About the authors and contact information.
Are Holen (born 1945) became involved in yoga and breathing practices at the age of 16. At 17, he learnt to meditate and he has been practising ever since. His teaching of yoga and meditation has yielded valuable experiences to innumerable fellow yoga students. In Norway in 1966, he founded Acem School of Meditation, today an inter- national organization. In 1968, he founded Acem School of Yoga.
Are Holen first qualified as a psychologist, later completing medical school. He specialized in psychiatry and worked as a psychotherapist. His principal career, how- ever, has been in academia. He has held academic positions at the University of Oslo, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Francisco; he is currently a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. In his early twen- ties, he studied Sanskrit for three years. In his leisure time, he has continued to teach yoga and meditation.
Torbjørn Hobbel (born 1951) has been practising meditation and yoga since 1967. In 1975, he became an Acem Meditation initiator. In 1998, he founded Acem India. He is an adviser to Acem School of Yoga. He regularly, conducts courses and retreats in Europe and Asia.
Torbjørn Hobbel has an MA in Nordic languages and literature. In the past, he worked as a college teacher of Norwegian, history and religion. Since 1994, he has been working full time in Acem, focusing on international activities.
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