Netflix has teamed up with the Headspace app to provide three new shows aimed at promoting better mental health

If we take a moment to be serious, we can all understand how mental health may have been impacted in 2020 for obvious reasons. Now Netflix has joined forces with Headspace to bring three shows aimed at encouraging better mental health, and the first of these launches in January, on New Years Day.

New Years Day brings the global launch of Headspace Guide to Meditation, explores the foundation of meditation and how it can help us be more present and less distracted in our daily lives. Each episode focuses on a different benefit – from managing stress to embracing gratitude — and begins by teaching the approach and techniques, then concludes with a guided meditation. Headspace co-founder and former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe leads every step of the way as he narrates the eight 20-minute episodes, his voice paired with playful animation and soothing music.

Later in the year will come Headspace Guide to Sleep then something billed as an interactive experience.

If you’d like a taster, and aren’t already a Headspace user, there’s a trailer available here. As the trailer text says: Push play, close your eyes, and explore the many benefits of meditation.