorrow. These classes provide you
the unique opportunity to deepen your
meditation practice. This course will study
the final chapter of the Gita. It is
recommended for earnest students and
therapists. No previous Gita preparation
is necessary.
Required Text:
Perennial Psychology of
the Bhagavad Gita, by Swami Rama.
Registration
Fee: $150
(six
weeks)
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NEXT COURSE:
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August 24 - October 5, 2009 (Chapter 1)
Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30pm
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Yoga
Sutras
Verses 4 - 6
Swami
Rama Video Lecture
Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter
AMI Founders and Directors
July 30, 2009 (1 night)
Thursday evening, 6:30 - 8:30pm
AMI
Home Center, 60 Garner Road, Averill Park
LEVEL
II: Any serious study of Yoga Science
eventually leads a student to the Yoga Sutras, a
test attributed to Patanjali, circa 200BC.
Swami Rama distills the essential message of the
Yoga Sutras -- focusing upon its most important
principles. A Yoga student from the age of
three, raised in Himalayan cave monasteries and
educated in European universities, Swami Rama
brings his unique clarity and synthesis of
spiritual knowledge an practical wisdom to this
important topic. The video lecture will be
followed by a detailed discussion.
Registration Fee: $20 (one
night)
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SACRED JOURNEY
Living
Purposefully & Dying Gracefully
Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter
AMI Founders & Directors
August
26 - September 9, 2009
Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30pm
AMI
Home Center, 60 Garner Road, Averill Park
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LEVEL
II: To understand death, we must try
to understand the purpose of life and the
relationship between life and death. The
two are partners -- each providing a context for
the other. Death is not the end, but
merely a pause in an eternal journey. When
birth and death are understood and accepted as
part of the human journey, then the fear of
death disappears and life can be fully lived.
Based on the ancient Katha Upanishad, this
course reveals how and why to organize one's
life in a way that leads to expansion and growth
and that is helpful in preparing for the
transition called death. This
course is recommended for therapists and hospice
workers.
Required
Text:
Sacred Journey, by Swami Rama.
Registration
Fee: $125 (three
weeks)
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Sunday
Morning Meditation & Satsang
With
Leonard & Jenness
Deepen your spiritual practice by joining
Leonard and Jenness
every Sunday morning for
meditation & satsang.
AMI
Home Center, 60 Garner Road, Averill Park
Every
Sunday from 9:30 - 11:00am
FREE
What
happens at your Sunday meditation and satsang?
Our seated meditation practice is held in a
relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Each Sunday
morning program includes both a seated
meditation and satsang (a philosophical
discussion led by Leonard and Jenness
Perlmutter). The seated meditation practiced at AMI
is known as mantra meditation. If you do not
currently have a personal mantra, you should
simply sit in a chair with your head, neck and
trunk straight and concentrate your silent
attention on any name of the Divine Reality that
you are most familiar and comfortable with. The
silent seated meditation lasts for about 20
minutes. Participants sit on chairs or cross
legged on the floor. Newcomers are helped in
finding a comfortable seated meditation posture
by experienced members of the community.
Meditation periods begin with the sound of a
bell.
How
should I dress for the meditation session ?
Loose, comfortable clothing is best. Most people
dress casually, as there are no specific
requirements. Shorts are discouraged.
Do
I need to bring anything ?
Just your enthusiasm. Meditation cushions,
blankets and chairs are provided.
Is
there a charge?
No, the Sunday meditation and satsang is free.
However, love donations are always appreciated
to help support all our teaching classes,
workshops and visiting speakers.
What's
Prasad?
Prasad is a Sanskrit word meaning a sweet food
that is first offered to God--and then consumed
with the faith that God has blessed it.
Following the meditation and satsang, everyone
gathers for a brief social hour where tea and
sweets are served.
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receive:
