Mindful Pause Center

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

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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!

08/20/2025

Spots still open for this NWI in-person workshop. No better time for human being; no better way than together! Registration open - https://forms.gle/PUaZcQHAAK8RefdSA

08/17/2025

No need to wait to take a class on mindfulness to experience the power of the practice. Check out this short article from Dr. Weininger at Psychology Today for immediate, actionable steps to activate the power of pausing!

We are living in a time of high reactivity. The mindful pause can help us cultivate inner calm and compassion.

08/15/2025

WHAT BRINGS A PERSON TO MINDFULNESS?

For my reflections, visit Mindful Pause Center's new blog/newsletter - https://mindfulpause.center/what-brings-a-person-to-mindfulness/

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08/03/2025

What if you didn’t need to change anything about yourself? What if you could just show up with all your imperfections and longing and joy?

COME AS YOU ARE: MINDFULNESS ON THE SPOT
Wednesdays — Aug 13 and 27
5:45-6:30 pm PST | 7:45-8:30 pm CST– online via Zoom

REGISTRATION open - https://forms.gle/4mYQ52mUnSCd2qMa7

In these 45-minute sessions, we’ll discover what happens when we bring mindfulness into this very moment, no pre-work necessary. What ease and freedom and care might arise when we meet ourselves right where we are? Sign up for individual sessions or the series. Ideal for people new to mindfulness or anyone wanting to refresh their practice.

07/23/2025

WHAT’S NEXT? BRINGING MINDFULNESS TO OUR TRANSITIONS
Sat, Aug 23rd, 1:30-3:00 pm
Asana Yoga Center
155 1/2, W Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN 46383

REGISTER for your spot now - https://forms.gle/9E3TXFsHmZnMQX81A

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Register by Aug 19th to receive "Activating the Pause," a 5-minute audio practice.

07/17/2025

FINDING HOMEBASE: BODY, BREATH, AND SOUND
Oh, how the mind wanders! Dragging us into the past when something doesn't go according to plan. Pulling us toward the future as we worry about how to get it right next time. Finding a homebase can steady us as we navigate our lives. In this 90-minute session, we’ll practice with each of the traditional homebases: body, breath, and sound. Ideal for people new to mindfulness or anyone wanting to refresh their practice.

SUNDAY JULY 27th
12-1:30 EST | 11-12:30 CST | 9-10:30am PST - online via Zoom

REGISTRATION open - https://forms.gle/SEcjJtEkxkJYKbDe8

07/12/2025

REGISTER - https://forms.gle/bBqYojcsuRKaGVPNA

Practicing with the seasons can boost the benefits of practice as we align ourselves with the natural world. In this 45-minute session, we'll take time to recognize the fullness of our lives. This doesn't require us to ignore stress, which is in fact necessary for growth. Ideal for people new to mindfulness or anyone wanting to refresh their practice.

06/26/2025

Can't sign up for a class, but you want some practice practicing? I'm on Insight Timer now offering free meditations. You don't even have to download an app. Yay!

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Allison believes we can wake up right now to rich, rewarding lives. Together, we can learn how to accept all of who we are (throwing no parts out) as we seek justice, community and joy. In 2023, she completed Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s 2-year training to teach mindfulness and compassion-based...