Touch for Health Kinesiology Association Journal (year 2003)

Jet Lag and Touch for Healthby Renate Kraft

Oberer Batterieweg 76, CH-4059 Basel, Switzerlande-mail: Renatec-Kraftrs'gmx.ch

Jet Lag can occur following a flight when theenergy body lags behind the rapid movementof the physical body in the course of theflight. The "physical body" is the first toarrive at the destination with the "energybody" lagging behind, arriving hours or evendays later. During this interim we mayexperience Jet Lag, i.e., a disassociation ofour energy body from our physical body. Wenot only fly around the world, we also flythrough time zones. Jet Lag wastes our bestresources, time and vitality. Every yearhundreds of millions of dollars are lostthrough bad decisions, faulty communication,accidents, and impaired productivity as aresult of Jet Lag. With the help of thefollowing method it is now possible to avoidthe negative effects of Jet Lag, In a gentle andsimple way one can tap specific acupressurepoints on the hands, knees and feet.

What is Jet Lag?

Jet Lag is not an illness. It is a special form ofelectromagnetic impairment that occurs only insituations where one travels at high speedthrough a series of time zones. As onechanges geographic position in relation to theelectromagnetic energy field, this impairmentis often expressed through symptoms ofheadaches, indigestion, tiredness and sleepdisturbances. These symptoms can last forhours, days or even weeks.

In searching for the scientific basis for JetLa g, many believed the solution to beinvolved with the sun within the polarity oflight to darkness. It is now considered to bemore a function of the influence of theelectromagnetic waves of solar energy uponour planet. Even at night, in darkness, there isno place on earth that is free of theelectromagnetic wave energy of the sun. Thisconstant radiation influences all life on ourplanet.

The electromagnetic system of the humanbody was discovered some 3000 years ago.This is known today as the AcupunctureMeridian System. There are 12 main pairs ofacupuncture meridians. Each pair of meridianshas a light and left member. The influence ofthe sun on the rotating earth results in a flowof electromagnetic waves through the 12meridian pairs every 24 hours. When onetravels rapidly through different time zonesthis flood effect either slows or speeds. Ourbiological clock is then out of sync with thetime zone, leading to the phenomenon knownas Jet Lag.

Traveling east is more of a problem thantraveling west. Traveling contrary to themovement of the earth (in relation to the sun)results in a greater change in theelectromagnetic system of the human body.The effect is one of speeding time for thetraveler. The electromagnetic "flood" movesmore rapidly through the meridian system ofthe body. For example, one can imagine a filmthat is running at greater than normal speed.

It is easier to travel in a westerly direction,where the movement of the earth relative to thesun is slowed. The impression is that time isalso slowed. The electromagnetic flood passesmore slowly through the body. As anexample, imagine a film that is played in slowmotion.

This meridian tapping method is very gentleand risk free, assisting the electromagneticsystem while it moves toward yourdestination. Normally this process ofadjustment can take a matter of hours to daysdepending on the length of the travel and thehealth of the traveler. By practicing the tap-ping method this change can be affected morerapidly and in an orderly manner while sittingon the plane. By tapping specific acupressurepoints, the meridian system can be stimulated

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in such a way that upon arrival in the new timezone the body has already adjusted. The newelectromagnetic flood effect is also in syncwith the body.

What is Jet Lag not?

There are other negative side effects of flightsthat are falsely attributed to Jet Lag. Thesenegative effects can be accentuated by theexisting Jet Lag even though the roots ofthese other negative forces lie elsewhere.Traveling in a northerly or southerly directiondoes not bring about Jet Lag. Symptomssimilar to those of Jet Lag, which may beencountered in traveling north or south are notdue to Jet Lag but may be due to dehydration,decompression or hypoxia. Recovery fromthese symptoms may occur rapidly becausethere is no electromagnetic Jet Lag stressinvolved.

Dehydration often occurs in flight becausecabin air typically contains only 9% humidityand therefore is relatively dry. Most flightstravel at high altitude, above clouds, where theoutside temperature is very low and the hu-midity of the outside air is also very low. Thisdry cabin air draws moisture away from thebody, negatively affects metabolism, and driesthe eyes, lips, and skin.

Decompression and hypoxia result from thelower air pressure at higher altitudes. Mostflights are conducted with a cabin pressurecorresponding to the pressure normally foundat 1800 meters above sea level. At such a lowpressure the oxygen saturation of the cabin airis reduced in relation to that at sea level. Thisresults in slowing of metabolism, reduction instamina, and collection of fluid in the tissues.This can be recognized by how tight ourfinger rings become and the need to loosenour shoelaces.

Often there is a disturbance in our sleep cyclewith Jet Lag. One usually adjusts morerapidly to a normal sleep cycle at thedestination if Jet Lag stress is gone. Thegreater the distance you travel to the east orwest, the greater the change in your sleepingcycle. The act of tapping in this method helpsto normalize the sleep cycle as you avoidelectromagnetic Jet Lag stress.

Jet Lag TappingWhat does Jet Lag come from?

The internal meridian clock, that each of ushas, is connected with the time of day. Eachmeridian remains active for two hours, andthen the next meridian comes into play.

When traveling to other time zones, ourmeridian clock continues to work in a two-hour cycle which no longer fits with localtime, leading to the problems of Jet Lag.

What can you do about this?

You can reset your meridian clock. If you aretraveling in a westerly direction, you canslow it down or set it back. Traveling to theeast, you can speed it up or set it forward bystimulating the corresponding meridian.Tapping the appropriate acupuncture pointscan accomplish this.

How do you do it?Ideally every hour you would spend oneminute tapping the meridian points thatcorrespond to the local time. However it is noteasy to know what the local time is on a longflight. But knowing the local times ofdeparture and arrival and the length of theflight, you can figure this out. Goingclockwise around the meridian chart, dividethe flying time between the meridian pointscorresponding to departure and arrival.

Example 1: Traveling in a westerlydirection

Flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to LosAngeles

Departure time: 12 noon => HEART meridian

Arrival Time: 2 pm => SMALL INTESTINEmeridian

Flying Time: 12 hours

In this case there are only two meridian pointsbetween departure and arrival time. Dividingthe hourly tapping between them, tap theHEART meridian points every hour for oneminute during the first six hours of the flightand the SMALL INTESTINE meridian pointsfor the remainder of the flight.

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Example 2: Traveling in an easterlydirection

Flight from Los Angeles to Zurich,Switzerland

Departure time: 3 pm => BLADDER meridian

Arrival time: I) am => HEART meridian

Flying time: 11 hours

In this case there are 1 I meridian pointsbetween departure and arrival time. Dividingthe hourly tapping between them, you have totap every hour new meridian points. startingwith the BLADDER and ending with theHEART meridian points.

Sleep during the flight and arrival

If you fall asleep on the flight and miss theregular hourly tapping, you can catch up withthe meridian clock by tapping the points intheir proper order one after another withoutwaiting, until you arrive at the meridian thatcorresponds to the local time.

Once you have arrived at the local time, youcan help your body adjust to the new time bycontinuing to tap the corresponding meridianpoints at two-hour intervals.

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