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"I went on to study psychology at UCLA, and then after graduating I started teaching, and it became my mission to make mindfulness more accessible to kids and young people, which is a mission I continue to this day."
―Samantha Snowden[1]

Samantha Snowden is a mindfulness teacher who works for the company Headspace. She narrated the episodes of Find your Force with Star Wars, an animated series that teaches mindfulness and meditation to kids.

Biography

Samantha Snowden grew up in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. At the age of eight, her mother introduced her to the practice of meditation, which sparked her interest.[1] From 2002 to 2006,[2] Snowden studied psychology at UCLA. After graduating, she started teaching and became dedicated to making mindfulness more accessible to kids and young people.[1] In February, 2020, she joined Headspace as a mindfulness teacher.[2]

In 2022, Snowden narrated the episodes of Find your Force with Star Wars,[3] an animated series that teaches kids the basics of mindfulness and meditation to learn how to manage emotions.[4] Headspace created the series in collaboration with Star Wars.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Series Contribution(s)
2022 "Millennium Falcon Meltdown" Find your Force with Star Wars Narrator[3]
2022 "Breathe to the Light Side" Find your Force with Star Wars Narrator[6]
2022 "Sweet Tatooine Dreams" Find your Force with Star Wars Narrator[7]
2022 "Galactic Gratitude" Find your Force with Star Wars Narrator[8]

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 YouTube Meet Headspace Meditation Teacher Samantha Snowden on the Headspace YouTube channel (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 LinkedIn-Logo Samantha Snowden on LinkedIn (backup link needs confirmation)
  3. 3.0 3.1 FindYourForceLogo Find your Force with Star Wars — "Millennium Falcon Meltdown"
  4. This Week in Star Wars logo This Week! in Star Wars Marvel Star Wars: Revelations Reveal, Inspiring ILM Legends, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  5. Instagram-Logo Headspace (@headspace) on Instagram (post on August 8, 2022): "Hey! Kids can be mindfulness masters, just like the Jedi™. 🪐We've reunited with 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙨™ for a kids and family-focused series to get your little ones channeling their inner-balance with mindfulness and fun. Featuring your favorite 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙨™ characters like Chewbacca™ and BB-8™, this series will offer out-of-this-world fun, and lessons on mindfully exploring their own expanding galaxies. First episode available now at YouTube.com/Headspace." (backup link)
  6. FindYourForceLogo Find your Force with Star Wars — "Breathe to the Light Side"
  7. FindYourForceLogo Find your Force with Star Wars — "Sweet Tatooine Dreams"
  8. FindYourForceLogo Find your Force with Star Wars — "Galactic Gratitude"

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