“I didn’t know how to stop working back then,” he said. “I felt like I was being swept away against my will, and it seemed I couldn’t control my own life.”

So, Kwon and his wife Roh Ji-hyang decided to take matters into their own hands, and designed and built a prison-like spiritual center. The construction was completed in June last year and cost about 2 billion won ($19 million/€13.8 million).

The facility includes 28 solitary confinement cells, furnished with only a toilet, a sink and a small table, where guests can spend time alone, reflecting on life and enjoying private meditation sessions. Moreover, clients can also join group sessions in the auditorium, where they are given instructions on how to free themselves from what Mr. Kwon calls the “inner prison” to find inner peace.

According to the Wall Street Journal, hundreds of stressed South Koreans are checking in at the stress-reduction facility to reflect on their lives and regain control of it. A two-night stay at “Prison Inside Me” costs 150,000 won ($146/€106).

Mr. Kwon and his wife explained that they initially had a different plan for the “relaxation center,” and envisioned a longer stay for their guests, but, given that people weren’t able to take more time off, they had to reduce the length of stays to just two days.

Park Woo-sub, a client at “Prinson Inside Me,” said the experience helped him a lot.

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