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Tips for air travel
Jet lag and travel sickness are due to a Vata imbalance caused by excess movement and can be reduced or avoided by
following the recommendations below:
Before you fly:
- Ensure adequate rest and a good nights sleep the night before travel.
- Exercise, practice yoga, pranayama and meditation on the morning before tr avel.
- Take ginger pickle before main meals in the week preceding travel.
- Avoid cabbage, Brussels spouts, beans and other vata increasing foods for 24 hrs before you travel.
- Massage sesame oil into the nostrils immediately before the flight.
- Apply lavender or sandalwood essential oil to temples, ears and forehead.
During the flight:
- Sip hot water with ginger and lemon or peppermint.
- Meditate for twenty minutes soon after take off and then again after every two hours flight time.
- Apply lavender oil to handkerchief and sniff periodically.
- Avoid drinking alcoholic and cold drinks before and during travel.
- Read a light novel rather than taxing the brain with work-related or hard-to-follow literature.
- Listen to soothing music.
- Take ‘No Jet Lag’ tablets ( w w w .welln ess-shop.co.uk) and ‘Jet Ease’ tablets (www.garden.co.uk).
After th e fligh t:
- Walk in nature and undertake some light exercise.
- Practice yoga, balanced breathing (pranayama) and meditate in the early evening.
- Have an early night.
During the holiday:
- Drink plenty of hot water (with lemon or fennel seeds) to maintain healthy, balanced digestion.
- Practice yoga, pranayama and meditation each morning and evening.
- Be sensible with the amount of time spent in the sun (cover up between 11am and 3pm).
- Apply coconut oil to enhance your tan, prevent burning and help keep the skin moisturised.
- Aloe Vera (or ghee) with a little lavender oil f o r s u n b u r n.
Before the return flight: See ‘before you fly’