A Joyful Pause Podcast

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How does your spiritual practice help you to meet this moment? With humor and grace, Nicole Taylor, author of the wellness book A Joyful Pause, will explore topics with guests from all walks of life who live into this question. If you are interested in how spiritual practice helps us make sense and meaning out of the world we live in right now, this podcast is for you.

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    • Jan 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from A Joyful Pause Podcast

    A Joyful Pause with Katie Hong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 47:00


    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

    A Joyful Pause with Julie Colwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 46:11


    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

    A Joyful Pause with Arawana Hayashi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 55:41


    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.

    A Joyful Pause with Susan X Jane

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 53:34


    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/

    A Joyful Pause with Joelle Hann

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 42:29


    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.

    A Joyful Pause with Becky Margiotta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 48:34


    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.

    A Joyful Pause with Jacqui Bauers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 42:31


    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.

    A Joyful Pause with Jason Su

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 40:56


    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.

    A Joyful Pause with Brooke Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 50:26


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

    A Joyful Pause with Lauren Toolin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 59:58


    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.

    A Joyful Pause with Mia Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 36:20


    Nicole Taylor, author of A Joyful Pause, speaks with actor, yoga teacher, and artist Mia Park about the true location of home.

    A Joyful Pause with Kelly Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 51:31


    Nicole Taylor, author of A Joyful Pause, and Kelly Howard, Grief Coach, discuss the role of grief and creativity as we emerge from pandemic restrictions and create what's next.

    A Joyful Pause with Tracee Stanley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 54:23


    Nicole speaks with International Teacher and Author Tracee Stanley on the role of yoga nidra in emerging into and creating a new world.

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    A Joyful Pause Podcast Season 2 Opener

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 3:13


    Listen to an overview of the theme for this season: emerging with purpose and love.

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    A Joyful Pause on New Year's Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 11:58


    Join Nicole Taylor, author of A Joyful Pause, for a Conscious Completion of the year 2020.

    A Joyful Pause with Kristina Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 44:05


    Author and wellness teacher Nicole Taylor speaks with Restoring Resourcefulness Faculty Member Kristina Turner about the somatic tool F.A.C.T. and how we can use it to address personal and social change.

    A Joyful Pause with Cynthia Hildner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 48:08


    Wellness teacher and author Nicole Taylor speaks with coach and educator Cynthia Hildner about using Fear Melters, created by Kathlyn Hendricks, to get unstuck from fear as we navigate the dual pandemics of Covid-19 and systemic racism in America.

    A Joyful Pause with Terry Morganti-Fisher

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 48:04


    Author and Wellness Teacher Nicole Taylor and Coach Terry Morganti-Fisher discuss Whole Body Listening as a tool to connect deeply, foster relationships, and create bridges between different perspectives.

    A Joyful Pause with Vandana Verma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 46:15


    Nicole Taylor speaks with fellow Restoring Resourcefulness Faculty member Vandana Verma about how presencing can help us navigate life during this global pandemic.

    A Joyful Pause with Michele Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 41:34


    Nicole Taylor speaks with coach and workshop facilitator Michele Roberts about how conscious breathing and a tool called matching can support us in restoring our resourcefulness.

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    A Joyful Pause with Restoring Resourcefulness Faculty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 7:17


    Author and wellness teacher Nicole Taylor shares an overview of the Restoring Resourcefulness Program that podcast guests will focus on for the next few weeks.

    A Joyful Pause with Nicole and Janessa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 43:56


    Author and meditation teacher Nicole Taylor speaks with Janessa Mondestin, a yoga therapist and Director of People and Culture at Yoga International. They discuss making time daily to turn inward and refuel.

    A Joyful Pause with Althea Danzey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 42:57


    Author and Wellness Teacher Nicole Taylor speaks with Spiritual Coach and Entrepreneur Althea Danzey about embodied spirituality.

    A Joyful Pause with Dominique Troy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 50:44


    Author and Meditation Teacher Nicole Taylor and Yoga Guide and Wellness Advocate Dominique Troy discuss how spiritual practice can help us to navigate these times.

    A Joyful Pause with Denise Alston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 43:49


    Author and Wellness Teacher Nicole Taylor and Life Coach and Yoga Teacher Denise Alston dig into the question "How does your spiritual practice help you to meet this moment?"

    A Joyful Pause Podcast Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 10:23


    More Americans are waking up to the reality of police brutality and the impact of systemic racism. How might spiritual practice help us to understand this moment? Nicole Taylor, author of A Joyful Pause, lays out the inquiry she and guests will dive into in upcoming episodes.

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