Namaste. (I pray to the Divinity in you.)

Thank you for visiting my Foundation Course page. I am a Yoga Scientist, philosopher and psychologist at the American Meditation Institute. Since 2009, my Yoga Science curriculum has been certified for CMEs by the American Medical Association and Albany Medical College.  My mission is to share our clinically proven, scientific, spiritual wisdom that can enable you, your family and patients to live healthier and more creative lives—free from the bondage of burnout and stress.  I invite you now to watch my brief video about this Foundation Course.

— Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

“My appeal to every caregiver would be to love yourself.  Express the same compassion to yourself, as you would for those you care for.  And look in the mirror and ask yourself:  ‘Are you happy?’ ‘Are you thriving?’ And if not, why is that? The AMI Foundation Course is news to use!  It is the antidote to so many of our day-to-day challenges.”   — MARK PETTUS MD

An Essential Course for Physician Wellness

This leading-edge 6-week AMI Foundation Course presents practical and effective tools to help you as a physician to help you:

• Relieve and prevent stress and burnout
• Promote optimal health and resilience
• Bring back your joy in the practice of medicine
• Increase compassion and effectiveness in patient care
• Increase personal and professional fulfillment

Who Can Benefit From This Course

• Physicians
• NPs and PAs
• Lifestyle, Functional, Integrative Medicine Practitioners
• Residents/ Fellows
• Healthcare Executives

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Physician Burnout Across the USA has Reached Crisis Proportions

In their 2023 study conducted by the American Medical Association and the Mayo Clinic, researchers found that when compared to the general U.S. population, physicians:

• Displayed higher rates of emotional exhaustion
• Reported lower satisfaction with work-life balance

In fact, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, at the end of 2021, an astonishing 63% of physicians reported burnout-related symptoms, compared to 38% in 2020.

In comparison, a subgroup of participants in the AMI Meditation Study during the first year of the pandemic reported that:

• Secondary Traumatic Stress scores were reduced 25.7%
• Burnout scores were reduced 21.5%
• Compassion Satisfaction scores improved 13.2%.

As a healthcare provider you’re called upon to provide the highest quality care.  In order to achieve this, your own optimal health, wellness, and work satisfaction are critical. Yet tedious administrative tasks and increasing expectations concerning productivity and documentation can create enormous stress.  As a result, physicians and health care providers like you are increasingly experiencing anxiety, fatigue, burnout, and depression.

Even if you’re not experiencing symptoms of stress right now, you know it’s in your best interest, and in the interest of your patients, that you stay healthy and find meaning in your work and in your personal life.

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What is the AMI FOUNDATION COURSE?

The AMI FOUNDATION COURSE is a practical, scientific and spiritual approach to life. It is the only such program offered today.

For thousands of years, countless women and men have developed methods to optimize their minds and bodies and nurture spiritual awareness—with the goal of achieving happiness and fulfillment in their lifetimes. It presents practical, modern day interpretations of time-tested scientific wisdom contained in the world’s oldest spiritual and meditation tradition.

The term “Yoga Science” describes the AMI FOUNDATION COURSE. This curriculum was developed and is taught at AMI by educator, philosopher and scientist Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev). It is a holistic program that incorporates Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine, AMI Meditation, Meditation-in-Action, Easy-Gentle Hatha Yoga, breathing practices, Ayurveda, philosophy, and psychology. Each weekly lecture combines the best of ancient Eastern wisdom with the practicality of modern Western medical science.

Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) Presents The Science of Yoga:

Change Your Mind, Change Your Experience

Yoga Science begins with an understanding of the Four Functions of the Mind, as described in the book YOUR CONSCIENCE by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev). When you understand how your mind works, you can build  new habits that lead to spiritual awakening, better health and more joy. You have unlimited wisdom and creativity at your core. To access these Divine gifts, you just need a few tools that will train the voices of the Ego, the Senses, and the Unconscious Mind to honor the Super Conscious Wisdom of your Conscience.  Leonard shares his vast insights in every session of his AMI Foundation Course, and then supports you as you begin to employ this wisdom in your daily life.

You’ll learn holistic wellness strategies grounded in scientifically proven results that can make you a happier person and a better healthcare provider.  You’ll have more inner peace and greater harmony in your work and home life.

You’ll also discover key lifestyle strategies that can help your patients heal from chronic disease, thereby significantly reducing health care costs.

Leonard will offer you easy-to-learn practices that work synergistically within the stress system to reduce inflammation and allostatic load while working toward establishing homeostasis.

Why Take the AMI Foundation Course?

In modern life, you are expected to balance personal and professional responsibilities, where you face many expectations and challenges. The AMI Foundation Course  provides a scientific spiritual perspective and teaches you to transform the debilitating energy associated with the stress and pressures we all encounter in life.

Since 2009, the AMI Foundation Course has been accredited by the American Medical Association for continuing medical education credits, a status awarded only to those educational programs that meet the highest standards of professional review.

The skills taught in the AMI Foundation Course are essential survival skills. You will learn a comprehensive set of daily self-care practices to immediately help you reduce stress and enhance your short and long-term physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health and well-being. By using the tools you receive, you can:

• Identify and manage challenges that lead to stress, burnout or interpersonal difficulties
• Enhance your problem-solving abilities
• Achieve a healthier, more spiritual balance in life by learning to actualize your intuitive Super Conscious Wisdom
• Strengthen physical health, including boosting your immune system and reducing pain
• Honor emotional and spiritual needs
• Nurture loving relationships, including those with yourself
• Deepen and revitalize your spiritual journey
• Find inner peace, happiness, purpose and security

Refund Policy

Cancellation notification must be received three days prior to the first class for a refund to be granted.  No refunds will be given after this date.  A 5% administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds.