What is The Pause Method®?
TPM is a cutting-edge resilience training program designed to help you:
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Cultivate calm and composure in stressful situations
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Gain clarity and navigate emotions skillfully
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Boost creativity and innovative thinking
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Enhance your relationships and communication skills
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Consistently and wholeheartedly bring mindfulness into our everyday work and life
Upcoming Program
Format
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Live online via Zoom
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The TPM program runs for 12 weeks
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We will meet online every other week for 2 hours
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There will be daily Growthwork practices in between sessions (< 10 minutes/day)
Schedule
Live classes are every other Sunday from 10am-12pm Pacific Time
Class 1: March 9
Class 2: March 23
Class 3: Apr 6
Class 4: Apr 20
Class 5: May 4
Class 6: May 18
On-Demand Recordings
You are strongly encouraged to join the live classes. If you have to miss, all classes will be recorded and a link will be sent out within 24 hours.
Program Highlights
Expert-led sessions on core intelligences
Dive deep into Somatic, Emotional, Reflective, and Relational intelligences. Our seasoned instructors guide you through each domain, helping you develop a comprehensive understanding of your mental landscape and how to navigate it effectively.
Structured program for lasting change:
Our carefully designed curriculum ensures steady progress and deep integration of skills. With a balanced mix of theory, practice, and reflection, you'll develop habits that stick long after the program ends. Each session builds upon the last, creating a comprehensive learning experience.
Daily practical tools and exercises
Learn and apply Wise Brain Reps, our signature mental fitness technique. These daily practices are designed to strengthen your resilience, improve focus, and enhance emotional regulation. You'll receive a toolkit of strategies to implement immediately in your personal and professional life.
Supportive community of like-minded individuals
Join a cohort of motivated peers on the same journey. Share experiences, offer support, and learn from others' perspectives. Our community extends beyond the program, providing ongoing motivation and accountability as you continue to grow and apply your skills.
Who Should Join the Waitlist?
The Pause Method is perfect for:
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Professionals seeking to enhance their performance and leadership skills
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Individuals looking to reduce stress and improve work-life balance
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Anyone interested in personal growth and self-discovery
Curriculum Roadmap
PRESENCE
Gateway to Choice
Learn to shift from autopilot to conscious awareness through grounding practices
Module 1
CALM
Recovering Equilibrium
Develop your capacity to regulate your nervous system and find balance
Module 2
CLARITY
Harnessing Emotions
Build emotional intelligence and transform reactivity into wisdom
Module 3
CREATIVITY
Choosing Possibility
Cultivate a growth mindset and access innovative solutions
Module 4
CONNECTION
Fueling Relationships
Foster authentic relationships and meaningful engagement
Module 5
WISDOM
Trusting Yourself
Integrate your learning and access your innate capacity for wise working and living
Module 6
Starting Point:
Survival Brain Mode
Reactive • Stressed • Disconnected
Growth Journey:
Wise Brain Mode
Responsive • Resilient • Connected
Week 1-2
PRESENCE: The Foundation
Gateway to Choice
Learn to shift from automatic reactions to conscious choices through simple grounding practices. Develop your gateway to choice by practicing short pauses that transition you from "survival brain" to "wise brain," recalibrating your nervous system. Create choice points throughout your day using proactive pauses and wise brain reps to enhance your resilience and response flexibility.
Week 5-6
CLARITY: Emotional Intelligence
Harnessing Emotions
Enhance your capacity to regulate strong emotions, build emotional intelligence, and transform reactivity into wisdom. Practice techniques to harness your emotions effectively, prevent reactive outbursts, and activate positive states to boost your wellbeing. Learn to transform challenging emotions into valuable insights that guide wise action and improve emotional mastery.
Week 9-10
CONNECTION: Relational Intelligence
Fueling Relationships
Develop skills to quiet your inner critic, cultivate your inner ally, and turn conflict into connection. Learn to boost confidence in social situations, connect authentically with others, and foster belonging and trust in your communities. Practice transforming conflict into opportunity and overcoming "us vs. them" bias to build stronger, more meaningful relationships.
Week 3-4
CALM: Somatic Intelligence
Recovering Equilibrium
Develop your ability to maintain a steady baseline of calm and quickly recover your equilibrium in stressful situations. Learn techniques to regulate the stress response, tame daily anxiety, and respond calmly to challenging environments and difficult people. Practice widening your window of tolerance and overcoming automatic stress reactivity to build greater resilience.
Week 7-8
CREATIVITY: Reflective Intelligence
Choosing Possibility
Learn to release self-limiting thoughts and beliefs to access your natural creativity and innovative potential. Practice choosing possibility over limitation, finding fresh perspectives when problem-solving, and transforming obstacles into opportunities. Develop skills for innovation that help you discover new solutions while moving beyond rumination into creative action.
Week 11-12
WISDOM: Natural Intelligence
Trusting Yourself
Learn to access and trust your innate capacity for wise living and working through integration of all program elements. Build confidence in your ability to respond skillfully to life's challenges while staying grounded in your authentic truth. Practice bringing presence, calm, clarity, creativity and connection together to navigate life's complexities with wisdom.
Be the First to Know!
The Pause Method Individual Program is coming soon. Join our waitlist to:
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Receive early access when enrollment opens
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Get exclusive pre-launch content and tips
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Be notified of special early bird pricing
Limited spots will be available. Secure your chance to be among the first to enroll!
For more information or to discuss training options for your organization, please contact us at ryan @ pausemeditation.org or 503.343.4831.
