361: Suze Yalof Schwartz – Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers
Summary
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.
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In 2012, Suze learned a three-minute meditation that changed her life forever. 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.
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. This is the value she shares in this interview.
Discussion Topics
- Benefits of meditation scientific and other.
- Her personal meditational journey.
- How to keep meditation simple including the 16 second meditation.
- Myths of meditation.
- Balance of ambition, desire and calmness.
“An artist is always looking for more of less & less.”
Quick round questions
Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?
Taking time to have fun.
What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
Meditate
What is the meaning of success?
Accomplishing your vision.
What is your number one productivity advice?
Make time to have creative meetings with yourself.
What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make change?
Take action.
Favourite Food
Cookies.
Favourite Leisure Activity
Water Skiing
Favourite Book
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Unplug: A Simple Guide to Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers
Favourite Quote
“Never confuse who you are with what you do.”
Do we all have a why?
Yes!
What does living with passion and purpose mean?
Wake up and hoping our of bed and driven in everything you do.
How to find Suze Schwartz
Visit her website Unplug Meditation here.
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