Welcome to PauseTown™
Life moves quickly.
Days blur together.
Moments pass unnoticed.
PauseTown is a place with built-in rhythms and cues to slow down and reconnect with yourself and the present moment through tiny playful experiments and embodiment prompts applying the science of well-being to everyday life.
No pressure. Nothing to achieve. No performance.
The heart of PauseTown™ is The Pause Trio™ — a simple three-part cue system inspired by natural circadian and nervous system rhythms, creating tiny moments throughout the day to pause, play, and reconnect with being human.
Time Cue. Pause. Play. Be.
7-Day Pause Journey
The onboarding experience introduces users to the PauseTown rhythm through 7 days of pause practices.
Arrival & Orientation
Watch the introduction video to learn the Pauses, explore the PauseTown Library, read testimonials, and set up your profile.
Select Your Pause Times
The app sends notifications at your selected times within three daily windows:
Watch Introduction Video
Being Break
Modern life is filled with pressure to produce and achieve—packed schedules, endless todo lists, and constant striving. This push for doing leaves little space to simply be and savor the present moment. Taking being breaks—pausing in stillness to do nothing—lets the quiet reconnect us with the here and now, nurturing mental clarity, emotional awareness, and a deeper sense of calm.
Morning
Take a 10-second being break to fully arrive in Pause Town (Water, light, or nature visual)
Midday
Take a 10-second being break to fully arrive in Pause Town (Inhale / exhale cue)
Evening
Take a 10-second being break to fully arrive in Pause Town
Reflection Prompt
"What do you notice right now?"
🚢 Dock
Arrival, orientation, and today's morning, midday, or evening Pause Trio™ cue.
Features:
- Arrival experience
- Today’s Pause Trio™ cue
- Weather and daily forecast
- Orientation and personal dashboard
- Town updates
- Gentle nudges and reminders
- Quick navigation to all locations
- Quick view of the Town Map
🌳 Park
Daily rhythm practice using the Pause Trio™ embodied cues.
Areas:
- 🌿Ground — Morning
- 🪷Reset — Midday
- ❤️Love — Evening
🛝 Playground
Everyday tiny experiment practice using the Well-Being Experiment Cards®.
Features:
- tiny experiments
- random card draws
- playful practice
đź“š Library
Learning resources and references.
Examples:
- Science of well-being
- The Pause Trio™ framework
- Curiosity and play
- Tiny experiments
- Nervous system regulation
- Felt Learning™ and Felt Intelligence
- Restorative City Design
- Peer-reviewed articles
- Curated book recommendations
đź›’ Shop
Explore more tiny tools.
Initially:
- Etsy — Well-Being Experiment Cards®