This program teaches patients how to feel calmer before surgery. Patients are taught relaxation techniques by phone or in person by trained NYU personnel.

This treatment group will be enrolled in Wim Hof Method, a meditation program. Patients in this group will take the online "The Fundamentals Course" provided by the Wim Hof Method. The patients will be introduced to the online course preoperatively

The control group will get the standard of care therapy after surgery.

This NYU program teaches patients how to feel calmer before surgery. Patients are taught relaxation techniques by phone or in person by trained NYU personnel. The program uses five steps to ease stress-related symptoms prior to surgery and improve help recovery time. By practicing deep relaxation, it is possible to reduce anxiety and promote a feeling of calmness. The patient swill be enrolled in the course preoperatively and will be ask to continue these meditations for ten weeks.

Pain will be measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) scale, The visual analog scale (VAS) is a validated, subjective measure for acute and chronic pain. Scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain."

Mindfulness will be measured by the Mindful Attention Awareness (MAAS) Scale. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) is a 15-item self-report survey that measures the tendency to be fully aware of one's experience in the present moment without distraction or forgetfulness. Participants indicate whether they frequently or infrequently experience each item using a 6-point Likert scale: 1 (Almost Always), 2 (Very Frequently), 3 (Somewhat Frequently), 4 (Somewhat Infrequently), 5 (Very Infrequently), and 6 (Almost Never). The scale was developed with the understanding that people likely have better conscious access to information about their tendency to be mindless rather than mindful. As a result, the total score for the MAAS is computed by reverse-scoring and then summing all items