Five times a year, Acem Meditation eNews gives you an update on activities, publications and developments in Acem International School of Meditation. The newsletter also brings articles on meditation for Acem meditators and others with an interest in meditation.

When the longing for nirvana becomes too strong, we sometimes encounter the thought goblin, writes Dr. Øyvind Ellingsen. Recent research confirms that the natural resting state of the mind is not emptiness, but a tendency to wander. This may help the mind in its mental digestion process. Acceptance is an essential element of effective meditation methods. But what do we do when the thought goblin leads us into a backwater?

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Meditation affects an area of the brain that influences our ability to make decisions, regulate emotions, and to understand and control our attention, reactions and impulses. Meditation even seems to strengthen the cerebral cortex in areas involved in emotional control. And it is not all about alpha waves; theta waves play an equally important part, writes Dr. Svend Davanger.

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