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Beginner's Course in Acem Meditation

Acem Meditation is easy to learn. Personal instruction and guidance ensure that you get a good start. Group discussions help you to deal with beginner’s problems and to establish a meditation routine.

About the course

Sound meditation

At the first meeting, you will receive individual instruction in Acem Meditation. You will learn the meditation sound, a sound suitable for meditation - without linguistic meaning. When you meditate, you sit comfortably in a chair, close your eyes, and repeat the sound effortlessly in your mind. It makes the body and mind relax. To try out the technique and for best results, 2 x 30 or 1 x 45 minutes of daily meditation is recommended.

Stress management and personality development

The last four meetings start with 30 minutes of joint meditation. Experiences are discussed and each meeting has a topic:

  • What is correct meditation
  • Long Meditation
  • Results and research
  • Personality development and the further process

Environment and Technical

It is important that you can sit undisturbed in a quiet place during the meetings.

All you need is a computer with a camera, and a microphone

The online beginners' course in Acem Meditation has a maximum of 5-6 participants

Included in the course fee, participants will receive the book Acem Meditation: An Introductory Companion. A comprehensive description of Acem Meditation, with practical, psychological and existential perspectives. Authors: Are Holen and Halvor Eifring.

Information: This is a two-day course. Day 1: Sat 16th of May 2015 11.00am - 2.00pm Day 2: Sun 17th of May 2015 11.00am - 2.00pm

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Instructors

Wiggo Smeby

(1949 - 2024) Acem instructor since 1972. He had a PhD from University of California, Berkeley in 1982. He has was the CTO (chief technology officer) of the Norwegian company DNV and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley.