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 🩵Before the Labels LandThe moment we label something – boring, annoying, familiar, difficult – we stop ex...
03/29/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Before the Labels Land

The moment we label something – boring, annoying, familiar, difficult – we stop experiencing it directly. The label becomes a shortcut that bypasses actual contact.

This week, practice catching labels before they land. When you’re about to dismiss something as “the same old thing” or categorize an experience before you’ve fully had it, pause. Can you stay with the direct experience a moment longer, before the label arrives?

Notice how suspending labels—even briefly—allows more of reality to reach you.

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🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Curiosity Before ConclusionsA beginner asks questions. An expert jumps to conclusions. Both live inside ...
03/22/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Curiosity Before Conclusions

A beginner asks questions. An expert jumps to conclusions. Both live inside us—and we get to choose which one to lead with.

This week, practice pausing before your conclusions. When you encounter a situation, a problem, or a person’s behavior, catch yourself before the familiar explanation lands. Instead, ask a genuine question: “What else might be true here?” or “What am I not seeing?” Let curiosity arrive before certainty.

Notice how leading with questions rather than answers changes what you discover.

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Meditation for People Living with Chronic PainWe hope you’ll join us for this special event in partnership with Monday,...
03/17/2026

Meditation for People Living with Chronic Pain

We hope you’ll join us for this special event in partnership with

Monday, March 23rd
5-6pm Pacific  /  8-9pm Eastern
Live Online Via Zoom
By Donation
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Chronic Pain Project and Pause will come together in a gentle online space to sit together in guided meditation, especially for people living with chronic pain. You’re welcome to come exactly as you are—camera on or off, moving or resting.

Led with care and respect, our time together centers comfort, choice, and community. By registering, you help us grow a supportive network where people affected by chronic pain can pause, breathe, and feel less alone.

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🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Beginner’s Mind with YourselfWe often think we know exactly who we are—our patterns, our limits, our ten...
03/16/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Beginner’s Mind with Yourself

We often think we know exactly who we are—our patterns, our limits, our tendencies. But this self-knowledge can become a cage, keeping us stuck in old versions of ourselves.

This week, practice beginner’s mind with yourself. When you catch yourself thinking “I’m just not good at...” or “I always...” or “That’s not like me,” pause. What if you didn’t know that for certain? What if you met yourself today, without all that history?

Notice how loosening your self-definitions creates room for growth and change you might not have thought possible.

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“Wherever you are, that is the entry point.” Beautiful quote from Kabir, shared on the . 🙏✨Our Spring in-person 8-week ...
03/14/2026

“Wherever you are, that is the entry point.”

Beautiful quote from Kabir, shared on the . 🙏✨

Our Spring in-person 8-week MBSR Stress Reduction course starts tomorrow evening in our magical Pause Studio (downtown Portland) with . MBSR is a life-changing journey that offers endless entry points deeper into your self and life. Perhaps now is the time to dive in! Details at pausemeditation.org/mbsr or see Linkinbio.

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🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵Fresh Eyes on the FamiliarWe often stop seeing the people, places, and routines we know well. Familiarit...
03/10/2026

🩵 WEEKLY PAUSE 🩵

Fresh Eyes on the Familiar

We often stop seeing the people, places, and routines we know well. Familiarity can become a kind of blindness.

This week, practice bringing fresh eyes to something familiar. Choose someone you see daily, a room you’re always in, or a route you travel often. Look as if you’ve never encountered them before. What do you notice that you’d stopped seeing? What might you appreciate that had become invisible?

Notice how this intentional freshness affects your sense of aliveness and connection.

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🩵 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

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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.

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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
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🩵 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.

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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.

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