Headspace Guide to Meditation | |
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Genre | Docu-series |
Written by | Tarkan Küçükaksu |
Directed by | Gabriel de Bruin Katy Wang Devin Clark |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producers | Carlos Foglia Ben Toland |
Editors | Alex Ricciardi Christopher Kronus |
Running time | 19-24 minutes |
Production companies | Headspace Studios Vox Media Studios |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | January 1, 2021 |
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