Fear of FlyingAfraid to fly?
It hardly makes sense to look for the cheapest airline flights if you're scared to death to even get on board - kicking and screaming all the way down the runway. I have blogged about fear of flying courses in the past, but I have never before blogged about meditation.
According to the frequent flyers of Wikipedia, meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the reflexive "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness. My friend at TLK Knit and Sew tried it and reported that it was "nice to be able to clear the mind and just rest." In a post on the subject of meditation, she went on to say:
"I have also tried doing yoga off and on over the years but it's been really hard to get the yoga positions down. Hard to bend a body that way."All I know is that focused meditation calms the nerves and creates a sense of relaxation that works better on an airplane than a glass of wine. So search away for the best fares, and practiice focused meditation at the gate before boarding. You'll be amazed at how super it will make you feel!
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4 comments:
yes breathing and relaxing the mind keeps things in a better perspective.
Relaxation exercises will help so long as a person has not problem with either panic (because of fear of panic on the flight) or elevators (which indicates too much claustrophobia to deal with being enclosed for a longer period of time than an elevator trip).
For individuals with panic or claustrophobia, see www.fearofflying.com where help with the severe cases is available.
I wish meditation classes to be part of long flying hours.
Possible ?
May be.
Hobo,
I actually do some meditation exercises on long flights. The simple exercises tend to settle me down and help me pass the time. I'm not sure about organized meditation however - lots of people are NOT into that.
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