Contents.
Preface
Fighting stress – a brief outline
Øyvind Ellingsen and Are Holen
Meditation: A scientific perspective
Erik Ekker Solberg and Are Holen
Effects of Acem Meditation
Anne Grete Hersoug
Coping with psychological complaints
Margareta Hammarlund-Udenaes
Meditation in a stressful society
Merete Lund Hetland
When painkillers don’t kill pain
Svend Davanger
The meditating brain
Svend Davanger
Did the Neanderthals meditate?
Pär Westlund and Are Holen
Sleep, alertness and quality of life
Anne Grete Hersoug, Nina Aarhus Smeby, Morten Wærsted, Are Holen
Stress management with Acem Meditation
Morten Wærsted
Did Cinderella have muscle pain?
Appendix
- What is Acem Meditation?
- What is Acem?
- Acem publications
- Acem retreat centres
References
Index
Contributors