Got Jet Lag? Try the Yoga Set and Meditation

Last Sunday I got my jet lag after flew back Amsterdam from USA and struggled with the time and space difference.

So I found the below yoga set and meditation to cure my jet lag.

1. Yoga

Kriya for awakening to your Ten Bodies

The Ten Bodies are: Soul Body, Negative Mind, Positive Mind, Neutral Mind, Physical Body, Arc Line, Auric Body, Pranic Body, Subtle Body, Radiant Body.

Stretch Pose is an essential travel companion for resetting the navel.

2. Meditation

Here is a meditation that Yogi Bhajan taught on April 1, 1974 and has been shared by Dr. Gururattana in her book Relax and Renew that will help with jet lag.

SHABAD KRIYA- BEDTIME MEDITATION

The control of the rhythm of the breath strengthens the nervous system and regenerates the nerves.

DIRECTIONS

MUDRA-HAND POSITION
Sit in Easy Pose with a straight spine. Hands are in the lap in Buddha Mudra: palms up, right hand resting on top of left. The thumbs touch and face forward.

EYES
The eyes focus at the tip of the nose with the eyes about 9/10th closed. There are several ways to facilitate looking at the tip of the nose. Bring your forefinger in front of your face and look at it. Keep looking at the forefinger and slowly bring the forefinger to the tip of the nose.

To facilitate the concentration at the tip of the nose, do the following exercise. Bring the arms out to your sides parallel to the ground, palms up. Do breath of fire for 1-3 minutes. This exercise balances the right and left hemispheres of the brain, which makes it easier to maintain the focus of the two eyes.

The eyes focused at the tip of the nose causes the optic nerves to cross at the third eye. Thus it is easier to bring your mental focus to the third eye while the eyes are directed at the tip of the nose. Both the pineal and the pituitary glands and the area between them are stimulated by this eye posture, which has the effect of breaking old habits and creating new ones.

BREATHING AND MANTRA
Inhale 4 equal parts through the nose, i.e. the inhale is divided into 4 sniffs. Mentally vibrate SA TA NA MA with the four parts of the inhale breath.

Hold the breath and mentally repeat 4 repetitions of SA TA NA MA. This will be 16 counts

SA TA NA MA SA TA NA MA SA TA NA MA SA TA NA MA

Then exhale in 2 equal strokes, mentally projecting WAHE GURU

WAHE GURU means ecstasy. WAHE GURU is the result of integrating SAT NAMinto the psyche. When we experience the Truth, we feel ecstasy.

TIME
Continue for 11, 15, 22, 31 or even 62 minutes. This meditation will often put you to sleep before you complete the allotted time.