October - November 2022 Transformation

COURSE

To Optimize Your Conscience Developed & Taught by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

Expand Your Understanding and Appreciation of How Your CONSCIENCE Can Work for You

A MI MEDITATION® provides a time-tested, practical curriculum that will bring joy and fulfillment back into your life! You’ll learn how to easily transform stress, worry, anger, depression and burnout into energy, c reativity and will power by employing the Super Conscious Wisdom of Your Conscience. And as you practice what you learn, you’ll successfully balance all your personal and professional responsibilities.

AMI MEDITATION® CURRICULUM

is derived from the award-winning book, The Heart and Science of Yoga and the new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

Yoga Science & Philosophy WEEK 1

How to use the mind for the best choices

How to create new, healthier habits

Understanding pain as an agent for healing

Increasing energy, will power & creativity

Antidotes for worry, stress and depression

AMI Meditation W EEK 2

Systematic procedure for AMI Meditation®

Diminishing distractions with your Mantra

Learning the one-minute meditation

Building focus and fearlessness

Breathing Techniques–WEEK 3

Breath as Medicine

How breathing irregularities foster dis-ease

Three-part diaphragmatic breath

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Yoga Psychology & Ayurveda–WEEK 4

Coordinate the Four Functions of the Mind to access the power and Inner Wisdom of Your Conscience

Use the power of NOW to build and heal relationships

Ayurvedic Medicine & Nutrition for your health

Easy-Gentle Yoga Exercises WEEK 5

Yoga stretches to detox the lymph system and benefit your muscles, nerves, joints, glands & internal organs

Physiological benefits of yoga postures

Mind / Body Self-Care Plan WEEK 6

The healing power of prayer

The practical benefits of contemplation

Creating a therapeutic self-care plan for yourself

Learning to budget your time

Integrating spiritual beliefs into daily life

ATION COURSE

Live on ZOOM

by Dean Ornish MD, Bernie Siegel MD, Larry Dossey MD

674-8714

Taught by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

AMI’s Foundation Course was developed and is taught live on Zoom by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev). Leonard is a noted educator, philosopher, Yoga scientist and founder of The American Meditation Institute. He is the author of The Heart and Science of Yoga® and the mind/body medicine journal, Transformation. He is a direct disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas. Leonard’s lectures are enlivened by his inspiring enthusiasm, vast experience, humor and clear teaching style. He has taught at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The New York Times Yoga Forum, Kaiser-Permanente, numerous medical schools and the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.

AMI MEDITATION® FOUNDATION COURSE

In 2008, AMI conducted a retrospective case study of the AMI MEDITATION® COURSE The findings included these positive, life-enhancing, health-promoting changes:

• Significant reductions in stress and fear

• Decreased anxiety and depression

• Lowered blood pressure

• Lowered heart rate

• Improved restorative sleep

• Improved energy levels

• Increased creative capacity

• Diminishment of migraine headaches

• Decreased irritable bowel symptoms

• Enhanced happiness and optimism

• Reduced cholesterol levels

• Diminished or extinguished acute and chronic pain

• Weight loss

• Increased breathing capacity

activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Albany Medical College and The American Meditation Institute. Albany Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Albany Medical College designates this Live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

support,

20-minute Guided Meditation,

The Physiology of Easy-Gentle Yoga,

to AMI’s Transformation journal.

FREE

Nov

Institute

CALENDAR

LIVE on ZOOM • Sundays 9:30-11:00am ET with Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness AmericanMeditation.org/sunday

OCTOBER 2022

OCT 10 - NOV 14: YOGA PSYCHOLOGY see p. 4

Mon. Nights, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET (6 wks) Live on ZOOM

OCT 20 - NOV 3: MAKING THE BEST CHOICES see p. 5

Thurs. Nights, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET (3 wks) Live on ZOOM

OCT 25 - NOV 29: AMI MEDITATION® see p. 2-3 Tues. Nights, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET (6 wks) Live on ZOOM

NOVEMBER 2022

NOV 21 - DEC 26: YOGA PSYCHOLOGY see p. 4 Mon. Nights, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET (6 wks) Live on ZOOM

DECEMBER 2022

DEC 6 - JAN 10: AMI MEDITATION® see p. 2-3

Tues. Nights, 6:30 -8:30 PM ET (6 wks) Live on ZOOM

DEC 8 & DEC 15: YOGA SCIENCE LAB® see p. 4 Thurs. Nights, 6:30PM-8:30PM ET (2 wks) Live on ZOOM

DEC 10 & DEC 17: ADVANCED TANTRIC HEALING see p. 5 Saturdays, 1:30PM-3:30PM ET (2 wks) Live on ZOOM

YOGA SCIENCE LAB

Level II: In the AMI Meditation® Course, you learned that your thoughts are your most valuable asset. The Yoga Science Lab will help you examine your thoughts and expand your ability to focus your attention. The tech niques learned in seated AMI Meditation® are applied in every duty and responsibility throughout the day. This process is called Meditation-in-Action. As you experiment with the Truth reflected by your Conscience, you’ll develop decision-making skills that will enhance your confidence in all relation ships. As you have already learned, to experi ence real freedom you must be centered in the present moment, know who you are, and follow your Inner Wisdom. The Yoga Science Lab can help you achieve that freedom!

THURSDAYS, 6:30PM - 8:30 PM ET, $75. DEC 8 & 15 (2 WKS) LIVE ON ZOOM

YOGA PSYCHOLOGY

BHAGAVAD GITA STUDY

Leonard (Ram Lev) and Jenness Perlmutter

American Meditation Institute

Education for Enlightenment®

October - November, 2022 • Vol. XXVI No. 1 ©2022 PO Box 430, Averill Park, NY 12018 americanmeditation.org \ Tel. (518) 674-8714 ami@americanmeditation.org

AMI is a tax exempt, non-profit 501(c) 3 educational organization. Donations are fully tax deductible.

LEVEL II: In continuous six week installments this course presents the profound teachings of the Bhagavad Gita as a handbook on the science of life and the art of living. If you are seeking a manual or guide for the supreme task of living a fulfilling and purposeful life in the world today, this ongoing study will provide you the practical wisdom, tools, meaning, courage and confidence you need. Each week Leonard and Jenness will teach you how to reduce stress, enhance your health and creative abilities, while offering you a fresh, positive perspective on all your family and business relationships. This course pro vides the practical blueprint necessary to resolve all of life’s challenges.

MONDAYS, 6:30 - 8:30 PM ET, $150. (6 WKS) OCT 10 - NOV 14; NOV 21 - DEC 26 LIVE ON ZOOM

How to Practice Meditation-in-Action

Valerie Chakedis Ed.D. and Jennifer Masters

Prerequisite: AMI MEDITATION Foundation Course

Leonard (Ram Lev) and Jenness Perlmutter

Level II : This course offers 10 practical guide lines for better decision-making. Known as the Yamas : ahimsa (non-harming), satya (truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brah macharya (conservation of energy), aparigraha (non-possessiveness) and Niyamas: saucha (purity), santosha (contentment), tapas (selfdiscipline), svadhyaya (self-study), Ishvara pranidhana (self-surrender). These principles will help you reliably access your intuitive wisdom to resolve every issue skillfully. You’ll learn quickly how to recognize emo tional triggers and transform the contractive power of the unhelpful, stress-provoking, negative emotions and habits into an expan sive, creative and dynamic force. This course is highly recommended for all students.

THURSDAYS, 6:30 - 8:30PM ET $125 ) LIVE ON ZOOM

ADVANCED TANTRIC HEALING “Yoga Nidra” Practices To Benefit Mind and Body Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) –– AMI Founder

LEVEL II: This advanced 2-week course provides important instruction on the subtle energy heal ing of Tantra, a system of powerfully effective tools for self-care and stress management. Each week you will be taught new skills that reduce the effects of stress, illness and physical exhaustion by purifying the mind and body. These deeply therapeutic practices minimize tension, facilitate energy flow, calm and train the mind, awaken creativity, enhance memory and retard the aging and disease processes by boosting the body’s innate healing wisdom. This course will provide complete instruction in the practices of yoga nidra, shitali karana, shavayatra, and tantric visualization.

SATURDAYS, 1:30 - 3:30PM ET $125 (2 WKS) DEC 10 & 17 LIVE ON ZOOM

This class is open to the general public and recommended for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

What’s the Real Value of CELEBRITY?

By Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

The term “celebrity” usually describes an individual whose fame and broad public recognition results in continued, intense publicity from the mass media. A person can attain celebrity status by amassing great wealth, by their participation in sports, enter tainment, politics, news, or their prominence as a religious, political or historical figure. Some people even become celebrities simply as a result of their connection to another celebrity.

Why are we attracted only to certain celebrities, while others hold no charm for us at all? The answer lies in the familiar, but seldom examined concept of “charisma.” Charisma is a quality present in only a very limited number of people. It’s a powerful force that usually includes an extremely magnetic personality or physical appearance, combined with an uncanny and sophisticated ability to communicate, persuade, charm and influence large numbers of people.

The power of charisma is a natural attribute of Guru. Contrary to popular cultural myth, Guru is not a person or thing, although every one and every thing can certainly act as an instrument of Guru. Guru is an eternal principle––a universal Light of divine tran scendent wisdom that dispells the darkness of our personal confusion. Its primary pur pose is to attract certain qualified minds that are prepared to receive and embrace a valu able life lesson. Guru is a timelessly present teacher or reforming factor in every mani fested form of relationship. Guru can be experienced through a celebrity, a spiritual teacher, a mother, father, spouse, friend, adversary, the food you eat or drink, the object you smell or touch, the sound you hear, the thoughts you think, the words you speak and every action you take.

In the Gospel of St. Thomas, Jesus the Christ (and the charismatic instrument of Guru), acknowledges the all-pervasiveness of the Guru principle when he spoke these words: “The kingdom of the Father is spread

upon the earth, and human beings do not see it. I am the Light that is above them all, I am the all, and all came forth from Me, and the all attained to Me. Cut (a piece) of wood, I am there; lift up a stone and you will find Me there.”

Now, if you’re willing to experiment with the wisdom of Guru, follow these easy instructions: FIRST, accept that Guru is present within you 24/7. In fact, the wisdom of inner Guru (within each of us at the core of our personality) is always assumed to be the overriding authority concerning what we should do and what we should not do in order to experience happiness, health and security. When Shakespeare wrote, “Above all else, to thine own Self be true,” he was referring to one’s inner Guru SECOND, just for the sake of science, identify a celebrity that you either passionately like or dislike. (It doesn’t matter which it is). THIRD, now, armed with this wisdom of the Guru principle and having the necessary will power to use it, recognize that the inner Guru’s wisdom is always accessible through YOUR CONSCIENCE And the more often you can con vince your ego, senses and unconscious habits to support the Super Conscious Wisdom of YOUR CONSCIENCE, its capacity to reflect the inner Guru’s wisdom will be incrementally enhanced.

How the Experiment Works

Okay, now you’re ready to begin an experiment to discover what your chosen celebrity has come into your life to teach you. Just follow these simple scientific guidelines.

1. If the outer Guru (your chosen celebrity) speaks and acts in ways that are in harmony with the Super Conscious Wisdom of YOUR CONSCIENCE (inner Guru), that suggestion is to be heeded and served in thought, word and deed, and as a conse quence, you’ll be led for your highest and greatest good. (Don’t forget, at other times

the outer Guru might also be a friend, family member, or business colleague).

2. But if a suggestion from the outer Guru (your chosen celebrity) is in conflict with your inner Guru, the outer advice is to be honored and respected, but then lovingly rejected with gratitude, for your teacher (in the form of your chosen celebrity) has just modeled for you what NOT to do; how NOT to act in an analogous circumstance. In this example, when you follow your inner Guru’s advice, and you lovingly reject the suggestion of the outer Guru, you will also be led for your highest and greatest good.

This practice of experimentation is known as AMI Meditation-in-Action, and by conscientiously incorporating this proce dure into your daily decision-making process, you will gain a brilliance of confi dence and an imperishable comfort. And as more and more of your actions in the world become the confident and inspired instru ments of your inner Guru, the universe will provide you everything you need.

My Personal Experiment with a Celebrity

My long relationship with Elvis Presley began in 1956. I was ten years old when I first heard Elvis’s voice, and it was love at first hearing. In all his music, but especially when I heard him sing a gospel song, my mind and heart filled with a comforting sense of joy, fullness and spiritual comfort. The feeling was so positive that I started associating Elvis the man and his music with my personal hap piness and self-confidence. And my experi ence wasn’t unique. As singer-songwriter Paul McCartney similarly observed when he was about 14, “I always knew that no matter how bad I felt, if I played an Elvis record it would make me happy.”

Enjoying this ever-rewarding charis matic attraction, I cultivated the relationship.

Over the years and decades, because I so freely and lovingly gave Elvis Presley bou quets of my love and attention, I learned a great deal about him his desires, his choices, achievements and some of the painful consequences he experienced. Singer, phi lanthropist and celebrity Elvis Presley was obviously a generous and loving man and acclaimed artist, yet many of his actions as

my outer Guru were not in harmony with the inner Guru at the core of my own being. It was Kahlil Gibran, noted author of The Prophet who once said, “I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.” Continually contemplating the meaning of all the lessons I learned and artistic gifts I received from celebrity Elvis Presley, I am more certain than ever that he has served as an excellent, practical and helpful teacher who skillfully taught me both how to live my life and how NOT to live my life. And for this, I am eternally grateful to him and increasingly inspired to continually be one of his very best students.

Take Home Message

When we are children, Providence provides us with a generous supply of energy and opportunities to experiment with new experi ences and relationships. Sometimes a child may have to touch a hot stove burner or two to find out if it represents any potential dan ger. But by the time we enter the middle of our lives we don’t need to touch every burner on every stove to know whether or not it’s hot. In determining the company we keep and actions we take, Guru, through the mass media, now provides us teachers that model for us what’s to be done and what’s not to be done in mind, action and speech. Celebrities are teachers who come into our lives through the divine, attracting power of charisma. And now, as we become aware of such attractive or repulsive relationships, the only question for each of us is this: Are we awake to the teaching being presented? Or, like the children that we once were, are we still hypnotized by the glitz and glitter of the shiny objects that appear through the senses?

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