Come live The Pause Experience™

When: Friday, October 9, 2026

Time: From 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Where: My Inner Harbour at 149 Wallace St, Nanaimo

The Experience Journey

ARRIVE → SLOW DOWN → RECEIVE → RECONNECT → SHARE → LEAVE WITH MORE SPACE

What You’ll Experience

• Guided Meditation + Nervous System Reset — A gentle guided practice to help you arrive, settle and create a little more space for presence.

• Cacao Ceremony — A simple, intentional cacao ritual inviting warmth, reflection and sensory connection. No medical or health claims are made about cacao.

• Breathwork + Somatic Practice — Accessible breath and body-based practices to notice what is present and reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

• Women’s Circle + Reflection — A guided moment for reflection and connection with other women. Sharing is always optional.

• Closing Ritual — A soft, intentional way to gather what you are taking with you and close the experience with more space.

• Guided Meditation + Nervous System Reset — A gentle guided practice to help you arrive, settle and create a little more space for presence.

• Cacao Ceremony — A simple, intentional cacao ritual inviting warmth, reflection and sensory connection. No medical or health claims are made about cacao.

• Breathwork + Somatic Practice — Accessible breath and body-based practices to notice what is present and reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

• Women’s Circle + Reflection — A guided moment for reflection and connection with other women. Sharing is always optional.

• Closing Ritual — A soft, intentional way to gather what you are taking with you and close the experience with more space.

• You’ve been giving a lot of yourself to everyone else.

• You rarely give yourself permission to slow down.

• You’re craving more calm and presence.

• You want meaningful connection with other women.

• You’re curious about meditation, breathwork or cacao.

• You want to reconnect with your body and yourself.

• You simply feel like you need a pause.

What This Is Not

This isn’t another class where you need to keep up. It isn’t a lecture filled with information you’re expected to remember. And it isn’t about becoming a different version of yourself. It’s simply a space to pause.

The Atmosphere

An intimate, beautiful and welcoming setting inspired by Vancouver Island, designed to feel soft, natural and unhurried.

• Flowers, candles, natural textures and warm lighting.

• Cacao cups, natural wood, greenery and meditation cushions.

• A central circle and reflection cards to support gentle presence and connection.

The visual language should avoid excessive crystals, mystical clichés and generic yoga imagery. The atmosphere should feel grounded, considered and comfortably human.

Women’s Circle

You don’t have to share anything you don’t want to. If you feel called to, there will be space to share a word, a feeling or something you’re taking with you.

The intention is to create a space where women can feel seen, heard and supported, without guaranteeing outcomes.