Relax, we’ll de-stress you from here
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As convenient as flying out of EVV is, traveling can still be stressful. Sitting in an airplane seat or airport terminal for a couple of hours can tighten up those muscles. Here are a few yoga positions to keep you calm and comfortable. You can play the soothing sounds or music downloads and relax . . . we’ll take you from here.
Airplane Yoga
Put your chin in your left hand and lean your elbow on your meal tray. Lean your head into your hand so your head tilts to the left. Close your eyes and complete five slow full deep breaths. Repeat on second side.*
Sitting forward in a seat, cross your right leg over the left so that the knees are on top of each other and bring your hands to your top knee. Twist your body to the right, placing your right hand behind your or on the back of your seat as you twist. Keep your left hand on your top knee to stabalize the legs. Look over your right shoulder and complete five full slow breaths.*
Interlace your fingers in front of your chest. Invert your palms to face away from you and stretch the arms out at shoulder height. Inhale and lift your arms overhead. Upon exhaling slowly release the arms to your sides.*
Sit up straight in your chair with your feet flat on the floor. Inhale and lift one of your thighs a few inches away from the seat as you press the foot of the opposite leg into the floor. Imagine that your thigh is being drawn toward the overhead lights by a puppet string. Complete five slow full Deep breaths.*
For the Expert: Wrap your right forearm behind your right calf and catch the outer arch of your foot. Reach across your body and catch the inner arch of your right foot with your left hand. Raise your right foot with both hands. Pull your ankle toward your forehead until your foot is above your head. Place your ankle behind your neck. Place your palms together in front of your chest in namaste position and pray that your body does not break apart! (This is a joke, do not attempt this in an airline seat.)
The information above is from the book called Airplane Yoga by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt and Bess Abrahams. For more Airplane Yoga please purchase the book.
Fun Things to do on an airplane:
- Push the flight attendant call button and pretend it gave you a shock.
- Call the Psychic Hotline and ask if they know where you are (only do this when phones are permitted on).
- Drop a pen in the aisle and wait until someone reaches to pick it up and scream, “That’s mine!”
- Lay down a Twister mat in the back of the plane and ask people if they’d like to play.
- Swat at flies that don’t exist.
- When the attendant passes out pillows yell, “pillow fight!”
- Wear a puppet on your hand and use it to talk to other passengers.
- Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your kleenex to other passengers.
- Offer name tags to everyone getting on the plane. Wear yours upside-down.
- Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce: "I've got new socks on!"
- Challenge the person next to you with a “Thumb War.”
- Ring the stewardess button frequently and always ask this question:
“Are we there yet?” - Try not to think about penguins. It’s very hard.
- Invent Eyeshadow Application techniques.
- Barage your neighbor with one stupid question after another, for example: What do you like better, hands or feet? Have you ever gone cow tipping? Do you untie your shoes when you take them off
