Then I did a sit-down guided breath meditation with Jane Garnett (one of Unplug Meditation’s teachers) and I felt like a new person. 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. Meditation is a practice whose aim is to focus the mind on the here and now.

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