Peer Reviewed Clinical Study Finds AMI Meditation Reduces Burnout and Stress While Increasing Compassion

By Mark Pettus, MD

Pioneering Research

In 1949, Dr. Hans Selye, a Hungarian-Canadian physician, was runner-up for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering research in the understanding and biologic mechanisms of the human stress response. It was Selye who first described the relationship between chronic stress and illness. While the medical enterprise was rapidly evolving toward disease-specific diagnosis and treatment, Selye recognized features common to all diseases that could be traced to the chronic effects of stress.

His research demonstrated three phases of the stress response. The first was the “alarm phase” with rapid rises in adrenal-based cortisol and adrenaline, essential […]

2024-01-29T10:53:00-05:00June 19th, 2023|Burnout in the News, Press Release|

Clinical Study Author Mark Pettus MD: “Heart and Science of Yoga” Physicians Conference Curriculum Proven to Reduce Burnout 23.3% and Stress 19.9%

Mark Pettus QuoteWith the national physician burnout rate soaring to 53%, Mark Pettus MD will announce to the 12th annual Heart and Science of Yoga Physicians Conference that its proprietary curriculum has been proven to reduce physician burnout 23.3% and stress 19.9% in a recent peer-reviewed five year clinical study. This unique comprehensive curriculum in Yoga Science as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine, to be held at the Equinox Resort and Spa in Manchester, Vermont, is accredited for 34 CMEs through the American Medical […]

2023-04-17T13:57:25-04:00April 4th, 2023|Burnout in the News, Press Release|

First AMI Meditation Foundation Course Starting Since Clinical Study Finds Leonard Perlmutter’s Curriculum Reduces Burnout and Stress While Increasing Compassion

Following the publication of a peer-reviewed clinical study which found that his AMI Meditation syllabus can significantly reduce burnout and stress while increasing compassion, Leonard Perlmutter, founder of The American Meditation Institute, will teach a new six-session semester of his ground-breaking Foundation Course December 6, 2022 through January 10, 2023 from 6:30 to 8:30pm ET […]

Yoga Science CME Conference Offers 36 Tools for Physicians and Healthcare Workers Dealing with Coronavirus Outbreak and Other Burnout Issues

AVERILL PARK, N.Y., Mar. 10, 2020 — The nation’s only comprehensive training in Yoga Science and meditation as holistic mind/body medicine will be taught at The American Meditation Institute’s (AMI) 32 credit hour CME conference October 20-24, 2020 at the Wyndhurst Manor & Club Resort at Miraval in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this 12th annual event is accredited through the American Medical Association and American Nurses Association, and is designed to help identify, prevent […]

2024-03-07T14:52:08-05:00March 10th, 2020|Burnout Resources, Press Release|

Michael Greger MD Presents “How Not to Die: Food as Medicine” at The American Meditation Institute’s 12th Annual Physicians’ CME Conference

AVERILL PARK, N.Y., Feb. 18, 2020 — Michael Greger MD, best known for his advocacy of whole-food, plant-based diets, will join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute at AMI’s 32 credit hour CME conference for physicians and other health care providers, October 20-24, 2020 at the Wyndhurst Manor & Club Resort at Miraval in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled The Heart and Science of Yoga this 12th annual event is the nation’s […]

2020-02-18T14:39:08-05:00February 18th, 2020|Burnout Resources, Press Release|

American Meditation Institute to Host the Nation’s Only Physician CME Conference on the Training of Yoga Science and Meditation as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine

AVERILL PARK, N.Y.Jan. 28, 2020 — Offering attendees the opportunity to rediscover their love of medicine and life, The American Meditation Institute (AMI) will present its 12th annual Heart and Science of Yoga Mind/Body Medicine CME conference for physicians and other health care professionals. This 32 credit CME curriculum, which includes 36 proven tools to reduce and prevent burnout, will be held October 20-24, 2020 at the Wyndhurst Manor & Club at the […]

2020-01-28T16:26:42-05:00January 28th, 2020|Press Release, Relieve Burnout Symptoms|

Physician CME Conference Offers Nation’s Only Complete Curriculum on Yoga Science and Meditation to Relieve and Prevent Burnout Symptoms

The 11th annual American Meditation Institute CME conference will present the nation’s only complete teaching of Yoga Science and AMI Meditation for the relief and prevention of physician burnout. Entitled The Heart and Science of Yoga, this comprehensive training, held October 22-26, 2019 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts, is certified by the American Medical Association and American Nurses Association.

“The Heart and Science of Yoga” is a leading-edge conference that presents practical and effective tools to help physicians reduce and prevent burnout, bring back the joy in medicine, achieve personal and professional fulfillment, and provide more compassionate […]

2019-10-09T15:39:50-04:00October 9th, 2019|Press Release, Relieve Burnout Symptoms|

Yoga Science CME Conference Offers Collegiality, a Renowned Faculty and a Clinically Proven Curriculum to Help Relieve and Prevent Physician Burnout

The American Meditation Institute will present the nation’s only comprehensive curriculum on Yoga Science, Psychology and Philosophy for relieving and preventing common physician burnout symptoms at the 11th annual mind/body medicine CME conference October 22-26, 2019. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this 31 credit CME training hosted at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts is accredited by the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association.

According to the annual “National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report” recently published in “Medscape Report,” the rate of physician burnout directly correlates to the numbers of hours a physician works each week.  […]

2019-08-14T17:30:39-04:00August 14th, 2019|Press Release, Relieve Burnout Symptoms|

Leonard Perlmutter: Yoga Science Practices Can Relieve and Prevent Physician Burnout and Enhance Work-Life Balance

According to Leonard Perlmutter, founder of The American Meditation Institute (AMI), the practices taught at AMI’s eleventh annual CME conference October 22-26, 2019 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts can help physicians and other healthcare providers relieve and prevent burnout, and establish a more rewarding work-life balance.  Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this comprehensive 31 credit CME training is accredited through the American Medical Association and American Nurses Association.

A living link to the world’s oldest, continuous health and wisdom tradition, meditation master Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) will present the core Yoga Science curriculum including AMI Meditation, […]

2019-07-30T15:16:14-04:00July 30th, 2019|Press Release, Relieve Burnout Symptoms|

11th Annual CME Conference Teaches Physicians How to Use the Chakra System as a Diagnostic Tool to Help Relieve and Prevent Physician Burnout

American Meditation Institute (AMI) founders Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter will present an important lecture on “The Ancient Chakra System as a Diagnostic Tool” at AMI’s 11th annual CME conference on Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine October 22-26, 2019 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled “The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this comprehensive 31 CME training is accredited by the American Medical Association and designed to help prevent and relieve stress and burnout in physicians and other health care professionals.

Since 1996, Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter have taught Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine. Today, through The […]

2019-07-17T12:32:10-04:00July 17th, 2019|Press Release, Relieve Burnout Symptoms|
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