The best part about opening a meditation studio is meeting the teachers and the free, guided meditation. “Selecting a single experience would be impossible. When I realized that this type of space did not exist, I knew I wanted to make it happen.” Between drop-off, pick up and everything else that comes with being the mom of three boys I needed less than an hour to practice-I know, I'm such a New Yorker. I wanted a clean, chic place where I could learn to meditate. Most were 4 day to 6-week programs, very expensive or in time slots that did not work with my lifestyle. “I was looking for a place to learn how to meditate and the available options didn’t resonate with me. The spiritual entrepreneur shares her belief that meditation is a profoundly inspired form of travel.

With the launch of Unplug Meditation fashion guru Suze Yalof Schwartz welcomes the modern meditator to a chic and calming space, where a range of classes help both the novice and the old soul find her way to her best self.

The thousand-year-old practice has been shown to benefit mental and physical health by decreasing stress levels and bolstering the immune system. One sits comfortably in silence, noticing when the mind wanders and gently bringing it back to that single focus. Mindfulness meditation uses breath as a homing device. Schwartz debunks the common misperceptions about meditation, including the notion that you need to sit still for long periods of time, or that you need to 'turn off your brain.' She also shares the life-changing benefits you will experience, the proven science of how meditation literally changes your brain, as well as easy techniques and tips to easily incorporate meditation into your daily life.Meditation is a practice whose aim is to focus the mind on the here and now. This revolutionary book by the founder and CEO of the groundbreaking LA-based meditation studio Unplug Meditation brilliantly simplifies this powerful practice and shows the overwhelmed and overworked how easy it is to unplug in order to relieve stress, regain focus, and recharge. Whether you're a Fortune 500 CEO or someone bogged down with a never-ending to-do list, the proven secret to being more effective and living a happier, healthier life is to hurry up and slow down, to unplug. Studies show that you can get more done - and do it better - by doing less, just by consciously unplugging for a few minutes each day and meditating. A modernized approach to meditation that will appeal to anyone, even if - especially if - you believe you have no time, you can't sit still, or that 'it's just not you.'

Unplug by suze yalof schwartz