If you answered yes to any of these questions, then doing yoga breathing for relaxation may be just the way to decompress during your next trip aboard an airplane.
Are you afraid of flying? Tired of it? Do you get bored or restless on a long flight, or feel like your calves and feet are swelling like crazy? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then doing yoga breathing for relaxation may be just the way to decompress during your next trip aboard an airplane.
Too little space
It is notoriously difficult to relax – much less get some shut-eye – on a long flight. Many people cite uncomfortable chairs, low headroom, narrow aisle and cramped bathrooms as reasons why their joints ache when they finally step off of a plane.
This is where certain yoga breathing styles may be able to help you relax. Of course, some yoga breathing regimens are a no-go. For instance, any rapid, diaphragmatic deep breathing will simply circulate your exhaled air around the cabin.
However, many yoga systems incorporate slow, measured breathing, which is designed to calm your nerves and slow your heart rate. This type of relaxation is especially good if you are…
AFRAID OF FLYING!
If you have an all-out phobia of flying, you're by no means alone. Research suggests that cruising at 30,000 feet is one of the most common fears among U.S. adults.
A seminal study in the Journal of Travel research found that one in three Americans – at the time, a figure equivalent to 25,000,000 adults – is scared of flying. Besides resulting in billions of dollars in net losses for airlines, this fear can be crippling on a personal level.
Fortunately, many holistic health experts recommend yoga breathing as a way to ease one's anxiety before, during and after a flight.
What about in-flight yoga poses?
Is it possible to do actual stretches during a long red-eye trip? Singer and pop star Madonna recently got into trouble – and irritated not a few fellow passengers – by doing yoga in the aisle during a flight. Fortunately, CNN News reports that there are plenty of yoga stretches that can be done in your seat without invading your neighbor's space.
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