🎼Sunny Day Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet… Can you tell me how to get, How to get to Sesame Street🎼 Thanks for having me over Grover 💙❤️💙
Fourteen years ago, my dear friend and fellow co-founder Rich Pierson and I, started work on a little project called @headspace. Having stepped back from the company last year and now from the board, it’s time for us to bid @headspace a very fond farewell 🧡 With the @headspace @carebyginger merger last year, the new Headspace Health platform has brought together the very best of mental health services and a revolutionary approach. The scale, reach and breadth of the offering has exceeded our wildest dreams. As founders, we want to give the new team all the space it needs to flourish and to fulfill the full potential of the platform. We have no doubt they will do so brilliantly, and that you will be thrilled with the plans they have in store. On a personal level, it’s been an extraordinary privilege to walk alongside you on your meditation and mindfulness journey over the years. Your heartfelt stories of personal transformation have inspired and humbled us in equal measure and will stay with us forever. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for all your love, commitment and friendship. Thank you for being vulnerable, for showing up for one another, and for helping to change the way people think about meditation and talk about mental health. And thank you to the remarkable team, past and present, who helped us take a simple idea and turn it into a global community of over 100 million people. That same help@headspace team will continue to be here for you with their support, motivation and guidance. For those of you wondering, yes, you’ll still find me on the Headspace app. Over the years, I had the good fortune to record meditations, podcasts and so much more. This will remain on the platform to guide you alongside all the great content from the teachers and team. And it’s my sincere wish that we will continue to meditate together on the app, that you will continue to draw inspiration from the many teachings, and that you will continue your journey with @headspace. As ever, I will be there in spirit every step of the way. [POST CONTINUES IN COMMENTS]
Earlier in the year, during lockdown in LA, we partnered with @netflix to make an animated show, called Headspace Guide to Meditation. It’s an 8 part series, exploring the mind to see how different meditation techniques can help us in everyday life. My hope is, that after such a difficult year for so many, it can bring some comfort and support. And that heading into another year with so much uncertainty, it can also help to offer some inspiration and direction. It launches on Netflix tomorrow 01/01/21…looking forward to hanging out with you then if you find some time to tune in. In the the meantime, wishing you good health, much happiness and lots of love for New Years and beyond 🧡
We don’t sit with our eyes closed to become good at sitting with our eyes closed. We sit so that we can train the mind, understand the mind, cultivating awareness and compassion that can be put to use for the benefit of all. These qualities show up in the world in allowing us to cut through the noise, to listen to that which is spoken, and that which goes unsaid. They show up in allowing us to see the conditioned mind more clearly, to understand our biases and judgements and, recognizing their harm, to let them go. They allow us to transform understandable feelings of anger at injustices around the world and transform that energy into positive, lasting, meaningful action. They remind us that we are all interconnected, interdependent, that we have a responsibility to support one another, to care for one another. When we live our life in this way there is no room for prejudice, no room for bigotry, injustice or inequality of any kind. There is only room for love. Today, two weeks after his death, and after much reflection, I’m remembering George Floyd. And the countless innocent individuals and communities that, both now and in the past, have been subjected to prejudice, injustice, inequality and violence. There really is no excuse. We can all do better. We must do better. Meditation alone will not change things, but it can be an invaluable friend and support along the way X ps – if you’d like to check out the specific commitments Headspace is making to help promote diversity, equality and inclusion, please check out www.headspace.com/blm 📸 @yakooza
#sunsetsurf
One for the road. The final moments of sunset as the evening mist rolls in #yosemite
Revisiting an old home, and dear teacher, at Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery in Scotland today. One of many monasteries I trained in as a monk, did a 365 day retreat there, almost 20 years ago! So many good memories, one of my fave retreats, and to this day one of the best meditation teachers I have ever met in the former abbot, Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche!
Wherever you are in the world, I sincerely hope that you, your family and friends are safe and well. Here at Headspace, we want to do whatever we can to help you and your community through this incredibly difficult time with Covid-19. So here is what we are announcing this week: ONE: Free Headspace subscriptions to all US healthcare workers in public health settings. Please tell your friends and share with the medical community on the front line. And thank you for all you are doing to keep us all safe. To access and redeem, visit: https://www.headspace.com/health-covid-19 TWO: For everyone, a free collection of meditation and mindfulness content called “Weathering the Storm”. Share with friends and family — they don’t have to be a Headspace member. We hope it brings some comfort, peace, and relief. Click here: https://www.headspace.com/covid-19 THREE: Free Headspace For Work tools and resources for businesses and orgs to help cope with the increasing strain caused by Covid-19. We’d like to do our bit in helping you support your team. Please follow the link for instructions: https://www.headspace.com/work/covid-19 FOUR: As school closures increase and routines for families and educators are upended, Headspace is sharing tools and tips on how to talk about what’s going on with young people. You can find all that here: https://www.headspace.com/educators-covid-19 We know this is a pandemic, and we are doing our very best to reach individuals, organisations, and healthcare teams worldwide. This takes longer in some countries than others as we access associated ID databases. Thank you for your patience as we make that happen…and thank you to our incredible community and team for making all this possible. Stay safe. Be well. More to come. And please do share with all those who you think might benefit 🧡
Soooo excited about this collaboration! I’ve been working with Cookie Monster, Elmo, Rosita and friends down at Sesame Street, to create some “monster meditations” for the little ones. Join us from home for a new episode every other Wednesday via the Sesame You Tube channel, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9nE4RE8uiQ 💙🧡
The winter sun shining through the trees in beautiful #Yosemite 🧡
Early morning run #hydepark 🌅
Today is #internationalbookday. This was the first book I ever wrote. Can’t quite believe it was 9 years ago. Can’t quite believe that Bill Gates had it in his Top 5 Books of 2018 either! Here’s how it happened: https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/how-founder-of-headspace-talked-bill-gates-into-finally-becoming-a-dedicated-meditator.html?cid=sf01001
Lapland 🥰❄️🥰 Wherever you are in the world, wishing you good health, much love, and every happiness for the year ahead X #HappyNewYear
Early morning desert sun #deathvalley 🌵
This is for you, the @headspace community, for our members, partners, families, friends and everyone who has supported Headspace over the years – heartfelt thanks 🧡 Thrilled for the team (congrats all) and thank you @time for including Headspace in #TIME100Companies #TIME100
@britishgq swung by the @headspace office in LA a few weeks back. Great to see them highlight the importance of young men looking after the health of the mind. If you’re in the UK, you can read the full article in the May edition – on newsstands now
Kite flying is more fun with a friend! Harley and Leo…hanging out and holding on 🏖 Happy Fathers Day! 🧡
Blue sky kite flying with Harley 💙 (pic courtesy of Mrs P) #bluesky
It’s Mothers Day in the US today…and these two little rascals are feeling very grateful to have such an amazing mama! Thank you for all you do Mrs P ❤️❤️❤️ And a very Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating today! 🧡
Pittsburgh. Our first stop on the @headspace #HealthyHappyAmerica tour. It’s been such a beautiful few days. Thank you so much to everyone who came down to meditate/move/eat/sleep/play, and to all of you who joined in online for our live meditation. And thank you Pittsburgh, for your warmth, smiles, laughter, hugs, tears and beautiful stories of change and transformation 🧡
Guten tag my German friends! And greetings from Berlin. Today we launch the @headspace app in German 🧡 So many of you have asked for international translations, so you can share the app with family and friends, and rest assured this is just the first of many to roll out this year. Hope you enjoy…and danke! 🇩🇪 🇩🇪🇩🇪
Sunday strollin #goodtimes
So excited to see the @headspace @mls and @ussoccer partnership go live today 🙌⚽️🙌 It’s been such a privilege to work with the US Women’s soccer team leading up to France this summer, meeting the players and coming up with a personalized Headspace program for each and every one. They are ready, they are positive, they are strong & we’ll be cheering from the sidelines! And looking forward to seeing Headspace become an integral part of preparation, performance and recovery for all players, both on and off the pitch, in the MLS seasons and international competitions ahead, leading the way in promoting health and happiness for fans around the world.
