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Published Apr 19, 2017

Meditation That Works for Anyone with Suze Yalof Schwartz with Lewis howes

Suze Yalof Schwartz, CEO of Unplug Meditation, delves into the transformative power of meditation and her journey from the fashion world to meditation entrepreneurship, highlighting how mindfulness can slow aging, reduce stress, and enhance personal development and gratitude.
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  • Anti-Aging Benefits

    Meditation offers remarkable anti-aging benefits, as explains. She shares a study where individuals over 55 who meditated for 28 minutes daily over eight weeks had brains as sharp as 25-year-olds 1. This practice not only enhances cognitive function but also reduces stress, which can contribute to a youthful appearance. Suze notes, "When you're not stressing, you look like you're 30 and I'm 50 and I have no Botox or any of that."

    When you're not stressing, you look like you're 30 and I'm 50 and I have no Botox or any of that.

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    Meditation's calming effects can lead to clearer skin and fewer wrinkles, making it a natural anti-aging tool 2.

       

    Stress Relief

    Meditation is a powerful tool for reducing stress and anxiety, as emphasizes. She believes everyone can benefit from meditation, stating, "If you can breathe, you can meditate" 3. This practice helps manage daily stressors, allowing individuals to quickly regroup and maintain calmness. Suze shares her personal experience of handling stress with meditation, noting that while stress is inevitable, meditation helps her manage it effectively 4.

    If you can breathe, you can meditate.

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    Meditation's ability to alleviate stress makes it a life-saving practice, as it helps delete stress from one's life, promoting overall well-being.

       

    Presence & Focus

    Enhancing presence through meditation is crucial for achieving peak performance, as and Suze discuss. Meditation helps individuals enter "the zone," a state of heightened focus and calmness, essential for athletes and professionals alike 5. Suze suggests rebranding meditation as "the zone" to make it more appealing and accessible.

    That's just focusing, slowing down your breath signals to your brain everything's okay, and it helps you get present.

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    The practice involves slowing down the breath to signal the brain that everything is okay, allowing one to be fully present and make better decisions 6.

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