American Meditation Institute

The American Meditation Institute in Averill Park, New York was founded in July, 1996, by Leonard Perlmutter and Jenness Cortez Perlmutter for the teaching and practice of authentic Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine.

The American Meditation Institute believes that everyone has the innate capacity for Self-realization and for enhancing their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and well-being through the mind/body practices of Yoga Science. These include: meditation, gentle yoga, nutrition, breathing exercises and the company of like-minded people. Our educational mission is to support both the general public and healthcare professionals.

The mission of the American Meditation Institute is:

To empower students by awakening them to their individual potentials, freedom of choice and a vision of their own true spiritual 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.