“Life is what happens to you, while you’re busy making other plans”
– John Lennon
The quote may inspire us to seize life, rather than letting it be something that merely happens.
We live life as best we can, with ups and downs, joys and sorrows. One day slips easily into another, and time flies. […]
Parthiban Muthukrishnan, mechanical engineer, Tamil Nadu, India:
This was my first communication course and my first encounter with Acem. I have been working in Oslo, Norway, for the past three years, and I signed up for the training after having found it on the internet. The course has helped me understand how others perceive me. I […]
Anna Magnell, student, Stockholm, Sweden:
I was at a crossroads in my life, did not know what I wanted to do: study or work. I also had problems in my relationship. I learnt Acem Meditation during a retreat last autumn.
Meditation helped me get over my anxiety and unease. At the retreat, many people spoke highly of […]
What does Acem stand for? Acem is an organization that has grown and evolved organically. Seven central “pillars” can be highlighted as fundamental in Acem.
There are many different meditation techniques. Most use various forms of concentration. Acem meditation is one of the few that is based on the principle of the free […]
Choose between Regular and Deepening retreats, Yoga and Meditation, and Young Retreat.
NB! In 2026, the Communication course will, as an exception, take place during the summer holidays, from August 1 to 9, a unique opportunity.
RETREATS IN LUNDSHOLM
– Acem’s beautiful countryside retreat centre in Värmland, Sweden
International Yoga […]
Jostein Nyhus, Master of Science (MSc), Oslo, Norway – about Acem’s Training in Interpersonal Communication:
The course went to the root causes of how I act in my life today, including things from my childhood and adolescence. This will help my relations with others, and I have a feeling that things will change in my work […]
The fact that the world is changing may help us see more clearly what meditation has to offer.
Times Change
It is easy to become short-sighted about our own era. Yet some may be right in saying that we are now living through a time of transition. The post-war decades brought plenty to worry about—the Cold War, […]
Moving Forward 1, Handbook of Acem Meditation
Moving Forward 1, Handbook of Acem Meditation, does what a good handbook should in that it answers all the common questions about Acem Meditation. It provides practical information and advice for practice in different situations, for example, after a break, […]
Rabea Dillmann, sustainability manager, Frankfurt, Germany:
My first communication course two years ago helped me see and modify patterns that influenced and limited my everyday life, including my work life. This year, I got new input and a better understanding of the roles I tend to go into in groups and how I interact with others. […]
By Rune Belsvik
A bottom hatch opens and something rushes out, sprinkles down, disappears, and I wonder what I should do with it, something is waiting for me to find a solution to this leak, this outburst, all this that just disappears at great speed now, and I think that I just […]
