Meditation is about practice, not speculation or intellectual thinking. Still, reading and reflecting may enhance your understanding, increase your motivation and improve the quality of your practice.
You can read about meditation in a number of articles published on The Meditation Blog, or in a number of books published by Acem.
Existential contentment in the face of adversity – mitigating misery with Acem Meditation
By Turid Suzanne Berg-Nielsen What it is Existential contentment is neither complacency nor bliss. It does not entail the absence of adversity in life nor negative emotions and thoughts. It is not an [...]
We know meditation is good for us, but still we don’t do it
By Rolf Brandrud Most who learn Acem Meditation find it a positive experience. The method is easy to learn, simple to practice and gives us benefits such as relaxation, increased energy, and greater [...]
Setting the conditions for good meditation
By Pär Westlund Taking a beginner’s course in Acem Meditation involves not only learning the basic instruction in the technique. Participants also receive advice on what conditions are favorable for developing a good [...]
Meditating Queen
– staying afloat in trying times. In this picture, «Lightness of Being», Queen Elizabeth II is photographed by Chris Levine (copyright the artist 2008-2020). Meditation represents an opportunity to slow down, pause and [...]
Tips for those who want to establish a regular meditation practice
If you are able to establish a regular meditation practice, you will get more out of Acem Meditation. You decide how much you want to meditate, but Acem's recommendation is 2 x 30 or [...]
Meditation in a culture of comparison
By Jonas Meyer There are several ways to perceive our contemporary society, but one perspective, which makes sense to me, is that we live in a culture of comparisons. In such a culture [...]