A Joyful Pause with Brooke Sullivan

On the new season of A Joyful Pause Podcast, Nicole speaks with Katie Hong, her co-facilitator for the upcoming retreat Power Detox: Releasing Power Stories & Claiming A New Narrative. They discuss power, awareness of our narratives, conditioned tendencies and how we shift them, and the practices we'll do at the workshop to step into choice. Learn more about the Power workshop on 1/23/24 here: https://www.billionsinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Power-Detox.pdf

On this episode of A Joyful Pause Podcast, Nicole and Julie Colwell,PhD, founder of Evolutionary Power Institute, discuss power dynamics, the body's intelligence, and a practice for shifting from being reactive to accessing our creativity. Learn more about Julie's SEW process here: https://juliacolwell.com/archives/2036

In this episode of A Joyful Pause Podcast, Nicole Taylor speaks with Arawana Hayashi, who heads the creation of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) for the Presencing Institute. They discuss the intersection of contemplative and embodiment practices, social fields and how SPT can positively influence them, and how the practices can support deep presence and healing. Learn more about Social Presencing Theater and Arawana's offerings at arawanahayashi.com.

On the season 3 opener of A Joyful Pause Podcast, Nicole and Susan X Jane, diversity educator, speaker, and founder Navigators Consulting, discuss the 3-year anniversary of the pandemic, kindness in your community, and how to be phoenixes together. Read her article on the topic here: https://smntks.com/2023/03/24/8345/

Author, coach, and facilitator Nicole Taylor speaks with Joelle Hann, founder of the Brooklyn Book Doctor. Listen in as they discuss sacred space, creativity, and what it means to write to heal and/or write with publication in mind.

Author and well-being coach Nicole Taylor speaks with Becky Margiotta, founder of the Billions Institute and author of the new book "Impact with Integrity: Repair the World Without Breaking Yourself." Listen in as they talk about social change, joy, and how being in integrity can stop burnout.

Author/well-being teacher Nicole Taylor and Massage Therapist/Creator of Joint Joint Topicals Jacqui Bauers discuss the role of bodywork and body awareness in well-being.

Author and coach Nicole Taylor speaks with Jason Su, author of Poker with Presence. They discuss the value of presence as a daily practice, the cost of checking out, and the positive ripple effects this practice can have in your life and the life of those around you.

In this episode, Nicole and Brooke discuss how plants support practice, healing, and wholeness.

Author Nicole Taylor and Yoga Teacher Lauren Toolin discuss how the yamas and niyamas of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras can help us build new structures internally and externally that serve the whole.