Mindful Pause Center

11/17/2025

MINDFULLY RELATING TO CHRONIC PAIN: AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
Sunday, Nov 23rd 11-12:30 PT | 1-2:30 CT - online via Zoom
Registration open - https://forms.gle/WC6zDC9Fs7y2a4977

The term, chronic, means ongoing or recurring. For those of us who have experienced chronic conditions, we might also add unrelenting and unforgiving. These judgments point to the stories we tell about our pain, stories that arise naturally out of our dislike and even fear of pain. Mindfulness helps us see that pain is not as solid as we think it is and that our stories don’t deserve all the credit we lend them. In this 90-minute workshop, learn practical tools for relating to your pain in a way that helps you mobilize inner resources.

11/07/2025

There's so much value in bringing our mindfulness practice to our political lives. I've appreciated Karen Harding's facilitation style—the preparation, the instruction, the reflection—so I imagine this workshop will bring a wealth of wisdom to its participants.

10/27/2025

WHEN LOVE MEETS PAIN: MINDFUL COMPASSION PRACTICES
All beings everywhere long for happiness and flee from suffering. Nothing could be more natural. But humans well know that pleasure isn’t always at hand, and pain is not always avoidable. In these difficult moments, generating compassion for ourselves and others supports and carries us through. Compassion prepares us to act wisely when conditions shift. In these 60-minute, online sessions, practice basic tools to generate compassion that can be used on and off the cushion. Great for beginners or those deepening their practice.

WEDNESDAYS 5:30-6:30pm PST / 7:30-8:30pm CST
Nov 5, 12, 19 - online via Zoom
REGISTER NOW — https://forms.gle/mF4fyFjWMSoKh1fT6

10/21/2025

Are You Ready for the Holidays? Nov sessions are here to help!

Honestly, how does one get ready for the holidays? Sure, there's the practical tasks to check off, but how about some equanimity or peace of mind? Maybe instead of getting the holiday perfect or perfecting ourselves and our loved ones, we can cultivate grace instead. Invest some time in mindfulness this holiday season, and you will be surprised by what is returned: a chance to see humor in habits, to sense your capacity for joy in the midst of stress, to be fully present to your life as it unfolds.

I challenge you to carve out some time in this busy season: a single 60-minute session, the full Wednesday night series, or a 90-minute workshop. Of course, there is so much to do; there will always be so much to do. The question is with what quality of life do you want to do your doing.

When Love Meets Pain:Mindful Compassion Practices
Wednesdays: Nov 5, 12, 19
5:30-6:30pm PST / 7:30-8:30pm CST
Sign up for sessions or the series — https://forms.gle/5Xu8uR77YTNNXmve9

Mindfully Relating to Chronic Pain: An Introductory Workshop
Sunday, Nov 23
11am-12:30pm PT | 1-2:30pm CT
Registration open - https://forms.gle/AhKcTgiPVQfZTV6T9

10/05/2025

In a world of increasing chaos, distraction, chronic stress, and burnout: mindfulness establishes ground, increases attention, offers self regulation, and fosters resilience.

But knowing and doing aren't the same thing as anyone can tell you who's set a New Years' intention. What would it take to help you bridge that divide? How do you actually need to be supported in these times? Does mindfulness have a role? If so, what does that role look like?

I'd love your help to better understand what's needed. https://forms.gle/rRSXYuwaCQ5czywL7

09/22/2025

Are you grieving a loss? Losing someone—a beloved, a pet, an identity, a landscape, an ability—brings vulnerability right to the surface. We sense at a visceral level how we can’t have life the way we want it. That can feel dangerous. It did for me. Mindfulness helped. Learn more and practice with me now on Insight Timer with this 4.5 minute short - https://bit.ly/4nN1LyR

09/15/2025

Generosity grows and spreads.

When people join my courses, they can choose to “pay it forward” so someone else who can’t afford the full tuition might have access. While not many people end up needing those funds, the generosity doesn’t go unnoticed.

That’s why this month, I donated $100 from the scholarship fund to WholeSchool Mindfulness, an organization that expands mindfulness access to kids in K-12 schools (https://wholeschoolmindfulness.org/). The generosity of a handful is now supporting many others.

Here’s to every generous soul who helps make mindfulness more accessible. Your impact goes further than you know. 🌍✨

09/10/2025

Whether you know it or not, you've experienced mindfulness. You've noticed you were hungry or cold. You've winced in pain when you stubbed a toe. You've felt the joy of reconnecting with a friend. So mindfulness practice doesn't teach you something new, but it does teach you why you might want more of it. In this 90-minute session, we work with the body to establish a stronger foundation for mindfulness in our everyday lives. Ideal for people new to mindfulness or anyone wanting to refresh their practice.

CULTIVATING GROUND: ESTABLISHING THE FIRST FOUNDATION OF MINDFULNESS - online via Zoom

Sunday, Sept 14th - 3-4:30pm EST | 12-1:30 PST
REGISTRATION - https://forms.gle/oiEXjrzroonw5bsm8

photo credit: Liz Wuerffel https://www.instagram.com/wuerfie/

09/05/2025

GOT STRESS? MEET MINDFULNESS
Stress is a natural response to life, but even ordinary levels of stress can lead to burn out. Add to that family and workplace dynamics, concerns over climate crisis and political polarization, a deep need for justice and healing in our world, and many of us feel overwhelmed. Through mindfulness, we can learn how to respond wisely to the conditions causing stress. Sign up for individual sessions or the series. Ideal for people new to mindfulness or anyone wanting to refresh their practice.

WEDNESDAYS 5:30-6:30pm PST / 7:30-8:30pm CST
Sept 10, 17, 24 - online via Zoom
REGISTRATION OPEN - https://forms.gle/sv5PzAjnGGwj8CiN6

08/31/2025

Registration is open for Sept offerings at Mindful Pause Center.

GOT STRESS? MEET MINDFULNESS
Sign up for individual sessions or the series
Sept 10, 17, 24 - online via Zoom
5:30-6:30pm PST / 7:30-8:30pm CST
https://forms.gle/98MJTu9Yn7xnWczw5

CULTIVATING GROUND: ESTABLISHING THE FIRST FOUNDATION OF MINDFULNESS
3-4:30pm EST | 12-1:30 PST - online via Zoom
Sept 14th https://forms.gle/U7rtxVttB3uQbdfo9
Sept 27th https://forms.gle/g5EfbRm6RuGCJ2bz5

photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/wuerfie/

08/29/2025

If you Google “power of the pause,” hits will send you to everything from leadership and business performance to navigating relationships and public speaking. AI also lines up an overview of impressive benefits. But how about finding out for yourself? Sign up for my mailings with this QR code and receive a FREE 5-minute audio practice, “Activating the Pause.” Let me know what you discover!

Join my mailing list to receive 2-3 monthly updates about mindfulness classes and workshops. Discover what can happen in the space of a pause.

08/25/2025

When I started Mindful Pause Center, I knew I would be supporting and helping others through mindfulness practice, but I didn't think about how I might also make a broader social impact. Until I joined the Hive, a mentorship community for ethical business growth, wealth stewardship and social impact (https://www.emilyannebrant.com/thehive). Each month, 10% of our membership fees go to a "cause of the month," and this is what The Hive has supported so far!