Ep. 79 - The Science and Benefits of Meditation and How to Get Started with Suze Yalof Schwartz

On this episode, I’m talking with Suze Yalof Schwartz creator of Unplugged meditation. We talk about the why behind meditation and the how to get you started   On this Episode We Talk About: Suze’s life before meditation how meditation changed her life why we need to escape the internet life before and after meditation the difference between time and meditation common misconceptions about meditation how meditation helps you become aware of the different perspectives what is and isn’t meditation the unplug app   About Suze: Suze Yalof Schwartz is the founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation, the world's first drop-in secular meditation studio. She is also the author of Unplug: A Simple Guide To Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers, and the creator of the Unplug Meditation App. In 2012, Suze learned a three-minute meditation that changed her life forever. Prior to this, she was a fashion editor and "makeover guru" working at Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Glamour Magazine with regular appearances on GMA, 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.   Links: Unplug App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unplug-guided-meditation/id1188080269?mt=8   Unplug & Suze on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/unplugmeditation/   Suze’s favorite meditations: ideal life inner rockstar   Connect with Me On instagram: instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog On the blog: http://init4thelongrun.com   Join the Joy Squad Joy Squad Private Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/ Chasing Joy Podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chasingjoypodcast/