Over the weekend, I took part in a live class learning Acem Meditation. This organization was founded in Norway in 1966 by professional psychologist and physician Are Holen when he was a student at the University of Oslo, and consisted of members that had learned Transcendental Deep Meditation (later to be called Transcendental Meditation). In the beginning, Acem Meditation collaborated with the Transcendental Meditation organization and represented them in Norway, but that relationship ended in 1972 and since then Acem has continued on its own course.

Acem offers very good and affordable meditation courses. Their beginner's course only costs $95.00 (full time students: $45.00) and usually consists of two or three sessions with a total study time of 6-9 hours.

Our first session took 3 hours and that included both theory and meditating together. The follow-up and final session is scheduled in about two weeks time, which gives us ample time to meditate regularly and come up with questions regarding our practice so that the teachers can guide us in the right direction.

When our final session is concluded, I'll write a more thorough review about my overall impression and what I've learned.

In the meanwhile, read about some of the alternatives I've found that is closely related to this meditation technique, and consider signing up for All Good Found's RSS feed or through email subscription so that you get notified when this post gets published.

Update: You find my review here.

Featured image: Acem Nordic Retreat Centre, Lundsholm, Sweden via Acem Meditation's YouTube channel.