Nella May

What is Pause Place? A process of exploration that opens, deepens and expands intimacy with oneself, others and the blossoming gentle presence of what is love.

Rebecca Moore

Pause Place unveils the true essence of presence and connection. The power of stillness and intuition. Through the sacred spaces created you are able to become more of who you truly are. You are able to find the strength to face your truest self, head on and without judgement. You are able to find the courage to let go of anything that no longer serves you, and to embrace any pain that arises in the process. You learn to connect with yourself and others on a deeper level; beyond the mind, thoughts and feelings. You begin to trust the unknown, whilst honouring your unique power and offering to the world. If I had to sum up Pause Place in one word, it would be LOVE. In it’s most simple form it is purely just unconditional LOVE, the greatest gift of all!

Cassie Yukawa-McBurney

You have taken me further than I have ever known into this mystery.

Aisha Paris

It’s difficult to know where to start. I have to tell you first about the warmth that floods the room. I am searching to remember if the feeling was there from the first moment, and yes, it was. I recall it but I wasn’t opening fully to it. Blocking its path were my expectations, my need to take in information and make an energy/threat assessment. There was also my self-consciousness and my lack of courage, or perhaps more accurate would be to say my lack of trust. The warmth comes in part from the cosy setting – the blankets and comfortable multi-position chairs, low lighting, warm temperature, cuddly breakout spaces (a sofa and two sets of chairs), and the large communal table that invites you to gather in group as you walk in. The open plan layout of the room calms your nervous system as you see everything literally ‘out in the open’ and the amount of spaces permits you to spread out and make nest.

The warmth also comes from the sun, and our guiding light is Katie. Her gentleness, her light wit, and her devoted and expansive presence drawing us securely into the moment. We are swept along in grace, to the sound of poetry and through many sweet, curious smells. Her sweeping is thorough and at the end we are empty. There are no dirty corners hiding unseen. We learn to pour out from ourselves all that does not serve us, all that is not universally valid and of our superior nature. In time we become our own suns, the ever-brightening love of our own hearts shining out of each of us. 

After the warmth comes the cold. It is not a disturbing cold but rather the tough love of truth. The cold grounds us in our humanness and calls at us to send roots of compassion and wisdom deep into the foundation of our being. The cold is our uncovering of pain. We go where we daren’t let our mind go before. We remember what was real in our story of life and we share it. We share all of it.

Émilie Viallon

For some reason, my heart was called by Pause place - I didn’t make any research and it randomly appeared to me. I registered last minute, after months of deliberations with myself. Indeed, it felt so right but my subconscious was scared, raised doubts and considered some options for a life coaching course, more classic and traditional.

But intuition won :) 

When entering this fabulous circle on the first pause place week end, it felt like home. The energy and the love is hard to put in words but let me try... The smell of the room when you enter Nan Studio for the first time reassures you and soothes you - it feels safe. The beautiful mandala in the middle of the room where we were all invited to take a seat was announcing how deep the connections and explorations will unfold around it weeks after weeks - and I was pretty amazed, I had never sat around a mandala or even seen one before ;)

The 6 months journey we’ve shared together is one I will remember forever. 

In stillness, held by the strength and love of each soul in the circle, I found myself.

Pause Place has been a catalyst - the first step towards a deep healing and transformation process bringing me closer to my divine destiny and revealing the potential of my soul.

The journey has started in this beautiful space where we have learnt how to open our hearts and love one another unconditionally to better love ourselves. We found a safe space to explore our special gifts and experiment how to bring them to the world so we can better serve and hold the space for other souls looking for their Truth.

The journey continues and will certainly go on my entire life, but I know that “everything will be fine” - and how cool it is to be facing a lifetime constant exploration, a canvas that will never come to an end, a constant loop of discovery :)

I’ll be grateful forever and you will be too if you decide to embark on the journey of Love, presence and Kindness with Katie and her Angels

Lou Vilstrup

Pause Place is an invitation to something truly extraordinary. If you feel pulled... you will know it.. that's what it was like for me. 

Once you allow yourself to be swept away by the sacred energy in the group, and space so beautifully created by Katie... there is a chance to surrender and go all in, and at the same time you are completely held... what a gift. 

Life as I knew it has changed.. 

It feels like, a new way of seeing all that is.. an inner softening.. a pure gateway into becoming yourself.. an opening and expansion of the heart.. it is being lost and it is being found.. pouring out all at once of what it means to be human and at the same time retuning home to the soul.. it holds so much love and connection.. 

but even after all that is said or written.. it can never really be explained or understood with words, as it is an experience to be lived. I am so incredibly grateful for being given the opportunity to join. It gave me so much more than I could have ever dreamed of. 

Ella Carey

I came to Pause Place in a time of huge transition in my life. I felt lost and Unequipped to navigate these big changes. What I found was a space in which I could meet myself - completely and without reserve. A space in which I could sit with myself a my whole self. I think this is the first time in my life where I have had the time and space to fully be with myself in this way. The nurturing holding of the space by Katie was an invitation to go even deeper, in a loving way. This creates the environment for unconditional love, connection, and healing. The deepest part of myself - the part that many of us keep hidden away- felt seen, heard, held and loved , unconditionally. This experience made me feel whole. 

Gae Dann

I have witnessed & experienced grace. I have been taught what grace looks & feels like. And letting go of all my ungracious acts, I lean into this new knowing in physicality of what it means to be held in grace & to offer grace. Thank you for this teaching, this learning, this experience.

Silje Lovise Gjertsen

It is hard to describe what happens when we gather in that space together. There is a charged energy in the air which is reached by the opening and creation of space, silence and allowing the unfolding of the unknown. It is unlike anything I have ever experienced in a group. When we enter into this liminal world we reach into the depths of our being and even more beautifully into the depths of what is possible to feel as a collective energy.

During our last weekend the tears rolled down my cheeks every time I closed my eyes because of this energy, there was no hiding from myself- it lovingly forces you to meet yourself in all the ways. .

We have learnt the simplicity and complexity of what holding space looks like. A space which is sealed with unconditional love and acceptance. A space which is steeped in the unknown and the mystery of being. A space where you meet yourself and others in love. In openness. In holding.

Kelly Vittengl

I couldn't have possibly expected what occurred during Pause Place. I was excited, but apprehensive to attend as I did not know what the program would bring. To be honest, I feel that I am doing Katie and the program an injustice by trying to put my experience into words. The experience was just so much greater than I can even comprehend. I will start off by saying that my life completely changed through Pause Place. I had never experienced what true love, presence, and connection felt like until I sat in circle with our group and each of us poured our hearts out. Every single month brought different waves, lessons, expansion, and connection. I truly couldn't recommend it more. Katie has been the most incredible guide on this path and I am eternally grateful!

Kate White

Pause Place will take you on a journey unlike any other. From the moment you step into the space, you are embraced by the loving presence of Katie. Her warmth and unconditional love sets the tone for the entire journey, inviting you to let go of any burdens and experience the transformational power of stillness. 

From the beauty of the space, to the gentle practices of self-exploration and group work, this is a sacred opportunity to connect with the true essence of your being. In this space there is no pressure to be or do anything, there is simply the freedom to be who you are.

In a world so full of noise, Pause Place breathes fresh air and new life into the tired and crowded corners of the mind. Through Katie’s warmth and presence, we are gently guided to experience the power of love. It is this love that then shapes our practice, allowing us to hold space in a way that deeply nourishes ourselves, our our clients and our loved ones. 

As well as being a deeply personal experience, Pause Place is testament to the magic that happens when we open to the loving support and embrace of each other.  I am so very grateful. 

Madgalena Gladstone

No words can really grasp what happens in Pause Place. Katie is a radically authentic, kind and spiritually connected being who leads a sacred experience, a deeply transformative circle, confronting yet deeply loving, allowing the dance of the finite and the infinite within us to find harmony. Space is given and held, the rest takes care of itself. None of this magic could happen without the group of about 20 wonderful souls sharing this experience, each so beautiful, each a part of the others. Pause Place is the experience that Presence speaks louder than words; that creating space within, creates space for divine wisdom to enter us. Thank you Katie and Pause Place team for this loving lifelong journey.

Kaitlyn Crossley

It took me awhile to decide to join Pause Place. I had that instant gut reaction of ‘this is for me’, but then my mind took over and I was filled with whether it was the ‘right thing’ at the ‘right time.’ There is never a right time - there is only time and how we choose to live in it. Pause Place has been a resting place, my first experience of unconditional love, my first experience of trusting wholeheartedly. A fellowship of souls where there was no expectation or agenda, just emptiness. The tools we learned and experiences we shared reconnected me to my inherent gifts that I hadn’t acknowledged or didn’t know how to use. Joining Pause Place is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. If you’re getting that gut reaction and if you trust it, unbelievable magic awaits. 

Jeya Lorenz

People often ask me what Pause Place is and how I found it. I sometimes struggle to respond with a short answer, because my experience was so life changing and so powerful - it was so much more than just a practitioner training course.
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The magnitude of beauty, joy, confidence, connection, safety and pure love I have come away with are invaluable elements that saturate every aspect of my daily life; family, work, relationships, intuition and most importantly trusting myself.
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I had often struggled to know that others really heard or really saw me because I felt that perhaps I experienced the world a little bit differently to many of my peers. Pause Place helped me make sense of my experience of the world and my understanding of the unseen.

I have personally now started to work with people professionally in a 1-1 capacity which is something I had never thought I would have had the confidence in myself to do, Pause Place provided an amazing foundation from which to build my own unique way of working with people.

Pause Place is not prescriptive like many other courses - rather, Pause Place facilitates experiencing and embodying a quality of connection to both another person and to something greater than ourselves - which in turn supports you to trust and work in a way that best serves someone else whilst coming from the truest essence of yourself.

Katie has created something truly unique, she herself embodies and lives the qualities of Pause Place; love, presence, connection, and I would; add humility, integrity and most importantly - simplicity. Working with her is a truly special experience, I am eternally grateful to her for putting this beautiful journey out into the world.

Pause Place facilitated one of the most profound transformations that has occurred in my life so far, I was not entirely sure what I was seeking when I began the Pause Place journey, but knew it was the right place for me to be, and it far surpassed my expectations, giving me more than I could have hoped to gain from it.

Kasia Sipowska

Lucy Lee

Lucy Chenery

Pause Place is not an experience of language, words or understanding. Instead, it is a return to the innermost shore of your being. Along this path you are guided, deeper and deeper, into communion with your simplicity. The journey brings forth many experiences, some immensely joyous, some mystical and others raw. But within this dance, you are safe, anchored and held. You are accepted and you are loved, unconditionally. Pause Place has nurtured my heart and anchored, deep within me, a knowing of how to live a life devoted to love, presence and connection. I am eternally grateful, forever speechless and always humbled.