Letter from Lhasa, number 261. (Payen de La Garanderie 2009): La Sophrologie
by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi
Payen de La Garanderie, A., La Sophrologie, Eyrolles, Paris, France, 2009.
(Payen de La Garanderie 2009).
Agnès Payen de La Garanderie
“La prévention des maladies fonctionnelles est possible dans une très large mesure. L’apprentissage du contrôle et de la maîtrise du stress excessif, la stimulation de la pensée positive, la connaissance de soi, le respect de la bonne hygiène de vie et une alimentation saine, peuvent contribuer à résoudre partiellement ce grave problème.”
(Payen de La Garanderie 2009, p. 11)
Sophrology is here presented as a new vision of the world, allowing the passage from life to existence, comprehending an epistemology, a hermeneutics and a methodology.
Actually, it is a usual set of exercises, from relaxation to self-suggestion. The usual goal is managing existential problems of a subject looking for some external source of ‘truth’.
Individuals like to pay for classes deresponsabilizing them if they do not get any real result. The same fact of registering and paying is reassuring, for a while. If they get no result, that is attributed to causes external to themselves.
Payen de La Garanderie, A., La Sophrologie, Eyrolles, Paris, France, 2009.
