In a culture shaped by speed and constant demand, yoga offers a profound counterpoint: the capacity to pause, perceive, and move from wisdom rather than urgency. The Sacred Pause is a 16-hour Anusara Yoga training for teachers and dedicated practitioners who wish to engage a fundamentally new approach to practice—one that prioritizes clarity, sustainability, and embodied intelligence over performance or strain.

Rooted in Anusara philosophy and informed by contemporary movement science, this training explores yoga as a living inquiry into alignment, attention, and choice. Participants learn to work with the Universal Principles of Alignment™ as a dynamic framework for functional mobility, adaptive strength, and long-term joint health. Through thoughtfully sequenced asana, functional movement exploration, contemplative practices, partner work, and reflective dialogue, practitioners cultivate the skill of pausing within movement—refining effort, listening more deeply to sensation, and supporting nervous-system regulation and longevity.

Guided by Christina Sell and Noah Maze, this training invites teachers and practitioners to sense more, strain less, and reconnect with the deeper purpose of yoga: integration of body, breath, mind, and heart in service of sustainable vitality. The sacred pause becomes a practical and transformative tool—on the mat and in life—supporting clear perception, resilient teaching, and movement rooted in integrity and insight.