Effects of yoga Doing yoga for 10-30 minutes or more every day provides systematic and varied training for the main groups of muscles in the body, along with the tend
The Power of the Wandering Mind Many schools of meditation portray mind wandering as an enemy, a wild animal that needs to be tamed. In nondirective meditation, the wandering mind is
Meditation in a stressful society The meditator’s mood changes in a positive direction. While this indicates a lower level of general stress, the ability to react to acute stress is in
Chapter 4: From brain to body Tense muscles loosen up, heartbeat and breathing slow down, mental stress is released, thoughts and memories pass freely through the mind. Physiologic
True or false – three widespread meditation myths I do not divulge to them how many hours I will meditate, but tell my colleague, who like me has ‘Manager’ in her job title, and two smaller children,
The meditating brain Scientists in a number of countries are exploring how the brain meditates and conveys a relaxation response to the body. The picture is still fragment
Appendix What is Acem?Acem is a voluntary non-profit organisation established in Oslo, Norway in 1966. Since its inception, Acem has been active in developing
Acem at 50 – some reflections The people who started building Acem had come across a method that challenged inner dogmatism and narrow-mindedness – a sound-based meditation that fa
The psychology of meditation The development in the 1970sFrom the very beginning, the format and content of the beginner’s courses in Acem were different from those of the Mahesh
The art of small adjustments It’s a busy evening like many others. There are e-mails to answer, bills to be paid, work-related tasks you should complete. You start out optimistica