British Airways' plan for better long-distance flights? Mindfulness

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Travel can be stressful, which is why British Airways is focusing on health and wellness as it launches a new long-distance route.

The airline is launching a mindfulness program — including calming in-flight entertainment and health-conscious food options — in conjunction with its new service between San Francisco and London

Spending 11 hours on a plane isn't anyone's definition of relaxing, but the airline is in earnest.

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“Mindfulness has been shown to lower stress and reduce its effects on the brain, improve both mental and physical well-being, help you sleep, think more clearly, reduce inflammation through the body and much more," British Airways' mindfulness consultant Mark Coleman told Mashable. Read more...

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