Pause Meditation

Pause Meditation Mindfulness for community and growth Our mission is simple. We're inviting people to pause. Pausing is more than slowing down. Our Vision:
1.

It's making space for the things that matter. It's discovering our passions, respecting our minds and creating a life that is intentional, balanced, and well-lived. We're on a journey–exploring the power of mindfulness and meditation in our lives every day– and frankly, we're pumped to share it. Make space for meaningful content in our every day experience
2. Offer meditation and mindfulness in a wide variety of settings
3. Share teachings in a secular manner, accessible to everyone
4. Engage people with all levels of experience
5. Create opportunities for community, collaboration and support
6. Model mindfulness as a way of life
7. Don't take ourselves too seriously

For more info visit: pausemeditation.org

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵The Freedom of Not KnowingBeginner’s mind isn’t about pretending we don’t have experience—it’s about loo...
03/02/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

The Freedom of Not Knowing

Beginner’s mind isn’t about pretending we don’t have experience—it’s about loosening our grip on certainty so we can actually see what’s in front of us.

This week, practice the freedom of not knowing. When you catch yourself thinking “I already know how this goes” or “I know what they’re going to say,” pause and gently set that knowing aside. Approach the moment as if you genuinely don’t know what will happen next—because, truthfully, you don’t.

Notice how releasing the need to know in advance opens up space for surprise and discovery.

PauseCommunity MindfulMoments MindfulLeadership

03/01/2026

Life has a way of throwing us off balance. MBSR is 8 weeks of learning to find your footing again — in community, in person, with tools that actually stick.

Free info session tonight with Xochilt. Come as you are. 🙏

📍 Pause Meditation Studio, Portland
🔗 Link in bio to register

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Each month, our community explores a shared theme that deepens our mindfulness practice and connects us ...
03/01/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Each month, our community explores a shared theme that deepens our mindfulness practice and connects us through common intention. This month’s focus: BEGINNER’S MIND.

Each week, we’ll share a bite-sized pause practice designed to help you embody this theme in your daily life. These simple, accessible moments of mindfulness can be practiced anywhere, anytime.

We hope you’ll join us in this rich exploration! 🙏

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Focus on What’s Here NowMuch of our mental energy goes to places we can’t actually reach—the past we can...
02/22/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Focus on What’s Here Now

Much of our mental energy goes to places we can’t actually reach—the past we can’t change, the future we can’t yet touch. Focus, at its heart, is presence.

This week, when you notice your attention pulled toward regret or worry, practice refocusing on what’s actually here. Engage your senses: What can you see, hear, or feel right now? Let the present moment become vivid and real. Remind yourself, “This is what’s actually happening. This is where I can actually be.”

Notice how returning focus to what’s here affects your sense of groundedness and calm.

PauseCommunity MindfulMoments MindfulLeadership

02/19/2026

A few off-the-cuff thoughts while hiking about this month’s theme of FOCUS and how we can bring more softness and receptivity into the way we engage with our world. 🙏

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Soften Your FocusFocus doesn’t have to mean white-knuckled concentration. Like a skilled musician who pl...
02/15/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Soften Your Focus

Focus doesn’t have to mean white-knuckled concentration. Like a skilled musician who plays with relaxed hands, the most sustainable attention is alert yet at ease.

This week, experiment with soft focus. When you need to concentrate, start by taking a breath and releasing tension in your jaw, shoulders, and hands. Then bring your attention to the task with curiosity rather than force. If you notice yourself gripping or straining, soften again while staying engaged.

Notice how this relaxed attentiveness affects both your effectiveness and your energy levels.

PauseCommunity MindfulMoments MindfulLeadership

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Single-TaskingOur culture celebrates multitasking, but research shows that dividing attention often mean...
02/10/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Single-Tasking

Our culture celebrates multitasking, but research shows that dividing attention often means doing several things poorly rather than one thing well (not to mention it notably increases our stress levels).

This week, practice the art of single-tasking. Choose one activity each day to do with undivided attention—eating a meal, writing an email, washing dishes, having a conversation. When the urge to do something else simultaneously arises, notice it without acting on it. Say to yourself, “Just this, right now.”

Notice how doing one thing fully compares to your usual way of fragmenting your attention.

PauseCommunity MindfulMoments MindfulLeadership

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵What You Water GrowsWhere we place our attention shapes our experience. Like a gardener choosing where t...
02/02/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

What You Water Grows

Where we place our attention shapes our experience. Like a gardener choosing where to water, we nourish whatever we focus on—and what we nourish grows.

This week, pause several times a day to notice where your attention has naturally landed. Is it on worries? Gratitude? Problems? Possibilities? Without judgment, gently ask, “Is this what I want to be watering?” You don’t have to force a shift—just bring awareness to the garden of your attention and see what naturally adjusts.

Notice how this awareness of your focus affects what grows in your inner landscape.

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Each month, our community explores a shared theme that deepens our mindfulness practice and connects us ...
02/01/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Each month, our community explores a shared theme that deepens our mindfulness practice and connects us through common intention. This month’s focus: NON-STRIVING.

Each week, we’ll share a bite-sized pause practice designed to help you embody this theme in your daily life. These simple, accessible moments of mindfulness can be practiced anywhere, anytime.

We hope you’ll join us in this rich exploration! 🙏

-Striving

01/25/2026

Free session tonight at Gentle Healing Wellness!

Research-backed mindfulness for a calmer, more balanced life.

MBSR is the world’s most researched program, clinically proven to ease anxiety and illness. Join LCSW Ryan James Kenny for a free info session tonight and discover the science behind sustainable wellbeing and happiness.

Free Info Session:
🗓️ Sunday, January 25 6pm
📍 At Gentle Healing Wellness in Helena (Holter Museum space)
👉 Sign up at linkinbio or gh.punchpass.com/classes

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Discover Enough-nessNon-striving helps us recognize when we’ve done enough, when we are enough, when thi...
01/25/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Discover Enough-ness

Non-striving helps us recognize when we’ve done enough, when we are enough, when this moment is enough.

This week, practice pausing to acknowledge enough-ness. Several times each day, stop and recognize: “This is enough for now.” Whether it’s work you’ve completed, effort you’ve made, or simply who you are in this moment, practice feeling the sufficiency of now. Let yourself rest in this enough-ness for a few breaths.

Notice how recognizing enough-ness affects your drive to constantly do and be more.

01/23/2026

Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Take a gentle step towards calm: join our mindfulness info session. Learn to breathe, relax, & find more peace in daily life.

Free Info Session:
🗓️ Sunday, January 25 6pm
📍 At Gentle Healing Wellness in Helena (Holter Museum space)
👉 Sign up at linkinbio or gh.punchpass.com/classes

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