Travel Yoga (16 page)

Let your shoulders drop.

Breathe slowly and deeply.

Feel your hand rise and fall.

Allow a gentle feeling of relaxation to flow through your body.

Repeat this mantra: “I am calm and patient.”

Patience is the companion to wisdom
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—St. Augustine

Try not to rush off the plane with everyone else; it will just stress you out and ultimately save you only a moment or two. Before reaching for your bags in the overhead compartment, take a moment to stretch and regroup
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Raise your arms straight above your head.

Interlace your fingers.

Alternately turn palms downward and upward.

Stretch from the ribcage and breathe deeply.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on
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—Thomas Jefferson

                                    Breathe … relax …

                        imagine getting lost in the Amazon jungle.

                   Breathe in the fragrant air,

                        listen to the vibrant life singing,

                   let the river carry you into a

                        deep and peaceful state of mind.

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move
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—Robert Louis Stevenson

Make your hotel room a home away from home. The following exercises will bring comfort to any space
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