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 is what you would call a creative person. She has made drawings, painted, and written books. Now, at 86, her neck doesn’t permit drawing […]
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 World War. 75 years of relative peace in the world. Today, many feel that peace has been profoundly disturbed.
Anxiety – a complex phenomenon
We […]
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 my meditation practice regular
«For me, video guidance was a good thing. I could talk about my meditation with an instructor even when […]
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 emotion at all, more of an attitude – a sense of meaning and purpose, an anchoring when waters are rough. Contentment also allows for […]
Upcoming Acem Webinars
Online Webinars have become popular, and there will be three new ones in the Autumn.
The first one:
«Your life is a movie. How to direct it?»
will take place on
Saturday 29 August 2020
16:00-17:15
Award-winning screenwriter and Acem initiator Christopher Grøndahl invites you to a session of storytelling – in movies and in life.
You are […]
One retreat, six nations – Acem’s first online retreat
In June, Acem held a weekend meditation retreat with 12 participants from six different countries. That in itself is nothing new. What is new is that the 12 participants were all staying at home in those six different countries during the entire retreat. One participant was 10,000 kilometers away from the instructors in Oslo, on […]