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The Pause Cause: A Free Online Meditation School and Mindfulness Community

Updated: 12 hours ago

How to use and navigate this site

Wooden "welcome" sign in focus with blurred kettle and flowers in background. Soft lighting and neutral tones create a warm, inviting mood.

Welcome to The Pause Cause, an online meditation platform and mindfulness community. Our non-profit organization operates free online meditation courses for the public and provides a place for meditators to connect and find support in their mindfulness journey.


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Using Our Meditation Programs

Our various programs can be accessed toward the bottom of any of our Program pages. These pages can be accessed via the site menu or from other pages on the site that link to them in a clearly marked fashion. The courses are organized in a module similar to the one shown below.

Courses page with three free meditation courses: Intro, Happiness, Week of Loving-Kindness. Orange Start buttons; colorful illustrations.

Once you select a course, you will be redirected to an about page with the course description and outline. If you decide to start the course, you will be instructed to either make an account or login if you already have one.


Program Types

Our various program types (courses, challenges and partnerships) are explained in-depth in their respective pages.

Programs page with three sections: Courses (man meditating with phone), Challenges (silhouette at sunset), Partnerships (group in a seminar).

Here's a quick summary of each program type.

Courses - Guided meditation classes to teach you meditations step-by-step

Challenges - Timeframe based challenges designed to get you into the habit of meditating daily or building mindful habits

Partnerships - Programs hosted on The Pause Cause that were created by third parties


Meditation Community Features

A supportive community is instrumental to personal growth, whether it's having a gym buddy, tennis partner, or meditation companion.


As such, we have built-in community features that allow you to interact with groups of similar interests/courses.

Rules and guidelines for using all social features of the site are outlined in the Code of Conduct.


Account Profiles

When you sign up, you can access your personal account profile by clicking on the dropdown near your profile picture on the top right corner of the screen.

Website interface with a dropdown menu showing Profile, Notifications, Settings, and Log Out options. Icons for alerts and user profile are visible.

The personal account profile lets you customize your public profile, notifications, look at programs you're participating in, and follow and interact with other users. You can also make your profile private, but this means you cannot interact with other members.


Changing email notifications

You can change your email notifications in the settings tab.

Settings page for "The Pause Cause" with orange header. Email notifications toggled on, subscribe button for Wix Blog visible.

Changing Your Display Name and Profile Info

In the "My Account" tab, you can change your profile info and display name.

Webpage with a header "The Pause Cause" on an orange background. Profile and account info settings are shown, with buttons for update and discard.

And at the bottom of the same tab you can change your profile url, blocked members list and whether or not you want to make your profile private or public.

Account settings page showing URL to community profile. Options to update info or discard changes. Minimalist design.
Settings screen showing "Profile Visibility" with an option to make profile private, and "Blocked Members" indicating no blocked users.

Reporting/Blocking Members

As it is the Internet we are talking about, it is expected some of our users may have negative experiences with other users on occasion. If you feel the need to block a troublesome user or report them to our admins, you are encouraged to do so.


To block or report a member, simply click on their profile and click on the three dots to the right of their profile. It will give you the option to report or block the member.

UI screenshot with orange and white background. Four options: Message, Follow, Report Member, Block Member. Simple, clean design.

Note that you are not able block or report site admins, so if you have an issue with a site admin please contact a different admin to report your issue.



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