title: life when this middle school introduced meditation into the school day many of its students saw incredible benefits and three went insane
text: ever wonder how britains most iconic pop pianist gets through a long flight here are the six pictures of sharks sir elton john likes to stare at to pass the time on an airplane  a shark swimming 
  sit next to elton john on a flight and youll see a man living in the lap of luxury as he immediately tapes this photo of a shark darting through the ocean over his window to stare at throughout the trip the platinumselling artist has been known to pull his window shade down to make the shark disappear and then quickly retract it to mark the animals triumphant return he will often repeat this act dozens of times per flight  a great white shark leaping into the air 
  when youre an international pop sensation worth an estimated  million people go the extra mile to make you happy flight crews are instructed to place this photo of a breaching great white in elton johns seatback pocket before he even boards the plane the fivetime grammy winner loves to pull the image out at his leisure to stare at while flying sometimes holding it a mere to inches away from his face while he fixates upon the sharks beady eyes  a shark on the prowl 
  rumor has it elton john first acquired this shark photo in  just before flying to london to perform candle in the wind at princess dianas funeral its been a staple of his travel routine ever since those who have flown with the music legend say that sir elton turns on every single overhead light in his row to study this picture with a magnifying glass  two hammerhead sharks 
  how does the man behind tiny dancer and rocket man handle turbulence as his plane traverses the atlantic once that fasten seat belts sign lights up this picture of two hammerhead sharks comes out elton john holds the photo in a tight vice grip and stares straight at it until the turbulence passes often without blinking for minutes at a time  the poster for jaws 
  sir elton john absolutely adores the poster for steven spielbergs jaws and hopes to one day see the film in the meantime the british icon makes do by slowly unfolding his byinch copy of the poster whenever hes on a long flight gently tracing the sharks teeth with his finger as he stares lovingly into its gaping mouth  pilots choice 
  as much as elton relishes in the calming regularity of his shark picture rotation he also loves the excitement of gazing upon a totally unexpected shark when flying from london to a distant corner of europe thats why all pilots who fly sir elton print out a shark picture of their choice from their home computers before going to the airport and hand it to the visibly excited musician prior to takeoff so yeahits good to be elton