American Meditation Institute (AMI)

The American Meditation Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization devoted to providing comprehensive training in Yoga Science - the world’s oldest holistic mind/body medicine and the core principle of every spiritual tradition. Yoga is the sacred science that provides proven benefits by facilitating the union of the superconscious mind with the physical, mental and emotional elements of everyday life. Founded in 1996 by Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter, AMI combines ancient Eastern wisdom and modern Western science in a practical, empowering curriculum. The foundation course of this curriculum is AMI MEDITATION.

Mission :
The mission of the American Meditation Institute is to support the general public and healthcare professionals in the following ways
• To empower students by awakening them to their individual potentials, freedom of choice, and a vision of their own true holistic nature
• To help students build confidence in their discriminative capacity through daily exercise of conscious attention to the thought process and contemplation of their personal experiences
• To help students embrace those values that have the power to protect, uphold and transform the individual and society
• To help students understand and implement these values through regular, systematic practice of meditation and Yoga Science in their daily lives
• To help students understand and appreciate that these same values are also found within their own spiritual traditions
• To build recognition of, and respect for, this teaching in the minds of the general public
• To encourage AMI administrators and teachers to grow and mature personally in order to serve as an example of this vision.