Advanced Courses
The Chakra System: Jan. 22 – Feb. 5
American Meditation Institute or on ZOOM 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesTHE CHAKRA SYSTEM: Balancing the Body’s Subtle Energies Monday Evenings: January 22 - February 5 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: This course provides a detailed understanding of the meaning, anatomy and function of the seven major chakras. When knowledge of the subtler aspects of the chakras is understood and incorporated into your daily practice, consciousness is freed from the downward inertia of fear-filled, animal nature and allowed to rise to the higher centers of consciousness. When the energy of the chakras is balanced, you are freed from the debilitating power of fear, anger and greed [...]
Yoga Psychology- Feb. 19 – Mar. 26
American Meditation Institute or on ZOOM 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesYOGA PSYCHOLOGY: The Bhagavad Gita’s Mind/Body Connection & Perennial Wisdom Monday Evenings: February 19 - March 26 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, 53 percent of all illness is attributable to lifestyle choice. This in-depth Bhagavad Gita study will deepen your understanding of how skillful actions and wise choices can affect your entire well-being. The Bhagavad Gita is a practical spiritual handbook for Self-Realization and daily life that teaches you how to be creative and confident in every circumstance. It describes two paths in life—an upward path that leads to fulfillment [...]
Yoga Psychology: April 2 – May 7
American Meditation Institute or on ZOOM 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesYOGA PSYCHOLOGY: The Bhagavad Gita’s Mind/Body Connection & Perennial Wisdom Monday Evenings: April 2 - May 7 Chapters 13 & 14 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, 53 percent of all illness is attributable to lifestyle choice. This in-depth Bhagavad Gita study will deepen your understanding of how skillful actions and wise choices can affect your entire well-being. The Bhagavad Gita is a practical spiritual handbook for Self-Realization and daily life that teaches you how to be creative and confident in every circumstance. It describes two paths in life—an upward path [...]
Yoga Psychology: May 14 – June 25
American Meditation Institute or on ZOOM 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesRequired Reading
Compassionate Buddha: May 19
American Meditation Institute or on ZOOM 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesTHE COMPASSIONATE BUDDHA: The Healing Power of Thoughts Saturday Afternoon: May 19, 2018 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: The Compassionate Buddha is one of our most practical teachers of mind/body medicine. From the very first line of the Dhammapada—“our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think”—the Buddha explains what leads to joy and health and what leads to dis-ease and sorrow. Then he explains how to take our lives into our own hands. Without esoterica or metaphysics, without appeal to anything superhuman, the Compassionate Buddha encourages us to experiment with our [...]
Sacred Journey: July 2 – August 6
American Meditation Institute or on ZOOM 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesSACRED JOURNEY: Living Purposefully & Dying Gracefully Monday Evenings: July 2 - August 6 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: To understand the purpose of life, we must try to understand the relationship between life and death. The two are partners—each providing a context for the other. Death is not the end, but merely a pause in an eternal journey. When both birth and death are understood and accepted as parts of the human journey, then the fear of death subsides and life can be lived more fully and joyfully. Based on the ancient Katha Upanishad, [...]
Mahabharata
American Meditation Institute 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesMAHABHARATA: Epic Battle Between Light & Dark Monday Evenings: August 13 - 27 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: This course presents a profound and thought-provoking film journey into the very heart of Indian mythology, religion, history and Yoga philosophy. In bringing to life the conflict between Pandavas and the Kauravas, director Peter Brook has crafted an allegory that speaks to the emotions and concerns of the twenty-first century. View full course information Recommended Reading
Yoga Psychology: September 10 – October 15
American Meditation Institute 60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY, United StatesYOGA PSYCHOLOGY: The Bhagavad Gita’s Mind/Body Connection & Perennial Wisdom Monday Evenings, September 10 - October 15 Chapter 18 Presented by Leonard (Ram Lev) & Jenness Perlmutter LEVEL II: According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, 53 percent of all illness is attributable to lifestyle choice. This in-depth Bhagavad Gita study will deepen your understanding of how skillful actions and wise choices can effect your entire well-being. The Bhagavad Gita is a practical spiritual handbook for Self-Realization and daily life that teaches you how to be creative and confident in every circumstance. It describes two paths in life — an upward path that [...]