AVERILL PARK, NY,  February 13, 2024 — The American Meditation Institute (AMI) proudly announces that Jiya Patil of Pleasanton, California is the winner of the 5th Annual National Conscience Month Essay Contest. For her creativity, this year’s honoree will receive a $2,000 scholarship toward higher education for describing her personal rewarding experiences of using her Conscience as her decision-making guide.

In her award-winning entry, Ms. Patil, a senior at the Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California, writes about how she overcame persistent emotional challenges to finally use the […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  December 27, 2022 — The American Meditation Institute (AMI) announces that the fourth annual National Conscience Month will be observed throughout January 2023 with the goal of encouraging people of all ages to understand how their Conscience really works and to experiment with using it’s […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  JANUARY 18, 2022 — During the 3rd annual National Conscience Month observance at The American Meditation Institute, Yoga Scientist and Yoga Psychologist Leonard Perlmutter announced that by coordinating the Four Functions of the Mind to support the wisdom reflected by the Conscience, pathological and compulsive lying and their far-reaching forms of pain can be significantly diminished. Perlmutter’s […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  DECEMBER 01, 2021 — As Congressional hearings work to reveal the facts that led to the January 6th attack on the U. S. Capitol, author Leonard Perlmutter suggests in his new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE, that the primary cause of the insurrection is the failure of our education system to train students to employ the unerring wisdom of the Conscience to assure the integrity of the political union, our physiological balance, and much more. The book explains in concise and logical terms how every individual can learn to access the wisdom […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  NOVEMBER 23, 2021 — As families and friends gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table in gratitude for life’s many blessings, Leonard Perlmutter, founder of American Meditation Institute reminds the nation that celebrants can ensure that every organ of their bodies will also be able to give thanks for the […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  NOVEMBER 16, 2021 — As many high school seniors complete their college application essays, the American Meditation Institute invites them to think more deeply and submit an essay to the 3rd annual National Conscience Month Essay Contest. This year one high school senior will receive a $2,000 scholarship toward higher education for the best essay that clearly explains how they experimented with using (or ignoring) the wisdom of their brilliant conscience […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  NOVEMBER 02, 2021 — According to Leonard Perlmutter, author of the new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE, humanity possesses the innate creative potential to resolve all political, social, racial and economic conflicts and suffering. And in an excerpt from his book in the November, 2021 issue of Transformation the Journal of Yoga Science as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine, Perlmutter explains in precise, understandable detail that by coordinating the Four Functions of the Mind and using the Conscience to access Super Conscious Wisdom, every human being can solve all of life’s challenges.

But why should you […]

AVERILL PARK, NY,  OCTOBER 05, 2021 — According to Leonard Perlmutter, originator of National Conscience Month and author of the new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE, most of us regularly become blind to the Truth when dealing with certain powerful emotional triggers, and we act out of fear, anger, and selfish desire. This handicap arises because 98 percent of humanity hasn’t yet been taught how to use the power of the Conscience as a reliable tool for examining our thoughts and making rewarding decisions.

Perlmutter’s new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE, offers readers an easy-to-understand introduction to […]

AVERILL PARK, NY , SEPTEMBER 07, 2021 — YOUR CONSCIENCE, a new book by Leonard Perlmutter, internationally recognized authority on the nature of Yoga Science as Mind/Body Medicine, calls for a revolutionary reimagining and expansion of the role your conscience can play in solving all of life’s challenges. Released by AMI Publishers, this handbook presents a concise and logical introduction to how the human mind works and urges readers to embrace new (and old) ideas about education that will lead to the nurturing, creativity and growth we and our children need […]

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. OCTOBER 06, 2020 — The American Meditation Institute (AMI) announces that the 2nd annual National Conscience Month will be observed throughout the month of January, 2021. The mission of this observance is to remind and encourage individuals across the nation to practice using their Conscience as a guide in every level of decision making.

Working in partnership with citizens, governments, school systems, faith leaders, non-profits, community organizations and corporations across the United States, National Conscience Month provides every citizen a fresh opportunity to experience the value of using the Conscience as an inspired guide to […]

The American Meditation Institute today announced three winners of the first-ever National Conscience Month scholarship contest. High school students competed for the scholarships by submitting original artistic creations inspired by their personal use or non-use of their conscience.

Contest winners were selected by a panel of judges from The American Meditation Institute and The New York State Writer’s Institute. Each winner will receive a $500 scholarship award for higher education.  The scholarship contest is co-sponsored by the Agrawal Family Foundation, COGENCY GLOBAL, and Key Private Bank.

Contest winners are:

Creative Writing: Maya Healey, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, New York

Video: Josh Geci, New Hartford […]

The first-ever National Conscience Month is being launched January 1, 2020 by The American Meditation Institute (AMI), a non-profit organization devoted to providing comprehensive training in Yoga Science—the world’s oldest holistic mind/body medicine. With the mission of encouraging individuals across the nation to practice using their conscience as a guide in thought, word and deed, this month-long observance is vital education—especially for those burdened by stress, burnout, fear, anger and the general discontent that pervades our society.

New Year’s Eve means the making of resolutions for millions of Americans. However, while stating a resolution can be easy, sticking to it often […]

The American Meditation Institute in Averill Park today announced that four regional high school students will be awarded the first-ever National Conscience Month scholarships totaling $2,000. Recipients will be selected through original artistic creations inspired by the use or denial of the Conscience. Submissions will be accepted in four categories: Creative Writing; Visual Art (two-dimensional); Music or Song; and Video.

Contest entries will be reviewed, and a winner from each category will be selected by a panel of judges from The American Meditation Institute, the New York State Writers Institute, and representatives from well-known arts organizations located in New York’s Capital Region. […]

The American Meditation Institute (AMI) an organization devoted to providing comprehensive training in Yoga Science—the world’s oldest holistic mind/body medicine and the core principle of every spiritual tradition—has launched the first ever National Conscience Month. National Conscience Month will take place January 2020, with the mission of encouraging individuals across the nation to practice using their conscience as a guide.

Designed to work in partnership with citizens, governments, school systems, faith leaders, non-profits, community organizations and corporations across the United States, the month-long observance identifies January 2020 as an auspicious time to celebrate and raise awareness about the […]