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Andy Puddicombe

Andy Puddicombe is a meditation teacher, author and Headspace co-founder whose guided practices bring mindfulness into everyday life.

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Known for

Netflix
Headspace Guide to Meditation2021 · Narrator and meditation guide
TED
All it takes is 10 mindful minutes2012 · Speaker
Hodder & Stoughton
The Headspace Guide to Mindfulness & Meditation2015 reissue · Author; first published as Get Some Headspace
Hodder & Stoughton
The Headspace Guide to a Mindful Pregnancy2015 · Author

Overview

Work: Meditation teacher, author and presenter
Training: Ten years studying meditation, including ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist monk
Headspace: Co-founded with Rich Pierson in 2010; the app followed in 2012
On screen: Narrator and guide of Netflix’s Headspace Guide to Meditation

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How it started.

Andy left a sports science degree in his early twenties to study meditation in the Himalayas. A ten-year journey took him around the world and led to ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist monk in northern India.

Back to everyday life.

He returned to lay life in 2004, trained briefly at Moscow State Circus and completed a degree in Circus Arts in London. Alongside that unusual second chapter, he began developing the ideas that became Headspace.

Bringing meditation to more people.

Andy and Rich Pierson launched Headspace as an events company in London in 2010, then released its app in 2012. His spoken guidance became a central part of its meditation practice. His November 2012 TED talk offered another way in, showing how ten mindful minutes could fit into a busy day.

Books, animation and audio.

His books carry the same practical approach into meditation and pregnancy. In 2021, he guided viewers through eight animated episodes of Netflix’s Headspace Guide to Meditation. Radio Headspace continues to publish episodes featuring his reflections, including releases in 2025 and 2026.

Creditschronological, newest first

Film & TV

2021Headspace Guide to MeditationNarrator and meditation guide

Quotes

I think the present moment is so underrated.Andy Puddicombe, TEDSalon London Fall 2012

In his November 2012 talk, he explained what monastic training taught him about being present.

Trivia

Before Headspace, he trained briefly at Moscow State Circus and earned a degree in Circus Arts in London.
He juggles during his TED talk to demonstrate the balance between focus and relaxation.
His meditation guide was first published as Get Some Headspace before being reissued as The Headspace Guide to Mindfulness & Meditation.