UNPLUG

Whether you’re a Fortune 500 CEO or busy stay-at-home mom, the secret to being more effective and living a happier, healthier life is to hurry up and slow down, or unplug. As Anne Lamo said, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”

Contrary to what every Type-A person thinks, studies show that you can actually be more effective by doing less, by unplugging from the chaos of your life for just minutes a day. This can be done effortlessly—even while waiting in line at Starbucks—through meditation. But Unplug is not the book for anyone who loves Buddha and woo-woo talk. It’s a revolutionary book by spiritual entrepreneur and founder and CEO of a popular LA-based meditation studio, Suze Yalof Schwar. This is the first book that shows the overwhelmed and over-worked Type-A person how and why to unplug in order to recharge. Experts ranging from Dr. Oz to Harvard scientists to Vogue magazine claim meditation can make us happier, healthier, more effective, and even smarter. And Unplug offers a no-nonsense approach that will appeal to anyone, even if—no, especially if—you believe you think too much, have no time, can’t sit still, or that it’s just not you. In it, Suze debunks a lot of the misperceptions about meditation, including the notion that you need to sit still for long periods for it to work. She also shares the incredible benefits you’ll experience, the proof and science to back up how meditation works, as well as tools and techniques to easily incorporate quick-hit meditations into daily life. Suze Yalof Schwar is the founder and CEO of unplug meditation. Before becoming a spiritual entrepreneur, Suze enjoyed decades as a fashion editor, director, and stylist. She has worked at Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour, and was a regular on many morning TV shows. Suze had an aha moment in late 2012 when she wanted to learn how to meditate and couldn’t find a place that fit her schedule, budget, or aesthetic. So she decided to build it herself. Suze and Unplug have been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, and the Los Angeles Times.