American Meditation Institute

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.