by Leonard Perlmutter

ALBANY, New York.  September 24, 2005 (The Times Union)

Every American has experienced some effect of hurricane Katrina. Even if we did not feel her destruction firsthand, we have been caught in the mental and emotional floodwaters of shock, helplessness, anger and fear. In the face of Katrina’s physical fury, we are called to deal with our emotional storms to heal ourselves and the nation.

As we watch and read the news, it takes courage to witness our own emotions and judgments without giving in to negativity, despair and unproductive criticism. If we can recognize and utilize certain eternal truths […]

The King’s music helped lead author/teacher to Eastern traditions
by Paul Grondahl

SAND LAKE, New York.  September 7, 2005 (The Times Union)

Leonard Perlmutter is totally serious when he calls Elvis Presley “my guru.”

The 59-year-old yoga and meditation teacher, in fact, thanks the King in the acknowledgments to his new book, “The Heart and Science of Yoga.” Perlmutter began listening to Presley’s gospel recordings as a boy growing up in Albany. He was moved by Presley’s voice in a way he would not fully appreciate until much later, after decades of studying Eastern philosophy, world religions and mysticism.

“When I gave my attention to […]