Model, chef, food stylist and editor Danielle Copperman has just brought out her first book, Well Being. An advocate of healthy living, here she shares three rituals for maintaining balance and sleeping well while travelling.
15 May, 2018
If
your lifestyle requires you to travel regularly, you’ll
notice it taking a toll on you both mentally and physically. To
help reduce the side effects of excessive travelling, I’ve come up
with three simple meditations that can be done anytime and anywhere
to decrease stress, improve sleep, increase energy and keep you
balanced while on the road.
While you can’t be expected to do yoga in the airport or start
chanting on a plane, you can always find a corner to close your
eyes and turn inward for a moment, requiring nothing but the power
of your mind and breath.
Body scanning is an easy mindfulness exercise to relax the body,
calm the mind and shift attention away from overpowering thoughts.
It involves spot relaxing each part of the body by focusing on it
for a few moments. Practising this meditation in the evening is
ideal as it is best performed lying down, encouraging the body and
mind to transition from “doing” to “being”.
This is an energising, cleansing and detoxifying practice that
enhances concentration. It involves alternating breathing through
the nostrils to control the breath in a way that rejuvenates the
nervous system and balances both sides of the brain.
Visualisation is a powerful tool for quietening the mind and
instilling a sense of positivity within. It involves tuning in and
blocking out external distractions and the noise of the mind in
order to deeper into the subconscious. This reduces clutter in the
mind which subsequently diminishes anxiety, giving more positive
parts of the mind a chance to be active. Practise this on the plane
or before bed to encourage sounder sleep.