International Young Summer Retreat 2019
You want to dedicate the summer to your own inner growth? You want to meet other wonderful people (aged 17-35) from all over the world?
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Meditation in the Spanish Pyrenees
This is a unique opportunity to spend a week with daily long meditations in a fantastic mountain landscape. Read more…
First International Yoga Retreat
In 2018, Acem School of Yoga will celebrate 50 years of teaching by arranging its first international yoga retreat, with instructions i five languages. The event takes place from 7-14 July 2018, at Halvorsbøle International Retreat Centre, Norway. Read more…
International Retreats 2017 – five options
Treat yourself to a meditative summer holiday in beautiful surroundings at one of Acem’s retreat centers in the Scandinavian forests. International retreats are in English, sometimes with translation into additional languages. Read more…
Bridging cultural differences: Meditative yoga in Taiwan
Anne Thomte, a Norwegian high school teacher and head of the Acem School of Yoga, recently visited Taiwan, where she gave two weekend workshops for the general public and a training course for future yoga instructors. She was struck by the cultural differences she observed. Read more…
“The best gift I have given myself”
Erin Tseng interviewed by Joy Lu
After ten years of yoga practice in Taiwan, Erin Tseng still felt stuck. For some reason, she could not breathe as deeply as some of the postures required. She was struggling. It was only when she learned how to “let go” in practice that she was able to relax and come closer to her own spontaneity. Read more…
Meditative Yoga from Norway to the world
Chinese translation of Acem’s yoga book published in October
Slimming with yoga?
Studies indicate health gains from mind-body techniques
By Erik Ekker Solberg, PhD, cardiologist, specialist in sports medicine
According to recent studies, yoga and meditation practices may help us to lose weight, reduce our blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, and slow down our pulse. Both psychological and physical quality of life seems to improve. Read more…
Free mental attitude in body and mind
by Torbjørn Hobbel
A free mental attitude – repeating the meditation sound gently and effortlessly in the mind and letting the stream of spontaneous thoughts come and go – is the basic principle of Acem Meditation. This attitude is essential to meditation. What about yoga? What is a free, open attitude on a bodily level? Read more…
Basic principles of meditative yoga
The book Meditative Yoga: Integrating Body, Breath and Mind by Are Holen and Torbjørn Hobbel (Dyade Press, 2012) presents the principles of meditative yoga, as well as more than 60 yoga exercises. Three points are particularly important. Read more…