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🍂 Fall is in full swing. Life is busy. Maybe you’re craving a pause.What if you gave yourself an entire weekend to quiet...
10/07/2026

🍂 Fall is in full swing. Life is busy. Maybe you’re craving a pause.

What if you gave yourself an entire weekend to quiet the noise, unplug, breathe, and reconnect with yourself?

Our annual Silent Meditation Retreat is happening NEXT WEEKEND — October 16–18 at the beautiful Won Dharma Center near Hudson, NY.

Guided and supported by the Pause to Be Present team — Cheryl Vigder Brause Stephanie Sherman Falk 🌿Cindy Olsen🌿. We take care of the details. You simply show up, settle in, and let yourself be…

✨ Deepen your meditation practice
🌿 Reconnect with nature
🧘‍♀️ Move, breathe & restore
🥗 Nourish your body
🤍 Enjoy the gift of true quiet
✨ Create space for whatever you need right now

It’s a rare opportunity to step away from the noise and demands of everyday life, slow down, and reconnect with yourself, your joy, and your inner peace.

JUST A FEW SPOTS REMAIN!

If you’ve been thinking about it… this is your sign. 🙏🏻

👉 LINK IN BIO for details & registration
Or DM us with any questions.

10/06/2026

IT’S TIME - - - ⏰
Time to slow down,
Time to learn a new skill,
Time take a deep breath in your week

Join us this Fall and learn the art of mindfulness and the skill of meditation.

Bring more clarity, calm, and wisdom into your life.

Join Cheryl Vigder Brause for a new Fall Diving Deeper Meditation & Mindfulness series starting tomorrow - Wednesday, October 7th.

We will meet on Wednesdays from 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm EST for this 8-week series.

You can join 3 different ways:
LIVE IN PERSON, ONLINE, or ON DEMAND

We hope you can join us! More info in our LINK IN BIO! DM us for more info.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻




Join us for an evening of deep relaxation, meditation & sound with the wonderful Sound & Energy Healer Susie Sands Let t...
09/24/2026

Join us for an evening of deep relaxation, meditation & sound with the wonderful Sound & Energy Healer Susie Sands

Let the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls quiet the noise, soften the body, and help you drop into a deeply restorative meditation.
No experience necessary!

📍 In person Community of Play I Gabrielle Felman, MSed, LCSW | Scarsdale, NY

🕢 7:30–8:30 PM

📅 Monday, September 28

Space is limited. Visit the link in Bio or pausetobepresent.com to reserve your spot!

✨ What if you gave yourself one hour to simply… exhale? ✨Join us this fall for an evening of deep relaxation, meditation...
09/17/2026

✨ What if you gave yourself one hour to simply… exhale? ✨

Join us this fall for an evening of deep relaxation, meditation & sound with the wonderful Sound & Energy Healer Susie Sands . 🧘🏻‍♀️

Let the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls quiet the noise, soften the body, and help you drop into a deeply restorative meditation.

No experience necessary.
No need to “do” anything.
Just come, get comfortable, close your eyes… and receive. 🤍

✨ FALL 2026 SOUND BATHS
📍 In person Community of Play I Gabrielle Felman, MSed, LCSW | Scarsdale, NY
🕢 7:30–8:30 PM

Monday, September 28
Monday, October 19
Monday, November 2
Monday, December 7

Our first Sound Bath is just 10 days away — come join us and make a little space for yourself this fall. ✨

Space is limited. Check Link in Bio or visit pausetobepresent.com (http://pausetobepresent.com/) to reserve your spot!

09/10/2026

✨What would it feel like to STEP AWAY FROM THE NOISE for an entire weekend?✨

To put down your phone.
Let go of your to-do list.
Stop rushing from one thing to the next.
And simply… BE.

This fall, we invite you to join us for the Pause to be Present Silent Meditation Retreat, October 16–18, at the beautiful Won Dharma Center in the gorgeous Hudson Valley.

A silent retreat is a rare opportunity to quiet all tue noise and truly unplug so you can hear what’s happening inside—to slow down, reconnect with yourself, spend time in nature, deepen your meditation practice, and experience the kind of rest and calm that can be hard to find in everyday life. Cheryl Vigder Brause, 🌿Cindy Olsen🌿 and Stephanie Sherman Falk will be there to guide you and support you the whole weekend. All you have to do is show up!

You don’t have to escape your life to reconnect with it. Sometimes you just need to pause long enough to remember what matters and learn to listen to that true inner voice underneath all the noise.

✨Pause to be Present Silent Meditation Retreat
📅 October 16–18, 2026 (Friday evening - Sunday lunch)
📍 Won Dharma Center | Claverack, NY in the beautiful Hudson Valley

Come pause with us. Only a few spots remain!  

Register at the LINK IN BIO 🙏




Happy, happy Birthday 🎂Caren Osten Gerszberg! Wishing you a beautiful day savoring all the good stuff in your life today...
08/29/2026

Happy, happy Birthday 🎂Caren Osten Gerszberg! Wishing you a beautiful day savoring all the good stuff in your life today and everyday! We are so lucky to have you as a part of our amazing Mindfulness + Meditation team! Celebrate Big!! 🎉🙏🏻💙

PAUSE & MEET RACHEL 🌿Meet Rachel Lamberg from Ardsley, NY — a Mindfulness + Meditation Member since July 2023. ❤️“I firs...
08/17/2026

PAUSE & MEET RACHEL 🌿

Meet Rachel Lamberg from Ardsley, NY — a Mindfulness + Meditation Member since July 2023. ❤️

“I first discovered Pause to Be Present through my friend Jaime Jamie Braunstein. She had just completed her Pause to Be Present Meditation Teacher Training and invited my husband and me to join a private meditation series. The moment we met the instructor Cheryl Vigder Brause, I knew I wanted to learn from her. She is wise, calm, grounded, and just so cool.😎

I eventually reached out to Stephanie Sherman Falk and convinced her to open an evening Teacher Training that would work for a working mom—and they did it. For me! ❤️

Every Wednesday evening throughout the fall of 2024, I looked forward to gathering with Cheryl and the other members of our training class. It became something I truly cherished. After completing my certification, I had the incredible opportunity to write and lead a meditation for Cheryl herself. It was one of those very special, full-circle moments.

Since then, I’ve continued to explore all that Pause has to offer, including Sound Baths with Susie Sands, yoga with Tara Sussman, and programs with 🌿Cindy Olsen🌿.

Today, my friend Jaime and I lead our own mindful meetups, called ‘From Stress to Strength’. We’re celebrating two years of gathering The Lark, and none of it would have been possible without Pause to Be Present!

I will be forever grateful for the people, the teachings, and the path that brought me here.”

Rachel, we are SO grateful you found your way to Pause — and that you continue to carry it forward with Rachel!! ❤️ 🌿


PAUSE & MEET RACHEL 🌿Meet Rachel Lamberg from Ardsley, NY — a Mindfulness + Meditation Member since July 2023. ❤️“I firs...
08/17/2026

PAUSE & MEET RACHEL 🌿

Meet Rachel Lamberg from Ardsley, NY — a Mindfulness + Meditation Member since July 2023. ❤️

“I first discovered Pause to Be Present through my friend Jaime Jamie Braunstein . She had just completed her Pause to Be Present Meditation Teacher Training and invited my husband and me to join a private meditation series. The moment we met our instructor Cheryl Vigder Brause, I knew I wanted to learn from her. She is wise, calm, grounded, and just so cool.😎

I eventually reached out to Stephanie Sherman Falk and convinced her to open an evening Teacher Training that would work for a working mom—and they did it. For me!❤️

Every Wednesday evening throughout the fall of 2024, I looked forward to gathering with Cheryl and the other members of our meditation teacher training class. It became something I truly cherished. After completing my certification, I had the incredible opportunity to write and lead a meditation for Cheryl herself. It was one of those very special, full-circle moments.

Since then, I’ve continued to explore all that Pause has to offer, including Sound Baths with Susie Sands, yoga with Tara Sussman, and training with 🌿Cindy Olsen🌿.

Today, my friend Jaime and I lead our own mindful meetups, called ‘From Stress to Strength’. We’re celebrating two years of gathering, and none of it would have been possible without Pause to Be Present!

I will be forever grateful for the people, the teachings, and the path that brought me here.”

Rachel, we are SO grateful you found your way to Pause — and that you continue to carry it forward. ❤️🌿

Apparently… it’s kinda chic to slow down. 😉7 years of breathing, connecting, laughing, learning, retreating, and showing...
08/10/2026

Apparently… it’s kinda chic to slow down. 😉

7 years of breathing, connecting, laughing, learning, retreating, and showing up together. 🥰

Feeling incredibly grateful for this community — and excited for what’s ahead. 🙏🏻

One breath at a time. ✨

✨ Meet Hannah, our very first Pause to be Present Member Spotlight! 💛One of the greatest gifts of our Mindfulness + Medi...
07/30/2026

✨ Meet Hannah, our very first Pause to be Present Member Spotlight! 💛

One of the greatest gifts of our Mindfulness + Meditation community is hearing how mindfulness has gently transformed people’s lives—not through perfection, but through simply showing up.

Today we’re thrilled to launch a brand new feature in our weekly Sunday newsletter—our Pause to be Present Member Spotlight! A place where we celebrate the incredible people who make this community so special by sharing their stories of growth, resilience, and presence.

Hannah Coleman has been part of Pause to be Present since 2020, when she and her mom, longtime member Michele Coleman joined our daily 4:00 PM meditation classes during the uncertainty of the pandemic. What began as a daily moment of connection quickly became something much deeper.

In Hannah’s words:

“Pause has given me a way of relating to myself and others with greater presence, intention, and compassion.”

One lesson from our 2024 Silent Retreat leader Cheryl Vigder Brause has stayed with her ever since:

“Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want to do; it is the ability to make decisions that bring you into greater alignment.”

Thank you, Hannah, for sharing your beautiful story and for being such a cherished member of our community. Your words remind us that mindfulness isn’t about changing who we are—it’s about learning to meet ourselves, and our lives, with greater awareness, kindness, and compassion.

We hope you’ll enjoy getting to know the wonderful people who make this community so special through our new Member Spotlight series...and who knows, maybe one day we’ll be sharing your story. 💛

✨ Because every story has the power to inspire another. 💛

To learn more about our daily LIVE meditation classes, On-Demand library, APP, Retreats, Workshops, and other wellness offerings, click the link in our bio or reach out to us at [email protected]. We’d love to welcome you! 🙏🏻

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