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Headspace Guide to Meditation

Over the course of eight animated episodes, Andy Puddicombe—former Buddhist monk and co-founder of the globally beloved Headspace meditation app—takes viewers through the benefits and science behind meditation.

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documentary, animation

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Vox Media Studios,Headspace

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https://www.netflix.com/hk/title/81280926

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And it's a technique that's been around
for a couple of thousand years at least. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And it's a technique that's been around for a coup...

And within that somewhere,
we discover this quiet confidence. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And within that somewhere, we discover this quiet confidence...

On the aggressive behavior of a group
of high school students in class. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

On the aggressive behavior of a group of high school student...

You're encouraged,
first thing in the morning, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

You're encouraged, first thing in the morning,

Will we sometimes forget - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Will we sometimes forget

Now, it's especially helpful - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now, it's especially helpful

So when you do a brain scan
on two people that are experiencing pain, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So when you do a brain scan on two people that are experienc...

Now when practicing loving kindness, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now when practicing loving kindness,

Maybe it's just a byproduct
of being willing to exist - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Maybe it's just a byproduct of being willing to exist

Now, those who'd been sent
more than five times - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now, those who'd been sent more than five times

But as soon as we remember, here we are, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

But as soon as we remember, here we are,

[soft music playing] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soft music playing]

So in order to explore
this idea of limitless potential, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So in order to explore this idea of limitless potential,

[electronic music playing] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[electronic music playing]

So with a non-meditator,
the judging, controlling part of the brain - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So with a non-meditator, the judging, controlling part of th...

About half of them
practiced meditation for ten weeks, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

About half of them practiced meditation for ten weeks,

So my guess is - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Sometimes it’s people we like,
and sometimes it’s people we don't like. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Sometimes it’s people we like, and sometimes it’s people we ...

Noting gives us some very clear direction, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Noting gives us some very clear direction,

And it turns out that the meditating group
showed significant reductions - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And it turns out that the meditating group showed significan...

But with a mindful subject,
the sensory part of the brain - Headspace Guide to Meditation

But with a mindful subject, the sensory part of the brain

And it may even remain in the mind
for a few seconds - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And it may even remain in the mind for a few seconds

[soft music playing] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soft music playing]

Now it may sound easy, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now it may sound easy,

When you're with someone else, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

When you're with someone else,

In that moment, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

In that moment,

And the incredible thing is,
because it's not separate from ourselves, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And the incredible thing is, because it's not separate ...

So it's this gentle, relaxed approach - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So it's this gentle, relaxed approach

"Oh yeah, thinking,"
or, "Oh yeah, feeling." - Headspace Guide to Meditation

"Oh yeah, thinking," or, "Oh yeah, feeling.&q...

So these scans show us
that with mindfulness, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So these scans show us that with mindfulness,

Now, these results
may have important implications - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now, these results may have important implications

But this is about cultivating love
and kindness in our own mind. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

But this is about cultivating love and kindness in our own m...

So remember,
it doesn't require any great effort. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So remember, it doesn't require any great effort.

To rest with that sense of vulnerability, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

To rest with that sense of vulnerability,

It could be a visualization,
a question, a word, a phrase, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

It could be a visualization, a question, a word, a phrase,

So there are so many
different opportunities in the day - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So there are so many different opportunities in the day

And in that process of focusing more
on the happiness of others, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And in that process of focusing more on the happiness of oth...

So focus less on the clarity of the image - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So focus less on the clarity of the image

-[indistinct chattering]
-[soft music playing] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

-[indistinct chattering] -[soft music playing]

So in today's episode,
I'd like to introduce you - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So in today's episode, I'd like to introduce you

And when it happens again, which it will, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And when it happens again, which it will,

As long as we know where they are
and how to look after them, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

As long as we know where they are and how to look after them...

You can do this eyes open or eyes closed, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

You can do this eyes open or eyes closed,

If we can go into our meditation
with that frame of mind, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

If we can go into our meditation with that frame of mind,

[birds chirping] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[birds chirping]

[exhales] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soothing music playing] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soothing music playing]

Now, when we begin noting,
the temptation is to try and catch - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now, when we begin noting, the temptation is to try and catc...

So as you're getting comfortable, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So as you're getting comfortable,

[music swells] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

It's something to come back to
when we suddenly realize - Headspace Guide to Meditation

It's something to come back to when we suddenly realize

The body scan - Headspace Guide to Meditation

But that's unnecessary,
and it quickly becomes tiring. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

But that's unnecessary, and it quickly becomes tiring.

And then we not only get
the benefits during the meditation, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And then we not only get the benefits during the meditation,

Which, of course,
it inevitably will do at times. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Which, of course, it inevitably will do at times.

In one study, researchers
at Fielding Graduate University - Headspace Guide to Meditation

In one study, researchers at Fielding Graduate University

It's called "reflection,"
and it's one of my favorites - Headspace Guide to Meditation

It's called "reflection," and it's one o...

We only need to note the distraction
when we realize - Headspace Guide to Meditation

We only need to note the distraction when we realize

[dog barking] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

When it comes
to this particular technique, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

When it comes to this particular technique,

The mind is as big
as we can imagine it to be. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

The mind is as big as we can imagine it to be.

As you scan downward,
starting at the top of the head - Headspace Guide to Meditation

As you scan downward, starting at the top of the head

And our imagination is the only thing - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And our imagination is the only thing

It's an unusual meditation technique
but really effective. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

It's an unusual meditation technique but really effecti...

And even then,
it's a very gentle acknowledgment. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And even then, it's a very gentle acknowledgment.

So in many ways, you need to do it,
really, to get a… a feeling of it. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So in many ways, you need to do it, really, to get a… a feel...

We're learning to recognize - Headspace Guide to Meditation

We're learning to recognize

So give it time.
Again, know that it is a practice, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So give it time. Again, know that it is a practice,

There's something changing
inside of our brain as we meditate. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

There's something changing inside of our brain as we me...

But just to give you a heads-up,
the practice of reflective meditation - Headspace Guide to Meditation

But just to give you a heads-up, the practice of reflective ...

And we're gonna notice
areas of comfort, areas of discomfort, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And we're gonna notice areas of comfort, areas of disco...

Very often, it's only the limits
that we put on ourselves - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Very often, it's only the limits that we put on ourselv...

In an amazing study, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

In an amazing study,

And in that practice, we start to find - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And in that practice, we start to find

They also reported - Headspace Guide to Meditation

They also reported

We let it go - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soft music continues] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soft music continues]

It's not about trying
to change the feeling - Headspace Guide to Meditation

It's not about trying to change the feeling

[soft music fades out] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soft music fades out]

And, of course, when our attention wanders
to other thoughts, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And, of course, when our attention wanders to other thoughts...

And in that moment,
there's the realization - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And in that moment, there's the realization

They're part of a Buddhist tradition
that dates back thousands of years. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

They're part of a Buddhist tradition that dates back th...

So those parts of the brain
actually increased in size, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

So those parts of the brain actually increased in size,

[soothing music continues] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[soothing music continues]

Now, the intention
of the reflection technique - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Now, the intention of the reflection technique

And within those practices, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And within those practices,

[relaxing piano music playing] - Headspace Guide to Meditation

[relaxing piano music playing]

Sara helped show
that after just eight weeks of practice, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

Sara helped show that after just eight weeks of practice,

The last thing you want to apply…
[laughs] …is curiosity to it. - Headspace Guide to Meditation

The last thing you want to apply… [laughs] …is curiosity to ...

And maintaining that soft focus, - Headspace Guide to Meditation

And maintaining that soft focus,

Headspace Guide to Meditation poster

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Over the course of eight animated episodes, Andy Puddicombe—former Buddhist monk and co-founder of the globally beloved Headspace meditation app—takes viewers through the benefits and science behind meditation.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Vox Media Studios,Headspace

Genre: documentary, animation

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.4

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Released: 01 Jan 2021

Awards: 1 win

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/hk/title/81280926