Ease The Stresses Of Flight Travel With Airborne Meditation

Air travel is often stressful, but it’s one of those necessary stresses that many of us have to or will have to experience at one point in our lives. Whether you’re traveling for business or for leisure, there are few who feel excited about their airport experience. At Technalink, we encourage our teams to travel with their prayer beads and to use those beads whenever they have the opportunity at the airport or while in flight.
Mala beads are a spiritual tool that can be placed in a pocket or handbag without taking up much space, and they can be taken out and used whenever needed throughout the experience. They can help to ease flight related stress or anxiety, as they guide your mantras in order to bring you back to a healthy center. Particularly during these difficult and ever changing Covid-19 times, mala prayer beads might be the exact tool you need to make the idea of flying palatable and comfortable.

It’s important to remember that there is no wrong way to meditate. You can meditate in your office, at home in your bedroom, in the car, or in a plane. All you need is the right mindset to meditate and your mala beads help you to reach that mindset. Begin with your breathing – start by taking an inhale to the count of 4, and then exhaling to the count of 8. This will help to soothe the body’s natural stress responses, allowing you to get into a meditative space more easily.

Once you have your breathing in control, take your mala beads in your dominant hand and count your mantras or affirmations using each bead. One bead will equal one repetition as you finger through the length of the beads. Try not to lose focus in the sounds of the aircraft, the hustle and bustle of the airport, or any other outside factors, simply count your mantras as you pass from bead to bead.

With airborne or airport meditation, you can lessen stress and the effects it has on your body during times of travel. Different mala prayer beads may even impart different energies into your meditation, allowing you to better meditate for compassion, for grounding, or for improved spiritual leadership.