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Pause
by Meaningful Minute
Pause™️ gives you the tools to slow down, be more present, and build mental habits that transform your life from the inside out.
Episodes
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My child is in sleep away camp and is really homesick.. what do I do?
Nachi Gordon sat down with the Executive Director of the Serenity Center, Mordechai Weinberger, to discuss what parents can do to help their homesick child. This episode is part of the Pause platform launched and powered by Meaningful Minute, sponsored in part by the Friedler Family and Serenity...
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LIVE: Nachi & Dr. Akiva Perlman Q&A | Handling Stress and Anxiety During This War
Nachi Gordon & Dr. Akiva Perlman headlines the first ever Pause webinar. This webinar was live on zoom for all Pause subscribers. If you'd like to join the Pause community, Hit this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dad8tAKjYQUJOAmEyhw6Xm
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The Beginning is Hope: Nachamu
In this Season One finale for the Pause™ cast, the topic we focus on is hope. We always come back to the beginning and that beginning is hope- The beginning is always hope. How can we effectively address the current circumstances, both for ourselves and others, while also contributing to the...
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The Ultimate Comfort | Mindful Self Compassion
In this week's Pause™ cast, we focus on the concept of self-compassion and explore the reasons why nurturing it can be accompanied by various challenges. Embracing self-compassion as a daily practice is a precious gift we can give ourselves and our loved ones. My hope for you is to recognize its...
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Welcoming the Guests: Mindfulness of Emotions (3 Weeks)
In this week’s Pause™ cast we bring our attention to the practice of mindful awareness of our emotions. Emotions are there to guide us – sometimes to point us in the right direction, and at other times to highlight which path we should not be taking. The problem is never with what we are feeling;...
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Leaning in Softly: The Practice of Mindful Listening (Part II)
In this week’s Pause™ cast we continue with our intention to slow down, quiet the noise, and really listen. And here the focus is on where see this need from our own spiritual tradition. Quote: If I were asked how to find God, I would say, Learn to listen. Listen to the song of the universe in…
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Leaning in Softly: The Practice of Mindful Listening (Part I)
In this week’s Pause™ cast the intention for this podcast is to slow down, to quiet the noise, and really listen. And the hope is that you might join us in Listening. Not just with your ears. But with your full body. Listening with an open mind. Listening with an open heart. In a spiritual way,...
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Saying Yes to Life (In Spite of Everything)
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we will be discussing is learning to say YES to life (in spite of everything). We all have the capacity for resilience, finding meaning, and embracing life even in the face of unimaginable suffering. Pause Point: The Wisdom of No Escape.Meditation: The…
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Living a Balanced Life
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we will be focusing on is cultivating equanimity. The Baal Shem Tov suggests that in spite of difficulties to achieve balance in a world that is constantly spinning out of control, through cultivating a mindset of Shiviti we are able to access a deeper calm…
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See the Good (Part II)
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we will be continuing with is cultivating a good eye. Through this practice, we can give others and ourselves the gift of recognizing our inherent loveliness and oneness with the fabric of life. This is the power of an ayin tovah to teach ourselves and the…
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See the Good: The Practice of Ayin Tovah (Part I)
See the Good: The Practice of Ayin Tovah (Part I)In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we bring our attention to is cultivating a good eye, an "ayin tovah" which is the practice of focusing on the good in whatever situation we may find ourselves. Without cultivating the ability to see…
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The Torah of Right Now (Mindful Shavuot Intentions)
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we bring our attention to this week is through the practice of Jewish mindfulness we can fully connect with the voice of God in the here and now. The upcoming holiday of Shavuos is the headquarters of Jewish mindfulness and provides us with the perfect...
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A Mindful Path to Self-Discipline | Modeh Ani
Modeh Ani- A Mindful Path to Self-DisciplineIn this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we are working on together is the need to cultivate a repeated discipline, a genuine training, in order to let go of our old habits of mind and to find and sustain a new way of BE-ing. Pause Point: Life moves pretty...
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Where Soul Meets Body-Mindfulness of the Body Part II
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we continue to work on together is mindfulness of our bodies.Pause Point: The more in our heads we are the less we are in our bodies.Meditation: We end with a Loving Kindness for your Body Meditation. The aim of this brief meditation is the cultivation of...
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From My Body I Shall See - Mindfulness of the Body Part I
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we are working on together is an introduction to mindfulness of our bodies. Everything (or almost everything) that we value most when we really get down to it be it feeling love, gratitude, awe, or presence, in order to do that, we have to be in our bodies....
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Just One Breath
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we are working on together is an introduction to our breath and breathing. Often what is most simple is most profound. That which we take for granted is the most essential; that which is right in front of us is the most important. And the breath is perhaps the...
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You Are Not Your Thoughts
You Are Not Your Thoughts! In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we are working on together is learning to recognize that You (We!) Are Not Our Thoughts! Together we explore the concepts that in fact we are not our thoughts. Not identifying with thoughts, when properly understood and internalized...
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Uncovering Compassion- Pesach Holiday Meditation
In this week’s special Pause™ cast we are sharing a practice/meditation to accompany us as we prepare for the upcoming holiday of Pesach. Gentle reminder, our work at Pause™ is an active and collaborative process. So please listen. But also practice. Not just once or twice but throughout the chag...
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Learning to Surf
Learning to Surf In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we are working on together is learning how to surf. If you are someone who sometimes gives into unskillful impulses and urges, thereby engaging in behaviors that aren’t in line with your higher values then this pause cast is for you! (Spoiler...
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Let It Go
In this week’s Pause™ cast the theme we are working on together is letting go. We explore how the attitudinal quality of letting go is an additional doorway to emotional and psychological freedom. Letting go doesn’t mean we can’t behave in ways that will serve to improve our day to day lives, it...
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The Art of Pausing
This week’s Pause™ cast is on the theme we are working together is pausing or more precisely learning to pause. We emphasize how we can attempt to start learning to engage in this practice when we are caught in stressful and reactive situations. (Which is when we need to Pause™ most!) We discuss...
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The Art of Acceptance
In this week’s Pause™ the theme we are working on together is Acceptance. What it is, what it isn’t and how we can get better at leaning into it. We discuss how acceptance is an active process. It’s not as people mistakenly think as some form of passive resignation. There's nothing passive about...
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Infinite Possibilities
In this week’s Pause™ cast we discuss the quality of living with a Beginner’s Mind. We rarely experience things as they are. Everything that we see and feel is colored by our thoughts, memories, beliefs and expectations. We are always expecting, when we could be accepting. The way to get past…
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Living In The Presence: (An Intro to Jewish Mindfulness)
The WhatsApp status that’s there for your mental health 😮💨 Pause with us. Subscribe here: https://wa.me/message/JTOPZMPC7PZWD1 and message us directly. Looking forward to hearing from you! :) In this week’s Pause, we discuss how to define “Mindfulness.” The power of living with intent lies in...
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Welcome to Pause™️😮💨
You are listening to the Pause podcast with Dr. Benjy Epstein A podcast where we will be giving ourselves the permission to pause. This will be a practical guide to live a life with courage presence and authenticity. Reconnect with your most soulful and authentic self by pausing together. Sign up...
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How many episodes does Pause have?
Pause currently has 25 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Pause about?
Pause™️ gives you the tools to slow down, be more present, and build mental habits that transform your life from the inside out.
How often does Pause release new episodes?
Pause has 25 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Pause is created and hosted by Meaningful Minute.
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