http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/nyregion/new-york-today-subway-meditation-calm-commute.html 2016-10-07 12:40:44 New York Today: How to Meditate in the Subway Friday: Finding calm on your commute, things to do this weekend and advice for Hurricane Matthew. === Good morning on this flawless Friday. As subway cars become Well, dear reader, we wish you a peaceful and pleasurable trip to work this morning, and here’s something that might help you achieve that: Meditation. According to research, meditation might help A straightforward and accessible technique is mindfulness meditation, said “It’s paying attention to the present moment on purpose in a particular and nonjudgmental way,” he told us. You can practice mindfulness with a But on a subway train? A tough place to meditate, we assumed. But no. “Instead of focusing on how crowded or dirty the subway car is, try to feel the sensations of your own body,” said Mr. Gelles, who meditates on his commute. Notice how you’re standing still and moving very fast at the same time. Listen to the subway clatter. Can you listen without attributing a positive or negative emotion to the sound? Take it one step further, Mr. Gelles said: Practice metta, or lovingkindness, meditation by silently wishing well to the people around you. “It might sound silly,” he said, “but it’s a way to cultivate good will in yourself and create a noticeable change in your disposition.” (Or you could block out other subway riders entirely with our Hey, it’s worth a shot. Here’s what else is happening: You don’t need to close your eyes and meditate to feel summery. It’s real: It’ll be Expect an iffy Saturday, with half a chance of rain, followed by a sublime Sunday, an even nicer Monday — which is Columbus Day — and a clear, golden week. Fall has hit its stride nicely. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Saturday • • • • • • Sunday • • • • • • • • • • • • • • New York is safe from the howling winds and torrential rain, for now. After “After it moves up the Carolina coastline it turns east and does this little hook toward the south,” said Brian Siemnecki, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service who is stationed at Brookhaven, N.Y. “Our region will not be affected,” he added. The hurricane is currently hammering Florida after wreaking havoc on Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Nearly 300 people in Haiti For recent developments, check out The Times’s New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can For updates throughout the day, What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, Follow the New York Today columnists, You can find the latest New York Today at