The Foundation Course for Life™
The Right Tools at the Right Time
for a Happy, Healthy, Rewarding Personal and Professional Life
Question Worth Asking
Ram Lev’s Essays
A Scientific Journey
American Meditation Institute
For Yoga Science and Philosophy
Founded in 1996, The American Meditation Institute (AMI) is a pioneering 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization dedicated to enriching lives through the timeless practice of meditation and holistic self-care. Our mission is to provide accessible, practical, and comprehensive instruction for individuals seeking greater inner peace, health, and spiritual fulfillment.
At AMI, we blend the profound teachings of ancient Eastern philosophies with the insights of modern Western science to create a unique, step-by-step system for personal transformation. Our evidence-based curriculum empowers students with the tools to make conscious, mindful, and discerning choices—fostering balance in body, clarity in mind, emotional resilience, and a deepening connection to one’s true Higher Self.
Through our diverse offerings—including courses, retreats, lectures, and publications—we support a growing community of seekers on their journey toward Enlightenment, well-being, and a more meaningful and rewarding life.
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the Declaration of Independence
What if Life, Liberty, and Happiness are not goals to achieve, but truths to realize?
In this concise and thought-provoking work, Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) reveals that the most cherished ideals of the American Declaration of Independence are not merely political principles, but expressions of a deeper spiritual reality.
Drawing from the timeless wisdom of Yoga Science, he shows that the human longing for Life, Liberty, and Happiness reflects our Essential Nature—Sat, Chit, and Ananda.
Through clear reasoning and practical insight, this book guides the reader from outward seeking to inward understanding, offering a direct path to clarity, freedom, and lasting fulfillment.
Leonard Perlmutter’s
Award Winning Book
The complete blueprint
for constructing a practical bridge between your own inner wisdom and outer actions.
2nd Edition
Revised & Expanded
Endorsed by:
Dean Ornish MD
Bernie Siegel MD
Larry Dossey MD
AMI’s 30th Anniversary Giving Campaign
Since 1996 AMI has served thousands of students—teaching practical skills to enhance personal, professional and spiritual growth. Now, we turn to you—to assure that the practical teaching of Yoga Science will continue to grow. As a non-profit educational organization, AMI is not financially self-sustaining. We ask your help in supporting the Institute’s mission of service.
AMI MEDITATION Techniques Can Relieve and Prevent Physician Burnout
Learn practical tools that can empower you to make conscious discriminating and reliable choices to enhance your creativity, well-being and happiness. Our comprehensive, accredited CME conferences, retreats and classes are designed to help identify, prevent and relieve physician stress and burnout.
New peer-reviewed Clinical Study finds AMI MEDITATION® Reduces Burnout and Stress
Newly published research from the American Medical Association shows how the COVID-19 pandemic magnified long-standing issues that have accelerated the U.S. physician burnout rate. At the end of 2021, nearly 63% of physicians reported symptoms of burnout, up from 38% in 2020. Research shows that large-scale change is needed to address the physician burnout crisis.
The AMI Meditation® comprehensive proprietary curriculum has now been proven to bring more ease and less effort to the complex navigation of daily life. Having taught as a faculty member of The American Meditation Institute, and as a student of its teachings for many year, I can offer first-hand experiential affirmation of the power of the unique curriculum developed by AMI founder Leonard Perlmutter to transform an individual’s interpretation and response to the disorder of modern times. Read more