Before they lost ground contact
During Acem's first years, the organisation cooperated with the TM movement, but deep-seated differences led to a final break in 1972. These schisms in the early meditation movement illustrate widely different approaches to meditation and personal development. Tor Hersoug's article "The Battle for Realism" also explains how the TM movement began to make ever wilder claims about "yogic flying" and invincibility. Read the article |
Acem Meditation on YouTube
The Internet is full of mushy and semi-mystical meditation videos. Watch instead a short and humorous YouTube video on Meditation from Norway. Guaranteed down to earth! (Though the earth is covered with snow.) If you like it, why not share it with your friends. In the near future, more Acem videos will appear on YouTube, both humorous and more serious ones. Watch the video |
Retreats for Acem meditators
Weekend retreats 2008/2009
Get away from it all and energise yourself at 2-4 day retreats in a number of different countries.
Summer retreats 2009
Join one of three international events in Scandinavia next year.
Training in Interpersonal Communication
May 2009
Learn more about your ways of relating to family and friends, work and colleagues. |
Learning Acem Meditation
At beginner's courses around the world, people learn effective stress management in a safe and neutral setting. Common effects include health benefits and better concentration, as well as improved relations with other people. For those who establish regular meditation habits, the course may also be a first step towards more fundamental personal development. Visit acem.com for more info |
Acem Travels Tibet Tour
3-20 April 2009
Tibet is the land of dreams, but also a centre of political controversies. Its ancient world culture is a source of inspiration for many people. This tour through a breath-taking landscape of soaring mountains and deep blue lakes will also bring us into direct contact with the everyday life of Tibetans: sturdy nomads, devoted pilgrims, meditating monks and modern citizens.
Download pdf folder for Scandinavians or non-Scandinavians
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Doing work for Acem
"I have gained a huge respect for an organisation that is run purely by the energy and the motivation of the people involved," says Nick Tedstone, an Acem volunteer in London, who currently trains for assistant instructor. Read more about the various ways to contribute to Acem, including practical tasks and different levels of pedagogical training.
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Fighting Stress arrived
 The most up-to-date survey of meditation research available may now be ordered from Acem. Meditation is among the most widely used remedies for stress, and researchers worldwide are contributing to a rapidly expanding pool of scientific knowledge about meditation. In Fighting Stress, scholars and healthcare professionals with an Acem background present reviews of current meditation research, including brain activities, stress hormones, heart rate and blood pressure, cognitive functions, behaviour under stress, recovery after physical exercise, coping with everyday anxieties, pain alleviation, and sleep problems.
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