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.
Advice on dealing with negative thoughts in meditation
"At times, I feel inadequate when I meditate. The meditation sound is never easy and effortless and is always linked to my breathing. What should I do?" "Meditation is not only easy for [...]
Learning meditation at a young age was one of the smartest things I have done
Astrid and Gry Iverslien – mother and daughter – share the interest in meditation, and both have made use of meditative processes in their creative professional activities. A better understanding of myself Astrid [...]
The psychologist’s advice: How to make use of meditation in the time of corona
The coronavirus pandemic, and the various infection control measures it has engendered, limit and affect us, both psychologically and relationally. We have newly celebrated the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second [...]
Video guidance helped me establish a regular meditation practice
Ursula Illert lives in Frankfurt, Germany. She works as an actress and a freelancer for radio, TV, and audiobooks. When she felt the need to discuss her meditation, video was the solution. Made [...]
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 [...]