Fly Without Fear: Guided Meditations for a Relaxing Flight
- Book Review,
by Krs Edstrom
From Library Journal
More than a year after the September 11 attacks, many people still have a fear of flying, a fear of another terrorist incursion. In this audio, which is accompanied by soothing music throughout, stress expert and former fearful flyer Edstrom guides passengers through the entire airport experience, from boarding to landing, complete with airport sounds. With a clear, pleasant, consoling voice she offers relaxation and tension release exercises, having listeners close their eyes and imagine themselves at the terminal. "Fear is trapped negative energy," says the author. It is a "collection of thoughts inside your head." It is a habit, and habits can be broken. "As you look fear squarely in the eye, it will dissolve." This program for nervous travelers is recommended for most self-help and travel collections.Ann Burns "Library Journal" Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Doug Ordunio, Senior Producer, DMX Inflight
"This CD will help you regain your confidence in flying. KRS could even calm down a strong cup of coffee!"
Shinzen Young, director, Vipassana Support Institute
"Transmutes the nervousness, impatience or just plain boredom associated with air travel into relaxation, energy and even insight."
Matthew Wikler, M.D.
"This program proved most effective in helping me overcome my anxiety. I have tried numerous other audios to no avail."
New York Post, August 6, 2002
"If aviatophobia (fear of flying) is keeping you from your dream vacation, KRS Edstrom may be able to help."
Prodigy Travel Section
"'Fly Without Fear' provides practical and eminently useful methods and techniques to achieve a greater measure of relaxation."
Anna Lee, Bookspan Vice President (Book of the Month Club)
"'Fly Without Fear' serves a great purpose in instilling a sense of control to those who are fearful of flying."
Book Description
"Powerful guided meditations and soothing music that dissolve your fear of flying while imparting skills that can be applied to any fear. Transforms an anxious flight into a tranquil journey of self-discovery." "Fly Without Fear" is a powerful new audio CD from stress expert KRS Edstrom which provides a unique and highly effective program to free you from your fear of flying. Accompanied by soothing music, Edstrom’s guided meditations empower you to release the anxiety associated with flying and more... This exceptional "get results" CD includes calming meditations for boarding, take-off, in-flight and landing along with a desensitizing pre-flight "dress rehearsal" exercise. "Fly Without Fear" is a welcome new travel tool that can transform an anxious flight into a "Spa-in-the-Sky." Added bonus - this CD imparts skills that you can apply to any fear or phobia for the rest of your life!
From the Publisher
A timely title that had to be published.
From the Author
It seems that fear either cripples us or impels us to resource everything we know and then stretch beyond even that to unexplored areas – areas that, once visited, seem hauntingly familiar. After a nine-year fear-induced hiatus from flying, I once again discovered the value of going into the dark. Some of my most meaningful spiritual experiences have since occurred, appropriately enough, high above the earth’s busyness, just on the other side of fear. May fear serve the purpose of elevating you to higher ground in more ways than one.
About the Author
KRS Edstrom, M.S. is an author, syndicated columnist, consultant and lecturer who has been widely quoted and featured in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Elle, Glamour, Fitness, First for Women, Kiplinger's, Entrepreneur and Palm Springs Life. Her books, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise and Conquering Stress include the results of her eye-opening study of America's most successful men and women. She has designed in-flight relaxation programs for USAir, American and United Airlines. Her audios include "Fly Without Fear" and the popular Inner Mastery Series which includes six titles: "Conquer Stress," "Defeat Pain," "Relax Mind & Body," "Sleep Through Insomnia," "Instrumentals" and "Everyday Meditation." Hospitals, airlines and psychologists endorse Edstrom's products. Edstrom's methods are based on a unique system of external and internal skills designed to help individuals and corporations achieve their personal growth goals, including stress and pain management, weight management, exercise motivation, meditation, physical and emotional healing and more. KRS Edstrom also conducts transformational HealthStyle Retreats, combining information with physical and mental fitness in relaxing spa atmospheres. She has used her master's degree in Health Science, her study of academic and alternative health and more than 20 years of practical experience to help others heal, grow and live.
Excerpted from Fly Without Fear: Guided Meditations for a Relaxing Flight by KRS Edstrom. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Track 2: Soothing Meditation for Boarding & Waiting for Take-Off – Calming Pre-Flight Nerves for a Relaxing Trip [With a background of relaxing music designed to facilitate an enjoyable experience] As you are preparing to board, appreciate that an invention such as this plane exists that can so quickly take you to your desired destination. How lucky we are to have this convenience. This perspective is not only the truth but it will help reframe your thinking about flying. Focus your attention now on your breath as you let your shoulders drop and relax. Take a complete breath – first exhaling all the air out of your lungs...and then inhaling slowly, filling your lungs from bottom to top. Stretch and fill your lungs to their maximum capacity – they love to stretch just as your muscles do. Keep your shoulders dropped as you hold the inhalation as long as you can... Then only when you cannot hold the inhalation any longer, exhale slowly to the count of 8... Notice any release throughout your body as you now let your breath settle in to a soothing rhythm of its own. Enjoy the calming effect of observing your breath...in...and out...you may even enjoy a sense of merging with your breath, becoming one with it...in...and out...inhaling and exhaling... Good. Whenever you get pulled out of yourself, distracted by what is going on around you or by fearful thoughts, simply remember to keep returning to your inner world of calm. Continue to let the breath be your soothing center point as you bring your attention to your face muscles. Where do you feel the most tension right now in your face? Let’s focus on that area, circle that area as specifically as you can...Good...and then give it permission to release. Just soften and let go of the tension, the resistance, in this area...and release a little more...Excellent. Enjoy that release as you continue to breathe. In...and out...Now let the other muscles of your face release – feel your forehead smoooothing out...The corners of your eyes relaxing... Even as you carry on the activities of boarding, finding your seat and so forth, stay inwardly attuned to your steady, calming breath and the ongoing release in your face. Now bring your attention to your jaw joint muscles. Study this area, searching for any tightness, and when you find it, however intense or subtle, let go of trying to control it...and relax…even more...challenge yourself to find new ways to release just 10% more...Good...And now let that release spread down both cheeks, letting any tension drop right off...and continue relaxing through your mouth area...the corners of your mouth... Lips... Tongue...and Chin... Keep your primary focus right here, not getting pulled out by external activities. Enjoy whatever relaxation you feel in your whole face right now. Now, let’s do a tension inventory. Is there any remaining tension in your face? Remember, we’re looking for uncomfortable sensations – we are no longer afraid of these sensations – we want to find them because we know exactly what to do with them. We simply get out of the way - and let every ounce of resistance in your face simply dissolve... Now let’s expand this relaxation, this pleasure by allowing the rolling waves of release to flow down your entire body… gently but powerfully carrying away any fear in your body and mind. Feel the tranquility flow through your neck and shoulders and down through your arms even as you are boarding the plane and getting settled... Now feel this river of repose wash gently through your torso and down your spine... Doesn’t it feel peaceful to have your own special inner spa, your own private retreat going on amid the routine boarding activities? Allow yourself to experience the smooth waves of serenity now rolling down into your legs and right through your feet, carrying away any remnant of tension and fear – right out through your toes...leaving you with clear, clean energy flowing from head to toe. Let this flow become a continuous wavelike movement of energy undulating throughout your body. Enjoy this... Notice that there is no room for static energy, fear energy. That energy is effortlessly and continuously swept away by the momentum of the calming waves. Should any tension arise you now know that it’s not a cause for concern – all you need to do is soften your resistance and let the waves wash it away. Treasure this quiet inner experience. Enjoy the cool, calm stillness of serenity almost as if you are behind a filtered screen of protection from the now dim distance of the outside world. Know that you always have this inner resource to return home to. Revel in the comfort of this heavenly haven.
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