Jennifer Aniston may have played a first-class fashion icon on Friends, but when it comes to air travel? Girl was spiritually gripping the seat like it was a Ross-and-Rachel cliffhanger.
The 56-year-old national treasure recently opened up about her extreme fear of flying—like, more intense than trying to figure out which remote actually turns on the TV. In fact, she used to have a full-on airport ritual that was basically one eye of newt away from being a witch spell: tap the plane with her right hand, step on with her right foot, whisper a prayer to the sky gods, maybe summon a protective aura (unconfirmed).
But don’t worry—Jen has since upgraded from Superstition Airlines to Zen Airways.
“I’ve been doing hypnosis,” she told Travel + Leisure, probably while sipping green juice and floating in a cloud of lavender oil. “One of the rules was ditching all those little boarding rituals. No more right-hand airplane caresses. And honestly? It’s working.”
That’s right—she’s now boarding planes like a normal person (you know, with quiet dread and passive-aggressive elbow battles over the armrest).
But that’s not all! Once she’s in the air, Jennifer taps into her inner yogi. “Plugging into a good meditation can get you through,” she said. Translation: Deep breaths, AirPods in, The Calm App on full blast, and nobody make eye contact during turbulence.
So next time you’re white-knuckling a plastic cup of ginger ale at 30,000 feet, just remember: even Jennifer Aniston gets nervous. But she’s proof that with a little hypnosis, some deep breathing, and absolutely zero midair rituals, you too can fly like a chill goddess.
Unless the Wi-Fi goes out. Then all bets are off.
