2025 AMI Meditation Foundation Course of Yoga Science Sept 14-Oct 19

Sunday, September 14, 2025, 6:30 PM - Sunday, October 19, 2025, 9:30 PM, Zoom, Averill Park, NY

The American Meditation Institute's Foundation Course is a complete self-care program, taught over six consecutive weeks by AMI Founder and Director, Leonard Perlmutter. AMI Meditation teaches the essential principles and tools of Yoga Science to help students immediately reduce stress, relieve burnout and maintain short-term and long-term health and well-being. By employing these ancient tools of Yoga Science, students can achieve a healthier and more rewarding balance in their personal and professional lives. AMI Meditation is not simply about limiting or eliminating stressors. It is also about enhancing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and well-being. The course curriculum has been endorsed by medical pioneers: Dean Ornish MD, Bernie Siegel MD and Larry Dossey MD.

To pay and access course material go to:

https://americanmeditation.org/ami-meditation-cme/

1. Discuss history of Yoga Science and Meditation
2. Interpret/discuss characteristics of Self - body, mind and spirit
3. Apply knowledge to make critical choices in critical situations
4. Share practical methodology for meditation with his/her patients
5. Demonstrate how the use of mantra in meditation and daily life helps in the healing process (for themselves and their patients)
6. Observe interrelatedness between breath and mind
7. Demonstrate how breath effects physical, mental and emotional well-being
8. Identify and demonstrate how the mind functions optimally to alleviate stress and physical, mental and emotional dis-ease
9. Discuss benefits of Easy Gentle Yoga exercises to improve mental and physical health
10. Discuss practical nutritional and lifestyle guidelines to be used personally and professionally
11. Analyze strategies for detaching oneself from harmful mental habits using yoga practices of meditation-in-action, contemplation and discrimination
12. Incorporate course into daily life - personally and professionally

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (18.00 hours), General Attendance (18.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (18.00 hours)

Cancellation Policy

Albany Medical College reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Albany Medical College is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

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Albany Medical College Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

We have not received any commercial support for this activity