1. Life Transitions Center
Integrated
Amrita
Meditation
Technique®
Life Transitions Center
March 14, 2013

2. 1. Introductions Dr. Bharat Jayaraman Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
University at Buffalo
Padma Jayaraman
Senior Software Analyst
Clientlogic, Inc.

3. Outline 1. Non-disclosure Form 2. About Meditation
3. The IAM Technique

4. Non Disclosure Agreement

5. Amma - Founder of IAMT Born in South India. Overcame great
personal hardships in early life.
Has become a world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader.
Extensive charitable service – including
relief work for the tsunami, etc.
Devised the IAM Technique to help
people gain inner peace and live more
fulfilled lives.

6. Gandhi-King Award, U.N. (2002)
“Selfless Service is the best form
of Inner Purification.” - Amma

7. Amma, the “Hugging Saint”
Visits the U.S. in June,
July, and November

8. SUNY Honorary Doctorate (May 2010)

9. 2. About Meditation
“Meditation is focusing the mind in a relaxed way on a single point.” – Patanjali, yoga authority in India
“I think, therefore I AM!” – René Descartes, 17th century mathematician and philosopher.
But we must stop thinking to know who we really are!
“Our mind is like a non-stop TV program andwe have lost the remote control! The goal of meditation is to re-gain that control.” – Amma

10. Forms of Meditation There are many forms of meditation, including:
- focusing on one’s breath
- focusing on a word (“mantra”)
- focusing on an image
- focusing on a point in the body
etc.
Generally, meditation is practiced:
- at a fixed time in the day (morning or evening)
- at a fixed place (a quiet room), and
- for a fixed duration (about 20 minutes)

11. Research on Meditation
Since the 1960’s, the benefits of meditation have been
validated by a variety of studies:
- By universities such as Harvard, Stanford,
Berkeley, …
- In journals such as Science, Scientific
American, American Heart Association, …
- In magazines such as Time, Newsweek, …
Two main benefits:
- Psychological
- Physiological

12. Benefits - Psychological
More Alert and Attentive
Improved
Learning,
Creativity
Reduced
Anxiety,
Depression
benefits
More
Productive at Work
Greater
Emotional
Stability
Greater Peace
and Joy

13. Benefits - Physiological
Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels
Greater
Energy and
Youthfulness
Beneficial for
Arthritis, Asthma
benefits
Speeds up
Post-Operative
Recovery
Great for
Women’s Health
Higher Disease
Resistance

14. 3. Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique
Visualization
Sound
Movement
Breathing 14

15. Some Details of IAMT
* IAMT can be practiced in about 20 minutes, preferably in the morning or the evening.
* Wear comfortable, loose clothing.
* Allow about 2 hours after a meal before starting IAMT. Allow about 15 minutes after IAMT before having a meal.
* IAMT does not involve any religious symbolism, sound, or
imagery nor does it require faith in god or any person.

16. About the Movements
Do the movements slowly and gently, and stay within a
pain-free range of motion.
Synchronize movements with breathing:
inhalation, expand;
exhalation, contract.
Do not close your eyes when doing movements standing.
Those with a medical condition should not do some (or all) of the movements. Suffices to just visualize them.

17. IAMT Practitioners
IAMT has been taught to thousands of people around the globe – Asia, Australia, Europe, U.S. and Canada.
Several organizations, both corporate and government, in the US and other countries are bringing IAMT to their employees for its benefits.
IAMT is also being to taught in prisons in New Mexico.
The technique has been taught to a few institutions in Buffalo.

18. Buffalo State College – 2007

19. IAM at University at Buffalo -- South Campus

20. IAM near Rochester, NY (2008)

21. IAM being taught to Indian Army

22. Ultimately … We will be constantly in a state of meditation, no matter
what our external activity – cooking, driving, studying, etc.
That is, we will be perfectly still on the inside while being
fully dynamic on the outside.
Through the stillness and silence of the mind, we become
more attentive and aware, and we are able to act with
greater clarity of purpose.
Meditation is the key to a more joyful and productive life. 22