AVERILL PARK, N.Y.,
March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
The nation's only comprehensive training in Yoga Science and
meditation as holistic mind/body medicine will be taught at The
American Meditation Institute's (AMI) 32 credit hour CME conference
October 20-24, 2020 at the Wyndhurst
Manor & Club Resort at Miraval in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled The Heart and
Science of Yoga, this 12th annual event is accredited through the
American Medical Association and American Nurses Association, and
is designed to help identify, prevent and relieve stress and
burnout experienced by physicians and healthcare professionals in
dealing with the extraordinary demands created by today's medical
culture and the coronavirus epidemic.
According to the annual "National Physician Burnout, Depression
& Suicide Report" recently published in Medscape Report the
rate of burnout among physicians has remained high over the past
few years. This is troubling given that an average of 69% of
physicians across all generations report that burnout has a
moderate to severe impact their lives. The fallout from burnout
symptoms follows physicians into their personal lives as well.
Approximately 73% of physicians say burnout has an impact on their
relationships.
The dedication, enthusiasm, and teaching methodology of the
entire AMI faculty create a dynamic and interactive course for
their students. Each faculty member is committed to the advancement
and training of Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine. This
year's faculty includes Leonard
Perlmutter, AMI founder and conference director;
Michael Greger MD, founding member
and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and
internationally recognized speaker and best-selling author; Sat Bir
Singh Khalsa PhD, Director of Research for the Kundalini Research
Institute, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Anthony Santilli MD, board-certified in
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Jesse
Ritvo MD, Assistant Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatry,
University of Vermont Health Center;
Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote MD,
Medical Director of the Saratoga Hospital Community Health Center;
Joshua Zamer MD, Medical Director
for Addiction Medicine at Saratoga Hospital Community Health Center
and Chairman of the Department of Family Practice; Anita Burock-Stotts MD, board certified in
Internal Medicine; Janine Pardo MD,
board-certified Internist emphasizing Preventive Care, and founder
of the Weston Internal Medicine and Wellness Center in Weston, MA; Gustavo Grodnitzky PhD, Chair of
the AMI Psychological Education Committee; Kristin Kaelber, MD, board-certified in Internal
Medicine and Pediatrics in Cleveland,
Ohio; Jenness Cortez
Perlmutter, faculty member of The American Meditation
Institute, and Lee Albert, NMT,
acclaimed neuromuscular therapist and gentle yoga instructor.
As part of its ongoing effort to redress the physician burnout
issue, The American Meditation Institute in 2009 conducted a
retrospective case study of participants who previously completed
"The Heart and Science of Yoga" curriculum. The findings included
these positive, reproducible, long-term health-promoting changes:
significant reductions in stress and fear, decreased anxiety and
depression, lowered blood pressure, lowered heart rate, improved
restorative sleep, improved energy levels, increased creative
capacity, diminishment of migraine headaches, elimination of
irritable bowel syndrome, enhanced happiness and optimism, reduced
cholesterol levels, diminished or extinguished acute and chronic
pain, weight loss and increased breathing capacity.
According to AMI founder and conference director Leonard Perlmutter, "The interface of lifestyle,
inflammation and allostatic load is where meaningful change can
happen. The more consistently the therapeutic practices of Yoga
Science are incorporated into the daily lives of physicians and
other healthcare professionals, the better equipped they will be to
redefine every "problem" as simply a situation that they are
confident to deal with."
Keyvan Hariri MD, board certified
in Family Medicine in Manhattan Beach
California and a "Heart and Science of Yoga" conference
alumni. In his final evaluation he wrote, "This curriculum has been
transformational, inspiring and self-empowering. I highly recommend
this conference to every healthcare practitioner."
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About the American Meditation Institute
The American Meditation Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit
educational organization devoted to the teaching and practice of
Yoga Science, meditation and its allied disciplines as mind/body
medicine. In its holistic approach to wellness, AMI combines the
healing arts of the East with the practicality of modern Western
science. The American Meditation Institute offers a wide variety of
classes, retreats, and teacher training programs. AMI also
publishes "Transformation" a quarterly journal of meditation as
holistic mind/body medicine. Call 518.674.8714 for a mail or email
subscription.
Media Contact:
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SOURCE American Meditation Institute