About The Pause
The Pause is for people who want to live and create with intention but struggle with energy, burnout, or sustaining gentle routines.
In a world that celebrates speed, output, and constant productivity, The Pause offers something different: a slower, more humane way of moving through life.
This is a space to arrive, breathe, and build rhythms you can actually return to — in your body, your creative work, and your days.
Here, we don’t optimize for hustle.
We practice returning.
When we pause, we can choose what matters.
We can create without overworking.
We can rest without guilt.
We can listen instead of disconnecting.
That is the heart of The Pause.
Hi, I’m Laia
I’m Laia Bové (like Maya with an L).
I’m an Afro-Catalan writer, yoga educator (E-RYT 500 & YACEP), and professional figure skater, born and raised in Barcelona, and currently living with a chronic illness.
Living with fluctuating energy has shaped how I work, create, and care for myself. Over time, slowing down became less of a choice and more of a practical necessity — and eventually, a practice.
My experience as an elite athlete who had to rethink her entire way of living informs how I approach both wellness and creativity. I’m drawn to practices that are:
accessible
trauma-aware
community-centered
…and not performative, exclusive, or rooted in hustle culture.
I write and teach from lived experience, not theory, in the hopes to inspire you to find what works for you.
I share in English and Catalan, and my debut novel, ‘Saber tornar’, is now out in bookstores.
What You’ll Find Here
The Pause weaves together three strands of my work:
🌿 Come Back Into Your Body
Accessible yoga, meditation, and nervous-system practices designed for real energy levels, especially for people living with chronic illness, fatigue, or sensitive systems.
✍🏾 Build a Creative Life, Gently
Reflections on writing, creativity, and storytelling as long-term relationships with your inner world.
⏳ Work With Your Energy (Not Against It)
Slow productivity tools, creative rhythms, and routines that honour your actual life… not an idealized one.
Everything here is rooted in accessibility, inclusion, and a decolonized approach to wellness and creativity.
How this space moves
The Pause is a rhythm.
Posts, practices, and live sessions build on each other slowly over time, offering continuity that can support you through different phases of your life.
You’ll find:
weekly reflections
gentle practices you can return to
invitations to listen, adapt, and soften
live spaces for shared presence and focus
How to join The Pause
✨ Free Subscribers Receive:
a weekly letter with reflections and practices
occasional guided exercises and community chats
bilingual posts (English + Catalan)
💛 Inner Circle Members Receive:
monthly yoga & meditation offerings
exclusive slow productivity tools and creative rituals
themed live sessions with replays
early access to events, workshops, and resources
Inner Circle is for those who want depth, continuity, and support over time beyond inspiration.
Stay awhile
However you arrive — tired, curious, overwhelmed, hopeful or a mix of it all — you are welcome here.
May this space invite you to pause often, breathe deeply, and move through life with a little more ease.
Much love,
Laia 💛
If upgrading isn’t possible right now, sharing The Pause with someone who might benefit is a powerful way to support this work.
