Cheryl Vigder Brause

Mother’s Day is just a few days away. Still time to give the 🎁 of Self-Care to the Special Women In Your Life (or YOURSELF!) Here are four great ideas.... 1️⃣ DIGITAL @pausetobepresent GIFT CARD Great way to give the gift of peace and calm! Can be used toward memberships, classes, workshops, retreats and more! Pause to be Present Digital Gift Cards can be purchased for ANY dollar value and can be applied to private sessions, group classes, memberships, live and on-demand classes, workshops and series.  The Digital Gift Card will be emailed directly to the recipient with a personal note!  Easy and Convenient - what more could you want? 2️⃣ DIVING DEEPER INTO MEDITATION SERIES This 6-Session Hybrid Series (LIVE, ONLINE or ON DEMAND) led by @cherylbrause Join us or gift this series to someone you love!   WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS, May 13 – June 17 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm EST  In-Person @communityofplay , Scarsdale, NY, LIVE via ZOOM or ON DEMAND 3️⃣RELAXING SOUND BATH & MEDITATION  Led by Sound & Energy Healer @susie_sands14 MONDAY EVENING, MAY 18TH 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Live In-Person @communityofplay , Scarsdale NY 4️⃣NOURISH & NURTURE ONE DAY RETREAT Treat that special Mom in your life (or Yourself!) to a Day of Renewal that will help you UNWIND, DESTRESS, AND FIND SOME CALM! SUNDAY, May 31st 10 AM - 4:00 PM In Person @thelarkclub , Irvington, NY This rejuvenating day-long retreat will be a perfect way to pause, unwind, and focus on self-care. Enjoy a day of wellness dedicated to help you relax, reset, and realign. This thoughtfully curated day of wellness features:  ✨ Guided Meditation with @cherylbrause 🌿 Nature Healing with @cindybynature 🎶 Sound Bath with @susie_sands14 🧘 Yoga with @tarasussmanyoga 🙏🏻Breathwork with @shirefranklin 🍴Mindful Eating and a 🥗Nutritious Lunch! Click our LINK IN BIO to purchase any of these gifts or reach out to mailto:[email protected] and we can help you customize the perfect gift!Breathe. Connect. Be. 🙏🏻 #mothersdaygifts #westchesterwellness #pausetobepresent #mindfulness #meditation

Feeling like your calendar is too full? And, your to-do list is longer? Your energy? Probably running low! The good news is you don’t need a week away to reset. Just 1️⃣ intentional day can make all the difference.  When was the last time you paused for you? Before the spring season sweeps you into summer, we invite you to take a breath, reset, and give yourself the gift of ONE day dedicated entirely to your well-being at our NOURISH & NURTURE SPRING WELLNESS ONE DAY RETREAT… 📅 Sunday, May 31st 🕙 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM 📍@thelarkclub Irvington NY Join us for a daylong retreat filled with opportunities to breathe, connect, and simply be together in community!  This retreat includes amazing programs designed for you led by some of our amazing @pausetobepresent team of instructors... * Meditation led by @cherylbrause * Vinyasa Flow Yoga led by @tarasussmanyoga * Relaxing Sound Bath led by @susie_sands14 * Outdoor Mindfulness Experience led by @cindybynature * Breath work led by @shirefranklin The retreat also includes a light breakfast, nutritious lunch, and more! It’s a great opportunity to treat yourself to a day of wellness and self-care while nourishing your mind, body, and soul!  SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 PARTICIPANTS - LIMITED SPOTS REMAIN! All you need to do is register, show up, and we will take care of the rest! This event sold out quickly last fall, so please reserve your spot ASAP!  Click LINK IN BIO to learn how you can pause and be present with us! Breathe. Connect. Be. 🙏🏻 #onedayretreat #pausetobepresent #selfcaresunday #westchesterwellness #breathe

Do you often feel overstimulated, overwhelmed, exhausted, always “on”? It’s a fact…our world today is a noisy, busy place. How good would it feel if you could set aside time to turn off the noise in the world for a short time so you can listen to YOUR voice within?  Our nervous systems often operate on overload and what we all can use is some peace and quiet.  Studies show how important it is to have dedicated time set aside to disconnect, process, relax, and reset. This is your invitation to pause with us this fall 🍂 in the Hudson Valley during peak fall 🍁foliage for a truly incredible and unique experience that will offer you a truly transformative experience!  EARLY DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for our ANNUAL SILENT MEDITATION RETREAT!! 📅 Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18 📍@wondharmacenter Claverack, NY (Just two hours from NYC by car or train) Join your retreat hosts @cherylbrause @sfalk123 @cindybynature for this incredible weekend of inner connection and self-care. The weekend will be filled with opportunities to: ✨Explore and deepen your meditation practice  ✨Experience the healing power of nature  ✨Enjoy some much-needed quiet ✨Completely unplug ✨Eat delicious and nutritious farm-to-table food ✨Move your body with yoga and outdoor hikes ✨Boost your physical and emotional well-being. It is a rare and unique opportunity to completely unplug from all the noise of the world so you can reconnect to yourself, your joy, and your inner peace.    Please note: This retreat is limited to 25 participants and Special EARLY Discounted Pricing through May 15, 2026! Check out our LINK IN BIO for more information and don’t hesitate to DM us with any questions! Breathe. Connect. Be.  🙏🏻 #silentretreat #mindfulness #meditation #pausetobepresent #breathe

HAPPY EARTH DAY!🌎 Today is a beautiful reminder to pause, step outside, breathe deeply, and reconnect with this extraordinary planet we call home. 🌳 Nature has a way of healing us — calming the mind, grounding the body, taking us into the big beautiful world around us and out of our smaller daily routines that we live in. It gives us perspective and brings us back to what matters most. 🌱 Take a moment today to appreciate the beauty around you and remember that we are not separate from nature, but part of it. 🌸 “A walk in nature walks the soul back home.”
— Mary Davis 🙏❤️🥰 #EarthDay #NatureHeals #PauseToBePresent #MindfulLiving #GetOutside HealingInNature

DO YOU… ✨Sometimes feel like you have dozens of tabs open in your mind? ✨Feel stressed watching the news about the chaos in the world? ✨Often get overwhelmed by your never-ending “to-do” list? Guess what? You are NOT alone! Join @cherylbrause @sfalk123 for two of their favorite activities…Mindfulness & Discounted 🛍️Shopping! 🗓️THIS FRIDAY, April 17th ⏰ 9:00 - 9:45 AM “How To Take A Breath, Pause & Find Some Peace of Mind” @beyondyoga @sdwald 197 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT @pausetobepresent is excited to help kick off Greenwich Wellness Week with our friends at Beyond Yoga! Join nationally recognized Mindfulness and Meditation expert Cheryl Brause, Co-Founder of Pause to be Present, for a special workshop at Beyond Yoga to learn easy ways to pause and find more calm in your life! Mindfulness can be an amazing tool to help you find more ease and calm, release tension from your body, sleep better, and, most importantly, quiet your mind when it starts spiraling! This will be a great way to learn the fundamentals of mindfulness and meditation and how to easily integrate the practice of mental wellbeing into your life. Class includes discussion, simple tools and guided meditation. PLUS, all participants will receive a 20% discount at Beyond Yoga and a FREE week at Pause’s Virtual Mindfulness and Meditation Studio! Coffee ☕️ and treats will be served. Link in Bio! This special workshop is limited to 20 participants. Grab your spot before it’s too late! 🙏🏻 #pausetobepresent #beyondyoga #greenwichwellnessweek #mindfulness #meditation

One of the things our clients LOVE about @pausetobepresent is the tools we share about how to find calm when life feels overwhelming and stressful. One of our MOST popular tools are co-founder @cherylbrause ‘s MODERN MANTRAS which are “words or phrases that free the mind from chaotic or negative thought.”  For many of our clients, these sayings come in very handy whenever their mind starts to spiral downward.  Enjoy Cheryl’s Modern Mantras above ⬆️and let us know in the comments below ⬇️which one resonates most with you! To learn more about mindfulness, meditation, or how helpful Modern Mantras can be, please join our next session of our six-week HYBRID Diving Deeper Series that starts one week from today, Wednesday, March 25th at 1:15 PM ET.   There are three great ways to participate in our SPRING DIVING DEEPER series: (1) Join LIVE in-person @communityofplay (2) Join LIVE virtually on Zoom, or  (3) Watch the recordings On-Demand whenever and wherever it works best for you!  Check out Spring Diving Deeper on our website /current-courses/ or LINK IN BIO to learn more! Breathe. Connect. Be. 🙏🏻 #modernmantras #pausetobepresent #mindfulness #meditation #community

We had to jump on this adorable trend…. Meet the @pausetobepresent Team…Baby Edition 👼🏻! These adorable small humans all evolved into incredible adults with big beautiful 💟 hearts! Little did these cuties know that one day they would each be making a significant impact in the world and helping people learn easy ways to find more peace, calm, and happiness in their life! Can you guess who is who? Comment below! 🙏🏻 @sfalk123 @cherylbrause @cindybynature @carenosten @dramyb144 @glenna_glee314 @shirefranklin @susie_sands14 @boots919 #babypicturetrend #meettheteam #pausetobepresent #mindfulness

2026 WINTER WELLNESS RETREAT -a review from a participant . . . ✨“It is with a heart full of gratitude for all that you are and all that you do! Your collaboration in orchestrating this retreat will continue to nurture and strengthen my skills as I float back and integrate into reality! I have been inspired, nourished and awakened by the transformation of each of the amazing women who embarked on this meditation journey. Being present has enabled me to reconnect to my creative expansiveness that is hidden under the never ending ‘to-do’ list.”      •    B.J., Retreat Guest, Ft Lauderdale, FLA✨ 🙏 We are still floating from our five days on retreat on the white sand beaches at the beautiful @thehouseofaia and so grateful to share this incredible journey of self-care and discovery with our amazing group of 18 incredible women.  All of our guests came with curiosity, an open mind, and a full, beautiful heart and left feeling nourished, connected, inspired, and empowered!   Our days were full with incredible activities and meals coordinated by retreat host @sfalk123 and programming led by our retreat leaders @cherylbrause and @cindybynature . Special thank you to @adrysalinas_ @journeywithmelissa @caps4kindness for your help! The days were filled with: ✨ Morning Meditations ✨ Yoga ✨ Self-Care Workshops ✨ Cacao Ceremony ✨ Mayan Rituals ✨ Sound Baths ✨ Beachtime ✨ Spa Treatments  ✨ Delicious Meals ✨ Nature ✨ Relaxation ✨ Laughter and more! @pausetobepresent values creating space for people to find calm, connection, and wellbeing! Mark your calendar for our upcoming retreats including: 🙏🏻 Single Day Wellness Retreat: Sunday, May 17th @thelarkclub in Irvington NY 🙏🏻 Silent Meditation Retreat: Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18 2026 @wondharma  in Hudson, NY 🙏🏻 2027 Winter Wellness Mexico Retreat - TBD! Stay tuned for Save the Date coming soon! Drop a heart ❤️ below if you want to join us to take a breath and pause together AND tag your friends who you think would love to breathe, connect and pause with you! #meditationretreat #pausetobepresent #restore #explore #reset recharge selfcare

And we are off and running at our 2026 Pause to be Present Wellness Retreat at the beautiful @thehouseofaia 🙏🏻🏝️☀️ @cherylbrause , @sfalk123 and @cindybynature are honored to lead this amazing group of women through four days of meditation, yoga, sound baths, shamanic journeys, and so much more. We are so grateful for this time to slow down, turn inward, and reconnect to what matters most. We look forward to sharing more of this meaningful experience and all that we are learning with you in the days to come. 🙏🏻 #pause #meditate #mindfulnessmeditation #meditationretreat #wellness

✨ We are so excited to invite you to a NEW offering… Women’s Wellness Group — For Women By Women A special collaboration between @pausetobepresent and @impact_psyc , co-led by mindfulness teacher @cherylbrause herylbrause and clinical psychologist Talya Cohen. Over six nourishing sessions, we’ll gather as women to explore the real joys and challenges of midlife, including: 🌿 Parenting children of all ages 🌿 Aging and life transitions 🌿 Grief, loss, and resilience 🌿 Purpose, goals, and alignment 🌿 Spirituality and meaning 🌿 Finding calm, joy, and steadiness through it all We believe there is deep wisdom and healing that happens when women come together in community. This group is a space to exhale, feel supported, be guided in meditation, learn practical mindfulness tools, and connect with other women walking a similar path. 💛 Begins Tuesday Evening, February 10th Six In-Person Bi-Weekly Sessions 📍 Community of Play, Scarsdale, NY 🕰 Tuesdays | 7:30–8:45 PM Dates: 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7, 4/21 Limited to 12 participants. ✨ To learn more or reserve your spot, click the link in bio or message us directly. #pausetobepresent #pause #mindfulness #meditation #womenswellness pausetobepresent womenswellness mindfulness meditation wellbeing

21!!!!!! 🎂🎉🥂Love you to the moon and back again and again Smoph! Enjoy your first sip of wine. 🤣 Buon compleanno! Be safe. Stay warm. Eat pasta. Have the BEST time and call your mother. xoxo ❤️🥰🙏🏻

We are thrilled to be featured in @mindfulmagazine Annual 2026 Issue!   Mindful is considered to be the most trusted mindfulness and meditation (printed and electronic) magazine in the world, dedicated to bringing authentic wellness and gratitude into the lives of readers everywhere. Specifically, @pausetobepresent was featured in the “Annual Retreat Guide” which is designed to discover calming, secular retreats designed to nourish your practice all year long.  The issue featured nourishing at-home programs to nature-soaked getaways, showing that mindfulness retreats come in all shapes and sizes! We are excited about our future collabs with @mindfulmagazine ! Stay tuned!!! The article featured our SOLD OUT February 4th - 8th Pause to be Present Winter Wellness Retreat @thehouseofaia which has a wonderful group of 16 attendees to date! It also featured our Annual Silent Meditation Retreat at @wondharmacenter which is scheduled to take place October 16-18, 2026.  (FYI: There may be some availability at the resort for our Mexico🏝️retreat if you are interested in joining us. Send us a DM or email [email protected] and we can check!) Breathe. Connect. Be. 🙏🏻 #meditation #mindfulness #wellnessretreat #silentmeditationretreat #mindfulmagazine