Mission
We create moments for people to pause and reconnect with their most expansive selves.
Vision
We dream of a day when everybody takes pauses from their busy lives as a core part of health, happiness and personal prosperity.
Pause to honor your busy life. Pause to honor yourself. Pause to honor your future endeavors.
Re-engage the world with renewed energy, clarity and joy.
Brand Truths
Pause & receivethe love.
We’re in this together.Feel the support that’s available.
Pause & trustyour unfolding.
You’re here for a purpose.Honor your inner knowing.
Pause & celebratethe moment.
Life’s precious.Witness the beauty all around.
I’m Christina Pyktel, founder & creator of Pauseful. From prayer circles to Peace Corps, from organic farming to massage, I have always searched for answers, from a heart-centered perspective, about what it means to be a human on this planet.
There was a time when I found myself preoccupied with trying to accommodate everyone else’s needs. Plagued by perfectionism and co-dependence I felt stuck and deeply unsatisfied.
So I began searching, which for me, meant reading books, going to workshops, getting the support of a therapist, cultivating deeper relationships with myself and others, spending more time in nature, and generally doing things that make my heart sing and dance! When I look back on my healing journey, I realize that I explored different forms of what I now call pauses, which have given me the gift of deep wonder and awe.
Today, I feel the freedom to live more from my whole self.
I experience more ease and greater joy.
In my work as a massage therapist, I’ve discovered that our bodies tell stories, stories of alignment and misalignment. If we listen, we can hear our deepest wishes and desires, and start to come home to ourselves.
I created Pauseful as a unique blend of mindfulness, therapeutic relating and massage. Pausing allows your creativity, resiliency and ease to emerge so you can get the most out of life.
Spaciousness is your birthright.
You deserve to live from your heart’s center.
So I ask you:
Are you willing to come with me? To explore with curiosity the reigniting of sweetness and joy in your life?
Who are you, what do you want and are you willing to let yourself have it?
Is your life full and you’re living it to the max, but it’s not fulfilling? What would happen if you paused?
A Pauseful Massage will help.
At Pauseful, we provide a sacred space of non-judgement – accepting that life is a process and you are not broken. Together let’s slow down, get intentional and ensure that all the things you’re filling your life with are filling you up in a meaningful way.
I invite you to join us.
Christina Pyktel, Or LMT #16564
Founder & Pauseful Massage Therapist
Pauseful Massage Therapists
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About Kundalini:
What draws me most to massage is the sense of relaxation and presence that it brings, not only to my client but also to me. As I drop in, an environment is created where it’s easy for my client to drop in as well. By slowing down, the tissues of the body begin to trust and invite me in, allowing me to work deeper and with greater ease.
When I am not doing bodywork, my greatest joy is Argentine Tango dancing, which is also about being able to perceive another on very subtle levels. It is an improvised social dance that allows two individuals, who may have never before met, to share a profound connection.
About Michele:
I have worked with and treated thousands of people in my bodywork practice for well over a decade. I offer a diversity of modalities and approaches, from the long strokes of Esalen-inspired massage to deep tissue therapeutic massage that elite athletes request. I approach each and every session with an integrative approach and the overall philosophy of simply being of service to you. I am also a Reiki Master and completed registered yoga teacher training.
It is my mission to be of support to you and to be a dynamic co-creator of life with you. I love to inspire and connect with others through the heart.