Trend Watch: Drop-In Meditation Studios Provide On-Demand Zen

t The Den in Los Angeles, you sign up for a group meditation session just like you book a SoulCycle class. Bonus: celeb sightings! (Photo courtesy of The Den)

If you can’t remember the last time you actually unplugged and relaxed — or if you aren’t sure you even know how to anymore — then we’ve got good news. Drop-in studios offering both classes and open space for self-guided practice and pop-up meditation events are cropping up across the country.

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The rising trend is evident at the new breed of meditation studios now open in New York City and Los Angeles. At The Den in Los Angeles, which just opened its doors this January, classes include a prenatal/fertility option for those trying to conceive or who are already pregnant, 30-minute lunchtime detoxes, candlelight evening sessions and sound baths, which incorporate sound waves produced by creating vibrations on gemstone bowls. At LA’s Unplug, there are also family classes plus those just for kids/teens to help them learn effective coping skills.

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