Acem Meditation North America

12/31/2023

Training in Interpersonal Communication, Halvorsbøle International Retreat Centre, Oslo, 27 April – 5 May 2024.
A rare opportunity for personal growth. From early on in the course, you will discover that there is a lot underneath the surface of everyone. During the week, you will get a better understanding of what lies behind the communication. Read what participants say.

Training in Interpersonal Communication Halvorsbøle International Retreat Centre, Oslo 27 April – 5 May 2024 A rare opportunity for personal growth – beneficial both for oneself and at a societal level We are happy to invite Acem meditators from all countries to this very special event. The tra...

12/31/2023

It has been said that intuition is seeing with the soul, that it is a guide of the mind. In intuition, we capture a glimpse of the experience and knowledge that we carry with us at deeper levels of ourselves. Intuition is the bridge between the conscious and the unconscious and connects what we know and what we sense is true. Intuition, when cultivated, can help us embrace our lives more wholly and meaningfully, writes initiator Monika Wirkkala.

"In Acem Meditation, intuition is a dynamic part of meditating with a free mental attitude," writes initiator Monika Wirkkala. What is intuition? It has been said that intuition is seeing with the soul, that it is a guide of the mind. In intuition, we capture a glimpse of the experience and knowledg...

12/06/2023

An international summer retreat is an opportunity for exciting encounters and social meetings across borders and cultures, with participants from Scandinavia, Europe, and other continents.

How about a one-week refreshing international summer retreat in the Scandinavian landscapes where Acem Meditation originated? An opportunity for exciting encounters and social meetings across borders and cultures, with participants from Scandinavia, Europe, and other continents. You can choose betwe...

11/06/2023

Manusforfatteren bak "Kampen om Narvik" og "Sulis 1907" Christopher Grøndahl, forteller om hvordan arbeidet med en historisk krigsfilm kan gi meditative innsikter.

From Narvik to Ukraine - how writing a historical war movie can bring meditative insightsWhat happens when young Norwegians who have never experienced the su...

11/05/2023

Hva har Jon Fosses litteratur til felles med Acem-meditasjon?

10/17/2023

Today, most people are aware of the negative consequences of frequent screen use. News websites, social media, and apps are designed to make us dependent. The ability to concentrate and focus is weakened. Much suggests that excessive screen use may even make us lonelier. Here are six ways daily meditation counteracts the negative consequences of screen dependency.

If you spend too much time staring at screens, read this article Today, most people are aware of the negative consequences of frequent screen use. News websites, social media, and apps are designed to make us dependent. The ability to concentrate and focus is weakened. Much suggests that excessive s...

10/17/2023

Anyone can do Acem Meditation. With this method, relaxation comes as a natural result of repeating the meditation sound without effort, and not because we want to achieve it. Acem Meditation is a non-directive meditation technique, where what is in the mind is allowed to play itself out on its own terms, no matter what it is.

During lunch at work, we discuss our holiday plans. After I have told my colleagues that I am going on a meditation retreat in the summer, the conversation turns to meditation. I do not divulge to them how many hours I will meditate, but tell my colleague, who like me has 'Manager' in her job

06/20/2023

Meditating regularly is like building a lasting friendship, entering into a dialogue with a living partner, creating a space of calm and peace within ourselves. Our meditative ally is always there if we want. At the same time, it is up to us. Meditation does not seek us out, does not come running after us, does not shout or push us.

Meditating regularly is like building a lasting friendship, entering into a dialogue with a living partner, creating a space of calm and peace within ourselves. Another and better place Our daily inward journeys in meditation are an encounter with a current that reflects everything we contain inside...

05/19/2023

"In Asia, men rarely talk about their feelings and weaknesses, he says. According to a Mandarin proverb, ‘Men should never show emotional vulnerability around others.’ And perhaps this attitude is why I meet few male meditators in Taiwan. At my first retreat in Europe, however, there were as many men as women. That was inspiring," says Andy Chang. Read the full interview here.

Andy Chang is from New Taipei City in Taiwan. He has met Acem meditators from all over the world. - In Asia, men rarely talk about their feelings and weaknesses, he says. According to a Mandarin proverb, 'Men should never show emotional vulnerability around others.' And perhaps this attitude is why....

05/01/2023

Restlessness and boredom may be a challenge in meditation – here is some advice that may help.

Restlessness and boredom may be a challenge in meditation - here is some advice that may help. At times, something makes friction in your meditation. You sit down in order to relax, but it feels like you are only at the surface, and you feel like breaking off the meditation. When it seems meaningles...

05/01/2023

When we need to get something done in the short term, keeping unpleasant information out of our awareness may be necessary. But the price to be paid can be high in the long term.

When we need to get something done in the short term, keeping unpleasant information out of our awareness may be necessary. But the price to be paid can be high in the long term. This may be easy to recognize in other people, in politics, in work life, or in our family. "The Emperor's New