A gradual change of direction
Frank Otto interviewed by Anne Grete Hersoug
Frank Otto has a doctoral degree in theoretical chemistry, and is working with software development in a small company in Berlin. We met […]
Killing the common cold viruses with meditation?
During the winter, many feel unwell at times - the head is heavy, there is a lot of sneezing, and the nose is running. A good protection towards this may be to stress down, recent research indicates.
Psychological change with introspection and meditation?
How do we increase our self-insight? Can meditation contribute to a quick fix of psychological problems and patterns we don’t like?
The elephant in the forest
Indian psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar compares the unconscious to a usually good-natured elephant that we cannot really control. He writes, 'the unconscious demands respect, even awe, not only for its uncanny knowledge but also for its terrible power'.
“This will make my life more colourful.”
"At this course, you give others an opportunity to see you." Olga Leschen came to the communication course to explore, see and learn about herself. She gradually recognized how she herself contributed to the image other participants developed of her.
What is the link between meditation and happiness?
I started to meditate regularly four years ago, and since then, little by little I started to feel better. My outside world was the same (same work, same family, same house, and more or less the same friends – except that the number of Acem friends increased), so it was evident that the reason for […]
A three-way dance
In Acem Meditation, the active self leads the dance while the receptive self follows, and the spontaneous self brings in a liberating and unconventional element. A psychologically mature personality needs all three selves, says Turid Suzanne Berg-Nielsen.