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Just in time for summer road trip season, Lincoln is deepening its collaboration with Calm, the leading mental wellness brand, by launching a new in-vehicle experience designed to help our clients feel more relaxed, focused, and refreshed while behind the wheel.
Now in its fifth year, Lincoln’s collaboration with Calm introduces Elevated Journey — guided audio content narrated by acclaimed author and meditation teacher Jeff Warren. Each session is designed to help support mental clarity and relaxation while driving and is available exclusively through the Lincoln Digital Experience. This is ideal for clients who are headed out on a long drive or who just need a few moments of peace during their commute.
If the journey includes highway driving, it’s the perfect opportunity for our clients to take advantage of BlueCruise,1Lincoln’s hands-free highway driving technology. While BlueCruise is engaged, clients can stay focused on the road ahead and enjoy the calming guidance of the Elevated Journey app. Together, these features are designed to help reduce stress and bring a greater sense of ease to every drive.
Clients can choose from four guided sessions, each lasting 5 to 12 minutes, which can be easily launched before hitting the road:
- Recharge on the Road: Using mindfulness practice and breathwork, tune in to a sense of unhurried flow while on the road.
- Get Energized on the Road: A mindfulness session to help you restore and center yourself while you drive.
- Shift Towards the Positive: Get space from your worries and cultivate a more positive mindset with this session designed for your time on the road.
- Gratitude on the Go: Appreciate the simple things as you drive to help inspire gratitude and well-being.
In addition to the Lincoln and Calm co-created sessions, shorter content options are also available.
The Elevated Journey app is complimentary and available now to our U.S. Lincoln clients with vehicles equipped with the Lincoln Digital Experience, including the all-new 2025 Navigator, 2025 Aviator, and both the 2024 and 2025 Nautilus. No login is required, and current clients can download the app directly from Google Play.
While the Elevated Journey app promotes mindfulness on the road, we also offer other sanctuary experiences. When parked, equipped vehicles can take advantage of Lincoln Rejuvenate2— a multi-sensory experience that uses light, sound, scent, and massage to help clients relax and recharge. Standard in the all-new 2025 Navigator and available on select 2025 Nautilus trims, it's the ultimate "spa on wheels.”
With the Lincoln Digital Experience, we look forward to continuing to innovate and help make the ownership experience even better for our clients.
Megan McKenzie is head of U.S. marketing and marketing communications at Lincoln.
1Available feature on select vehicles. BlueCruise requires an active plan or trial. BlueCruise is a driver-assist feature and does not replace safe driving or driver’s attention, judgment or need to control the vehicle. Only remove hands in a Hands-Free Blue Zone. Always watch the road and be prepared to resume control. See Owner’s Manual for details and limitations.
2Lincoln Rejuvenate does not operate unless the vehicle is in Park, when the vehicle is off, or if any door is open. Do not use the feature in a closed garage or in other enclosed areas. See Owner’s Manual for important operating instructions.
