From Runway to Real Peace: How a Fashion Editor Created a Mindfulness Movement
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting a founder whose journey is as unexpected as it is inspiring. After years of working in high-stress environments at Vogue, Marie Claire, and Glamour, Suze Yalof Schwartz found peace—not in a pill or a retreat, but in a three-minute meditation that changed her life. That experience became the foundation for Unplug, the world’s first drop-in meditation studio, a top-rated mindfulness app, and a global teacher training program. To help more people experience the benefits of mindfulness, Suze is offering three months free on the Unplug app throughout May.
Suze’s mission was clear: make meditation accessible, modern, and easy to integrate into real life. What started as a single studio in Los Angeles quickly gained a cult following, inspiring the creation of the Unplug app, now used by people in over 100 countries. Today, Suze leads a movement that’s transforming stress into calm for everyone from Google employees to anxious college students.
Why Unplug Works:
Modern, no-fluff approach: No incense. No chanting. Just quick relief in under 10 minutes.
Studio-to-screen transformation: From in-person classes to a global app and live-streaming platform.
Built for the real world: Designed to help with pain, anxiety, sleep, productivity, and overwhelm.
Founder with media chops: Suze used her fashion and TV background to train teachers and build an experience that feels inspiring, not intimidating.
“Fashion is about outer beauty. Meditation is inner beauty.”
– Suze Yalof Schwartz
In a world that keeps us “plugged in” 24/7, Unplug offers something rare: a place to breathe. A space to reset. A tool you can turn to every day to feel grounded—even in chaos. And this month, Suze is offering three months free on the Unplug app to encourage more people to begin their own journey. Use this code to get your three months free. https://team.unplug.app/sign-up#TRYUNPLUG90
Visit unplug.com to learn more, or stop by the LA studio at 12401 Wilshire Blvd.