ALL IN YOUR HEAD安心無憂
Programmes that aim to ease the worries of nervous flyers 如果乘搭飛機令你感到緊張，以下節目可以安撫你的不安情緒
Flying has become the most popular way to travel today. But it’s also true that flying can be a stressful experience for many travellers. Anxiety from fear of flying can manifest as quickened breathing, insomnia and sweating. In an effort to help, we have curated several programmes that might ease those fears.
In our Explore section, you’ll find programmes with tips and exercises for staying healthy during your flight. One of those comes from Headspace, a company that specialises in online guided meditation and mindfulness programmes. Andy Puddicombe and Rich Pierson launched Headspace in 2010 as an events company, but later brought their techniques to the internet as guided meditation videos and a mobile app.
Our Headspace selection covers a wide range of videos for nervous travellers. They include a basic introduction to meditation, as well as videos that target specific symptoms. Having trouble sleeping? Watch the video with tips on how to sleep while seated. If it’s jetlag you’re worried about, there’s a video with tips on beating the effects of time difference. And there’s a video for anxious parents travelling with children, too.
For Chinese speakers, we also have a mindfulness exercise podcast from Hong Kong’s New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. Designed by clinical psychologists, the exercises aim to relieve stress by encouraging listeners to become more aware of their surroundings through meditation, breathing and body scans (the practice of paying attention to how your body feels). There’s even an exercise that helps you enjoy your inflight meal more.
For some travellers, perhaps the reassuring words of a professional will be enough to ease flight jitters. Cathay Pacific flight instructor Miki Katz is here to help with his podcast This is the Captain Speaking. Katz brings his decades of professional knowledge and experience to the table as he explains the steps that flight crews take to ensure your safety onboard.
But perhaps you prefer a comedy to lighten your mood. This month is Chinese New Year, and one of Hongkongers’ favourite activities during this holiday is to get together and watch films, especially comedies. Get in the festive mood with our selection of blockbuster comedies featuring Stephen Chow, Hong Kong’s undisputed king of comedy for nearly three decades. In addition to classic Chinese New Year comedy All’s Well, Ends Well, we also have From Beijing With Love, Forbidden City Cop and The Lucky Guy.
乘搭飛機是目前最流行的旅行方式，然而對一些旅客來說，飛行會令他們感到焦慮不安。患有飛行恐懼症的乘客會出現呼吸急促、失眠及盜汗等症狀，有見及此，我們特別挑選了一些有助乘客放鬆心情的節目。
「探索」類別網羅一系列節目，括幫助乘客於機上保持健康狀態的貼士及運動，其中一個節目來自專注於網上推出冥想指導及正念課程的公司 Headspace。該公司由 Andy Puddicombe 及 Rich Pierson 於2010年創辦，起初只負責策劃推廣活動，後來他們決定推出網上的冥想指導視頻及流動應用程式，以推廣冥想技巧。
我們挑選有助紓緩乘客緊張情緒的一系列《Headspace》視頻，括冥想的入門技巧，以及針對特定症狀的短片。在飛機上難以入眠？可收看教你如何以坐姿入睡的節目。擔心時差將帶來困擾？別錯過如何克服時差的短片。帶同子女搭機出遊令你焦慮？機上亦有相關短片可讓你解憂。
我們也為華語的乘客準備了由香港的新生精神康復會製作的正念播客節目。節目中的正念練習由臨床心理學家設計，旨在鼓勵聽眾透過冥想、呼吸和身體掃描（專注於