Conan has a panic attack during Jeff Bridges' group 'ommmm' session

Jeff Bridges likes to meditate. Conan? Well... — (Image credit: Conan)

Actor Jeff Bridges isn't as chill as he may appear on screen, or in interviews. But he has tools for finding his "center" — seriously, just listen to his new, slightly-more-than-half-serious sleep album — and one of them is meditation. On Thursday night's Conan, he decided to lead Conan O'Brien, sidekick Andy Richter, the band, and the audience in a group "ommmm" session. Bridges said he will direct the endeavor — "like a 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' of ommming," Richter said — and he did. Bridges was totally in the moment, the audience went back and forth between ommms and nervous laughter, and Conan.... well, he may not invite Bridges back on the show for a while. Watch. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.