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New book: “The Power of the Wandering Mind”
Gandhi Peace Honor awarded to Dr Are Holen
On Gandhi’s birthday, 2nd October 2018, Dr. Are Holen received the Gandhi Peace Honor for spreading World peace and harmony. The award was given for his lifelong contributions to society and mankind, for his scientific work related to post-traumatic stress, and his research on and efforts in teaching Acem Meditation since 1966, an elaborate approach to meditation based on psychology and science.
What does a moment consist of?
Experiences from meditation
In an eternal perspective, a moment is an insignificant amount of time. Yet, a moment may comprise more than we think and more during the practice of Acem Meditation than in many other situations. Let us first reflect upon the duration of a moment. How long a moment lasts depends on our perspective.
Students are learning Acem Meditation in India
Acem Meditation is increasingly popular among students in India. Although they have their own long traditions of meditation, they are eager to learn this Western meditation technique.
A training course that builds character, not presentation skills
By Leif Arne Storset
Think about development days or training courses you’ve undergone for work. What comes to mind? Quite likely, the first thing is DEATH BY POWERPOINT.
International Training in Meditation Guidance
– first time outside of Scandinavia
Are Holen helped Taiwanese instructors Joy Lu, Susan Cai, and Denise Chang enhance their guidance skills.
Few things are more distinctive of Acem’s way of teaching than its various forms of meditation guidance. Read more…
In and out of Context: Contemporary Perspectives on Meditation
The recent book, Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context», edited by Halvor Eifring, has been reviewed in the journal Religious Studies Review (Vol. 43 No. 4, December 2017). The reviewer maintains that the book «offers provocative new insights for understanding meditation practice. …
Western meditation in India
India has its own, long traditions of meditation. It may therefore come as a surprise that Acem Meditation, which is based on Western culture and science, is popular in India. Read more…
Training in Interpersonal Communication – spring 2018
The next communication course takes place 28 April – 6 May, 2018, at Halvorsbøle, Norway. This intensive course has been an annual event for nearly fifty years. Read more…
Helped me see things *I thought* I knew in a different light
– Tom L. on Acem’s Communication Course
As an introspective analytical person, the development of the self is high on my list of priorities. Read more…