ipl-logo

Essay On Air Travel

789 Words4 Pages

Why meditation and air travel is a good match

Air travel is all too often a boring experience at best and very stressful at worst. However, it does provide a unique opportunity to practice mediation. Doing so will not only take most of the tedium out of the journey, but also leave you feeling refreshed and positive when you arrive at your destination. We often use the excuse that we don’t have time or have more important matters to attend to when it comes to meditation. However, when travelling by plane these excuses don’t hold up anymore and there really is no reason not to relax, meditate and reap the benefits. You don’t have to be a “trained professional” to do so either as there is no “right” way to meditate on a plane. You don’t even have to worry about looking “silly” while meditating as your fellow passengers will simply assume that you are catching some shut-eye during the trip.
1. …show more content…

Some people deal with it easily, but many others suffer from anxiety and stress. Meditation is a great way to take your mind off the fact that you are encased in a large hunk of metal thousands of feet up in the air. Dwelling on all the worst case scenarios will leave anyone mentally exhausted by the end of the flight, so turning to meditation is a much better way to pass time and calm down. It is also a better option than turning to medication or alcohol as it won’t leave you feeling groggy and lethargic. Some therapists recommend loading meditation tracks on your phone and listening to these during the flight. By practicing to use these before the flight it is also easier to slip into a meditative state while flying (http://fearofflyingschool.com/10-fear-of-flying-tips-from-the-most-followed-therapists-on-twitter). Some people also find it easier to meditate during air travel by using mala beads

Show More
Related

  • Hot Sauce In The Bag Analysis

    668 Words  | 3 Pages

    As a Navy Reservist in a top cargo handling unit, I found myself on an airplane more often than I could have imagined. In those 5 years, we traveled to Virginia and Texas numerous times throughout the year for our weekend meetings not to mention yearly trips to places like California, Guam and Hawaii. It doesn't matter if I was away for the weekend or for two and a half weeks, packing made me apprehensive. I knew what I must bring... the uniform and what I wanted to bring... fun clothes.

    Read More

  • Engel Vs Vitale Case Study

    63 Words  | 1 Pages

    I think that a time of silence/meditation is a good idea because it does not imply any specific religion or any religion at all.

    Read More

  • Flight By Sherman Alexie Essay

    661 Words  | 3 Pages

    No matter what we do, there will always be consequences. In Sherman Alexie’s book, Flight, a fifteen year old half Native American boy named Zits struggles with many difficult topics, one of which is the theme of revenge. Zits travels through time and lives in different bodies to experience the world from different angles throughout the book. In one section of the book, Zits is in the body of a young Native American boy.

    Read More

  • Christopher Columbus And Lindbergh: A Journey Across The Atlantic

    787 Words  | 4 Pages

    Columbus and Lindbergh: A Journey Across The Atlantic “For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps”(“Christopher Columbus Quote.”). This is a quote from Christopher Columbus, one of the most prominent and well known explorers in history. As I typed this quote, I considered the differences between Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh. Columbus and Lindbergh both travelled the Atlantic.

    Read More

  • Transportation DBQ Essay

    551 Words  | 3 Pages

    The US went through revolutionary advancements in transportation from 1800 to 1840. The transportation improvements had substantial effects on the economy and also individual development. People could now buy goods that were made in places faraway because access was easier to towns and cities and people’s experiences grew as they were able to be more mobile (309). The roads were inadequate in 1800, so the federal government funded the National Road in 1808 to establish its dedication to improve the roads in the nation and so then by 1839 the East and West would be tied together (309). Commerce was still inadequate even with the National Road funded which improved transportation.

    Read More

  • Mindfulness Therapy Annotated Bibliography

    1698 Words  | 7 Pages

    Annotated Bibliography The projected study attempts to design a research that would examine the competence of mindfulness therapy. The design would evaluate the progress of the selected individuals who are receiving mindfulness therapy in comparison to those receiving another kind of therapy over a given period of time. The following articles will discuss about the effects of mindfulness therapy to different kinds of patients. Fjorback, L.O., Arendt, M, Ornobol, E., Walach, H., Rehfeld, E., Schroder, A., & Fink, P. (2012).

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay About Meditation

    1445 Words  | 6 Pages

    When you form the habit of meditating daily, you become more mindful of your environment, and the more aware you become, the more you tend to take note of seemingly insignificant things that could brighten your day. For instance, by engaging in meditation, you start noticing minute things such as the noise of dry leaves through gentle breeze in the backyard, the tweeting of birds in the bush, the sound of raindrops as they hit ground and the smell emanating from it, the sensation of warmth caressing your skin, the cry, of a baby, etc. We further in studying the various type of

    Read More

  • Critical Analysis Of Why We Take Pictures By Susan Sontag

    1078 Words  | 5 Pages

    The feeling of doing nothing while traveling frequently caused anxiety for people who are used to their daily work routine; taking pictures while traveling offered people a sense of purpose when they

    Read More

  • Reflective Essay On Mediation

    1566 Words  | 7 Pages

    Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party helps disputants resolve a conflict (Bishop, p. 64). The employee/supervisor mediation was my first experience role-playing as a mediator in a dispute. I enjoyed the experience and recognized how significant the role of a mediator was. There are many strategies/avenues a mediator can take when conducting a mediation and it is imperative that the mediator is able to adapt their mediation strategy in order to satisfy the party’s needs. This in-class role-play gave me the opportunity to apply all the knowledge that I learned during the course, to a real workplace scenario.

    Read More

  • Narrative Essay About Moving Abroad

    495 Words  | 2 Pages

    Moving is always hard. It is harder if you are moving from your birthplace to a culturally different country after spending most of your teenage years. I moved from Bangladesh to New York about a year and a half ago and let me tell you, it was not easy. I had to leave the place I grew up in, my friends and relatives and start a new life here in America. Probably the only good part was that at least I was with my family throughout this hardship.

    Read More

  • Swot Analysis Of Philippine Airlines

    980 Words  | 4 Pages

    > Founded in 1941 and based in Pasay City, The Philippine Airlines is the country 's ultimate flag carrier and oldest airlines. The monopolization of the airline occurred in 1995 when Lucio Tan, an affluent Chinese-Filipino businessman purchased the airline and became its chairman and CEO. . Global competition in the industry > Threat to new entrants: In spite of the low switching costs and the absence of proprietary goods and services, generally speaking, there is a low threat to new entrants in the airline industry. The huge amount of capital make reprisals against new entrants through a price drop.

    Read More

  • Mindfulness Reflection

    1859 Words  | 8 Pages

    I had a positive experience with this breathing meditation because I focused my attention on my breath as well as my smile. There was a part of the audio that the narrator suggested to “smile” while I was breathing at the same time. I had a pleasant time to work with this meditation because it also included background music with the sounds of birds chirped. During and after my meditation, I did not judge myself because I was familiar with breath and opened to accept how my body functioning. I found a challenge to bring my attention to my breath and smile at the time as the narrator of the audio suggested.

    Read More

  • Narrative Essay On A Plane Crash

    1720 Words  | 7 Pages

    I was never a fan of flying. It’s not that I’m afraid of heights or anything, it’s just the idea of flying. Launching up into the sky, by an airplane specifically, is quite scary, if you think about it. Just imagine every possible way something could go wrong. The plane could get stuck in a storm and crash.

    Read More

  • Gautama Buddhism Research Paper

    1062 Words  | 5 Pages

    In five paragraphs or more, using your own words, tell the story of the life of Gautama Buddha. Gautama Buddha was born between the 6th and 4th century. His father was a wealthy king near the foothills of Nepal. I was predicted at his birth that he would either become the ruler of India or a very holy man in his culture. Is father preferred him to become a ruler so he kept him very isolated in a palace starting from a very young age.

    Read More

  • Travelling Is My Passion

    1207 Words  | 5 Pages

    Our vision enlarges as we travel and we start thinking out of the box. It gives us an opportunity to detach from our regular lives and helps us get away from our monotonous

    Read More

More about Essay On Air Travel

Open Document