Meditate and fly

Traveling is stressful and one of the best ways to relive stress is through meditation. When you’re thousands of feet above the ground and stuffed into a tube with other restless passengers, though, finding a way to meditate peacefully can be tough.

Here a few reasons why meditation is a must-do when you’re flying:

There’s nothing else to do.

With longer flights often comes boredom, there’s just no way around it. After hours of sitting in one place, we might peruse through the in-flight movies or do some work on our laptop, take a nap or get some reading done.

If we’re traveling solo or have a poor Internet or TV connection (not to mention no phone calls or texts), we can find ourselves getting bored real quick.

So why not pass the time by calming and centering your mind? Now just close your eyes and take some deep, mindful breaths.

You’ll get in the right mindset.

No matter where you’re headed or where you’re coming from, taking time to meditate while you’re in transit will give you perspective and clarity about your journey.

Are you going on an exciting vacation? Tune in to how grateful you are for this experience.

Are you nervous about heading to a job interview? Check in with yourself about the ways you’re smart enough, capable and passionate.

Heading to a competition? Visualize starting the big game and how you’re going to execute that first play.

Traveling takes a toll on your physical body, but also on your mind. So on your flight home, make sure to take a moment to close your eyes and breathe to reset back to baseline, before jumping back into your everyday life.

You’re treating yourself to self-care.

If “being busy” and “not having enough time in the day” are your excuses for not taking time for yourself (or meditating) on a regular basis, here’s your chance!

You know exactly how much time you’ve got on your hands, so make room for a small chunk of self-care for YOU. There’s no way you’re too busy to take a few minutes for yourself in some meditation on your flight!

So there you have it, you can meditate anywhere and in a number of different ways: repeat a mantra you wish to manifest, visualize your ideal scenario, remember ways you’re grateful, or just simply, to breathe.

And don’t worry about looking like a spiritual weirdo to those in the aisles around you, they’ll just think you’re sleeping.