Fly Without Fear: Guided Meditations for a Relaxing Flight [Audio CD]

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"
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"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!

A timely title that had to be published.

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.

"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."

Bird Symbolism in "Fly Without Fear"

I have always enjoyed the grace and fearless freedom of birds, so it seemed logical that this image popped up when I was learning to overcome my fear of flying. But I was caught off guard to experience a spiritual component of this bird imagery – until I remembered that mythology commonly represents the bird as spirit. It apparently wasn’t a coincidence that this image came to me and helped heal me.

In the heavenward flight of airplanes we glide far above earthly routine, amidst the pure, pristine place reserved for birds and angels. If you allow yourself to sustain fear for even a moment, you can begin to grasp the expansive sacredness of this space. You can let your tiny human self merge with the grandness and power of the nature that surrounds you and fills you. Allow yourself to feel that grand tranquility take root inside you and permeate every cell in your body, effortlessly transforming fear into an overpowering force of love and faith.

When you fly, let go of fear and imagine the plane as an invincible soaring eagle with the pure spirit of a dove. Let yourself enjoy the ride, enjoy your proximity to the heavens, merging with all that is pure and good. Open to that reality. Open your arms and consciousness to welcome this journey. Together, your Fly Without Fear techniques and bird spirit, God or whatever you choose to call it, can elevate you to transcend the physical form of fear and help you – fly through the fear.

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.