National Conscience Month January 2025
National Conscience Month January 2025

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.

National Conscience Month Webinars

In observance of the 4th Annual National Conscience Month, the American Meditation Institute presented 2 FREE webinars.  With helpful PowerPoints to increase your understanding and confidence, each hour-long program will demystify how YOUR CONSCIENCE really functions, and how to optimize its use in every relationship. Following each presentation, attendees are encouraged to create easy-to-do experiments in their own lives. These important webinars will teach everyone how to awaken their personal creativity and intuitive wisdom to solve all of life’s challenges.

Use the links below to watch them now on YouTube!

Your Conscience – It's Not What Your Think It Is

Your Conscience – It’s Not What You Think It Is
Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) & a Panel of Yoga Scientists

WATCH IT NOW

Your Conscience How To Use It Everywhere, Every Day

Your Conscience – How to Use It Everywhere, Every Day
Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) & a Panel of Yoga Scientists

WATCH IT NOW

Always look in a positive direction — Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide!

Thought for the Week

On Enlightenment - Thought for the Week - 11/11/2024; "Creatures Great and Small" by ©Jenness Cortez; “You are on an eternal journey with no beginning, no end, no past, and no future. All that exists is now – this auspicious moment containing an infinite number of possibilities to make your journey rewarding.” -- Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)

Enter the 2025 National Conscience Month Contest

Calling all high seniors — ENTER for a chance to win a $2,795* scholarship!

* $2,000 scholarship for Higher Education and $795 scholarship for the AMI Foundation Course

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 FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Past Scholarship Contest Winners

Jiya Patil, 2024 National Conscience Month Essay Contest Winner

2024 Essay Winner
Jiya Patil, Foothill High School, Pleasanton, CA

READ JIYA’S ESSAY

Mia Compton-Engle, 2022 National Conscience Month Essay Contest Winner

2022 Essay Winner
Mia Compton-Engle, Shaker High School, Shaker Heights, OH

READ MIA’S ESSAY

Jasmin Palermo

2021 Essay Winner
Jasmin Palermo, Design and Architecture Senior High, Miami, FL

READ JAMSIN’S ESSAY

Maya Healey

2020 Essay Winner
Maya Healey, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY

READ MAYA’S ESSAY

Josh Geci

2020 Video Winner
Josh Geci, New Hartford Senior High School, New Hartford, NY

WATCH JOSH’S VIDEO

Lillian Kronau

2020 Visual Arts Winner
Lillian Kronau, Averill Park High School, Poestenkill, NY

VIEW LILLIAN’S ARTWORK

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.

Learn How to Use Your Conscience

Four Functions of the Mind

Easy Step-by-Step Guide for Coordinating the Four Functions of the Mind

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

National Conscience Month Scholarship Contest High Schoolers

Enter the National Conscience Month Essay Contest

Calling all high school seniors — Enter for a chance to win a $2,795 scholarship!

SUBMISSIONS DUE FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Social

Promote National Conscience Month on Social Media

Like, share, and retweet Conscience Month social media posts

Awareness

Help Raise Awareness

Share posters, educational materials, and more. Check out our Resources and Media Kit.

Event

Attend or Host a Conscience Month Event or Class

Use our educational materials to create your own unique program

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