When The Practice is The Pause: Allie Van Fossen on Her Sabbatical

In this honest and grounding conversation, I sit down with Allie Van Fossen, founder of The Body Mind Soul Studio, former travel blogger, and creator of the Yoga with Allie Van Fossen YouTube channel, to explore what happens when passion alone is no longer enough.After years of building a thriving yoga business and online community, Allie reached a quiet but undeniable truth: she no longer felt like she was giving her work her all. Rather than pushing harder or forcing herself to keep going, she chose a braver path—taking a year-long sabbatical from her studio and embracing what author and entrepreneur Neha Ruch calls The Power Pause.Inspired by Neha Ruch’s book, The Power Pause, Allie shares what it looks like to step back without guilt, redefine success beyond productivity, and trust that rest can be an intentional, strategic choice—not a failure.In this episode, we explore:Why pausing can be a powerful leadership move for founders and creativesThe identity shift that comes with stepping away from a business you’ve builtHow burnout often whispers before it screamsWhat clarity, creativity, and alignment can emerge when you stop forcing momentumAllie continues to support her community through accessible online yoga practices on her YouTube channel, Yoga with Allie Van Fossen (https://www.youtube.com/c/YogawithAllieVanFossen), even as she honors this season of rest and recalibration.