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Ayurveda: The World’s Oldest Mind/Body Medicine

Ayurveda means “the science of life.” As the world’s oldest mind/body medicine, Ayurveda considers our individual human existence, health and dis-ease in holistic terms––inseparable from the intrinsic cosmic unity of consciousness, energy and matter. Therefore, in order to determine what makes an individual body healthy, the first practitioners of Ayurveda studied the laws and interrelatedness of the cosmos. And in order to understand the functioning of the universe, they examined the operations of the human body.

The Five Elements (Tattvas) and Human Body

Ether/Space

Within the human body lie many cavities comprised of the ether element. For example, space exists in the […]

2018-07-31T14:43:47-04:00February 28th, 2018|Essays, Selected Essays by Leonard Perlmutter|
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Mark Pettus MD to Present on Epigenomics, Chronic Stress and Physician Burnout at The American Meditation Institute’s 10th Annual CME Conference

Back by popular demand, noted author and triple Board-certified physician Mark Pettus, MD will once again join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) for a 32-credit hour mind/body medicine CME conference for physicians and other health care professionals, October 23-27, 2018 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this 10th annual comprehensive training, accredited through the American Medical Association and Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education, is designed to help identify, prevent and relieve physician stress and burnout.

Presenter Mark Pettus MD currently serves as Medical […]

2018-09-04T13:59:46-04:00February 21st, 2018|Press Release|
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Make Time for Meditation

Contrary to common belief, just 60 seconds a day is enough time to establish a rewarding meditation practice. “In our busy schedules, we all have one minute to meditate,” said Leonard Perlmutter in a March 2018 Family Circle Magazine article. Perlmutter goes on to dispel another meditation myth. “Meditation is not meant to eliminate thoughts,” he explains. “It simply teaches you to direct the mind’s mental traffic.” Read the full article to get more tips on where, when and how to meditate.

Make Time For Meditation

2018-09-06T11:29:19-04:00February 16th, 2018|News in Brief|
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