Gupta, who runs a Harley
Street stress management clinic, says he came up with
Metrotherapy over a year before the London attacks in
response to patients’ wishes for a meditation
system that they could utilize during the only free
time that they really had during the day: the commute
to and from work. The goal of the system, which is based
on ordinary noises associated with a train, was to help
people prepare for the day ahead, or unwind from the
day behind them.
That goal has changed a little bit. Among the more
interesting “tweaks” to Dr. Gupta’s
program are instructions to secure all handbags before
entering a meditative state, and the ability to allow
practitioners to open their eyes briefly at each stop
and check for “suspect packages.” I can’t
help wondering if the mantra used is “Let’s
roll!”
Seriously though, it does sound like an interesting
program that can help commuters in a number of areas,
not just the “fear of bomb-toting bad men”
one. Metrotherapy comes in the form of a 20 minute CD
that is available through the Metrotherapy website (http://www.metro-therapy.com).
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