In this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to connect with Suze Yalof Schwartz, the founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation in Los Angeles, California, the world's first drop-in secular meditation studio. 

Not too long ago my husband and I discovered Unplug Meditation on recommendation from my father-in-law and it was the very first time we had ever experienced a drop-in style, group meditation session. We travel often and the 'drop-in fitness class' style is perfect for us, but I had never imagined that this could apply to meditation until we found the Unplug studio.  One thing led to another and I ended up with Suze’s book 'Unplug: A Simple Guide to Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers' in my hands and couldn’t put it down.  I knew right then and there that I had to have Suze on the podcast and luckily, she graciously accepted my invitation!

Suze was a fashion editor and "makeover guru" working at Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Glamour Magazine with regular appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Early Show, and more. Once she discovered meditation, she was determined to keep doing it, but she could not find a place to easily learn and practice. After taking hundreds of hours of classes, reading every book possible, and listening to podcasts and lectures from the world's most famous meditation teachers, Suze realized that meditation needed a makeover and she was the one to do it. Suze's mission is to make meditation simple, accessible, powerful and interesting enough so that everyone will want to practice it and experience the benefits for themselves.

In this episode Suze and I chat about:
➤ Trading the glamorous world of fashion for meditation
➤ The unique way that Unplug is reaching busy stressed-out people
➤ Being ahead of the mindfulness trend
➤ How meditation changes the structure of your brain
➤ Why meditation is so addictive (in a good way)
➤ Demystifying the practice of Tapping
➤ What the near future has in store for Unplug

Resources:
Unplug: Guided Meditation App

30-Day Meditation Challenge

iTunes listing

Unplug Press

Lena George: https://www.unplug.com/teachers-new/lena-george

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