About National Conscience Month
National Conscience Month was created to celebrate and raise awareness about the value of using your conscience as a guide to make better decisions.
Created by American Meditation Institute founders Leonard and Jenness Perlmutter, National Conscience Month will take place each January, beginning in 2020. During Conscience Month, observers are encouraged to explore more about their conscience — from what it is, to how it works, to how to access it reliably.
People who consult their consciences regularly experience more positive outcomes and find they can be happier and healthier in the long term.
We invite people and organizations across the United States to join our favorite cricket in raising awareness about using your conscience as your guide. Contact the American Meditation Insititute to learn more.
Always look in a positive direction — Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide!
Congratulations to the 2022 National Conscience Month Contest Winner —
Mia Compton-Engle
National Conscience Month Scholarship winner Mia Compton-Engle placed first in this year’s Midwest Meet of Champions, setting her personal record along with a Shaker High School record.
The American Meditation Institute proudly announces that Mia Compton-Engle of Shaker Heights, Ohio, is the winner of the 3rd Annual National Conscience Month Essay Contest. This year’s honoree will receive a $2,200 scholarship toward higher education for describing her personal rewarding experiences of using her Conscience as her sole decision-making guide.
In her award-winning entry, high school senior and cross country running champion at the Shaker Heights High School Compton-Engle writes that by using her Conscience to determine her thoughts, words and deeds, “I won the race, but I only remember the opposition frontrunner’s sincere congratulations afterwards, a rewarding validation made possible solely by concession to my Conscience. My Conscience has taught me that win or lose, ultimately kindness prevails. And our relationships with others are all the better for it.”
National Conscience Month, observed each January, is intended to encourage individual citizens, governments, school systems, faith leaders, non-profits, community organizations and corporations across the United States to celebrate and raise awareness about the value of consciously using your conscience as an inspired guide in making better decisions.
According to Leonard Perlmutter, founder of The American Meditation Institute, author of “Your Conscience” and originator of National Conscience Month, “Today, a new reliance on our Conscience as our guide can make it possible for each of us to access and integrate intuitive wisdom, and to establish greater personal security, creativity and peace of mind.”
Enter the 2023 National Conscience Month Contest
Calling all high seniors — ENTER for a chance to win a $2,000 scholarship!
Here’s a special opportunity for high school seniors across the nation! You’re now invited to participate in a unique and creative way––by writing a short essay about using the Conscience. Think of a real situation in your life––or create an imaginary scenario––in which you allowed (or chose not to allow) your Conscience to guide your thoughts, words and actions. What were the results? Were there benefits? Or unexpected consequences? What did you learn from this experience?
SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE JANUARY 29, 2023
Past Scholarship Contest Winners
2021 Essay Winner
Jasmin Palermo, Design and Architecture Senior High, Miami, FL
2020 Essay Winner
Maya Healey, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
2020 Video Winner
Josh Geci, New Hartford Senior High School, New Hartford, NY
2020 Visual Arts Winner
Lillian Kronau, Averill Park High School, Poestenkill, NY
Why is Using Your Conscience So Important?
Do you want to create a world of more Meaning, Understanding, Acceptance, Peace, Civility, Kindness, Compassion, Security, Health, Happiness and Love?
In our current culture we know that people are moving quickly and reacting rather than making discerning choices. No one has ever taught people how to evaluate options or to use their conscience as a guide. Because of this, we experience dis-ease. We suffer personally and as a culture from ills like addictions, gun violence, chronic and debilitating health conditions, suicide, racism, bigotry, stress, and depression, to name just a few.
By learning to follow our Conscience, we can work together for change.
Your Conscience – An Interview
INTO THE DEEP WITH J. COSTA
Health and Wellness Topics
When you make choices guided by the wisdom of your Conscience, you will feel better mentally, physically and spiritually. Explore our health and wellness topics for simple experiments to practice using your Conscience as a guide.
Become A National Conscience Month Partner
Are you a leader in your community, at work or at home?
We are looking for partners (organizations and individuals) who are invested in doing good and wanting to be responsible in their choices and actions.
We are in a position to influence people due to the nature of our work and beliefs. We are asking all of our partners to use their influence and voices to help spread awareness and advocate for change. In short, to help people discover how to use their Conscience as their guide.
How You Can Participate
Promote National Conscience Month on Social Media
Like, share, and retweet Conscience Month social media posts
Help Raise Awareness
Share posters, educational materials, and more. Check out our Resources and Media Kit.
Attend or Host a Conscience Month Event or Class
Use our educational materials to create your own unique program
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