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Pause’s chairperson and cofounder @selvansmentor

Pause’s chairperson and cofounder @selvansmentoring at the launch of his first book #awarenessjourney: Book One: The Happy Place Module @storymirror

Grab your copy on Amazon today!

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Dates:17th and 18th February 2023 (Friday and Saturday)
Timings: 10am to 5pm with a lunch break of 1 hour between 1pm to 2pm and a couple of short breaks in between based on the group requirements.
Cost: Rs. 6000 per participant
Mode of sessions: Fully online

Small group supervision at additional cost: Rs2000/- on March Ith and
2ISt: 2pm to 4pm

To apply: fill out the registration form in the bio. Limited seats available. A two way short interview post application will determine participation in the program. Certificate of attendance will be given.

All details are in the form in the bio. Please contact us only via the form.

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Here’s a sneak peak of December's Open Mic! 🎤

Here’s a sneak peak of December's Open Mic! 🎤

We at Pause for Perspective hold monthly open mics where everyone, including our team, is welcome to share their art, stories and poems in a safe space. Sharings from any topic are welcome!

DM to register for our next Open Mic happening on January 28th! 🤗

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Our chairperson and cofounder @selvansmentoring ju

Our chairperson and cofounder @selvansmentoring just published his first book that’s called Awareness Journey: Book one The Happy Place, this month! The link for purchase is in the bio.

If you’d like to begin an immersive journey that involves a paradigm shift in your understanding of mental health and care for oneself and one’s presence in the world, this is your book. The paperback has tons of journal reflections, audio practices and somatic and energy practices packed in one!

ID: white background on the left top corner are words “begin perceiving your awareness journey! And a red button that says “available now”. On the bottom right, is the image of the book that is in orange color and a goloden circle in the Center with the name of the book and seven roses placed vertically across the book, the first rose in the bottom is fully read while the others are just a line drawing of roses.

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Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month

Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month of January! Make sure to DM soon to register for these events. Stay tuned to our stories to get updates on upcoming events 🤗

⭐ Explore, Express & Heal 🎨📝 will be held on 8th January (online and offline) and 22nd January (online) at 11 am - 12:30 pm. Join us to experience the power of visual art therapy - we will practice and learn about a technique together! The fee is ₹500

⭐ The Queer Book Club 🏳️‍🌈📕 is holding its next meet on 13th January at 4:30 pm and this month’s pick is Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar. The fee is a sliding scale of ₹100-₹250.

⭐ Movie Night 🎬 will be held on 14th January at 5 pm and 29th January at 2 pm. Join us to watch diverse films together, and engage in conversation about discourses and experiences that came up! The fee is ₹150 (goes towards free therapy service)

⭐ Safe spaces and quiet reading nooks 📚 is an event in collaboration with @pauselibrary Join us for an immersive book reading experience on 20th January at 5pm! The fee is ₹300

⭐ The Open Mic 🎤 will be held on 28th January, where we invite you all to share your art and talent with the audience at 5 pm for a fee of ₹100 (goes towards free therapy service)

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Check out the support groups we are offering, and

Check out the support groups we are offering, and details for January 🌟 Make sure to DM and register!

⭐Understanding and Thriving in Intimate Relationships
Dates - 7th and 21st January
Timing - 5-6:30 pm
Fee: ₹500

⭐Support Group for Neurodivergent People
Dates - 11th and 25th January
Timing - 6-7:30 pm
Fee- ₹200

⭐Queer Support Group
Dates - 14th and 28th January
Timing - 5-7 pm
Fee - ₹100

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✨Mindful Sundays✨ with @vasavieriki Join us e

✨Mindful Sundays✨ with @vasavieriki

Join us every Sunday evening, for a 30 minute guided mindfulness session.

In this session we did a meditative practice🧘‍♀️, learned about auto-pilot, reflected on where auto-pilot may be showing up in our lives, and mindfully reflected on autonomy in our relationships! 🤗

Make sure to check out our mindfulness journal, 'My Mindful Moments' 📕 Link in bio

See you all next week!

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Eera, one of our therapists and fellows at Pause f

Eera, one of our therapists and fellows at Pause for Perspective, is here to introduce herself and welcome you to our organization in Indian Sign Language (ISL)!

Pause is committed to making our space as accessible and barrier-free as possible. We'd like to let the deaf community know that if you are looking for a therapist that can communicate in Indian Sign Language (ISL), we've got you covered ❤

Email us at pause.perspective@gmail.com or video call us at 9490708947 to learn more!

English Translation: Hello
My name is Eera (sign name E and earth). I work at PFP. I am a psychologist and have learnt basic sign language. PFP is offering support/services to the deaf persons. The deaf persons can come and talk to me about problems - stress, worry, anger, sad, fear or happy. We will together sit, understand and communicate your problems and I'll help you understand your heart and mind. Email and contact (for video call) listed below. Thank you.

Video Description: Person wearing a maroon coloured kurti is sitting on a balcony next to a plant, and communicating in Sign Language. Traffic is passing by in the background.

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A day long retreat at Mahi Farms! For questions ab

We’re excited to announce a new offering at Paus

What is it? This is an 18 months long paid full ti

What is it?
This is an 18 months long paid full time immersive fellowship on working with individuals children and their families in under-resourced schools, NGOs, collectives, organizations as well as at Pause for Perspective. The aim of the program is to train a collective of compassionate mental health advocates who consciously mobilize resources and ways of being with the awareness of intersectionality in mental health. This training will also give an opportunity for fellows to be hired by Pause for Perspective in a leadership role.

🌟ADMISSION CRITERIA
This is a 18 months full time paid fellowship for people who have completed their Masters or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Sociology, and allied social sciences AND have a minimum of three months interning/volunteering/working with children. Research experience a plus. Position is open for queer, trans and gender queer persons, DBA individuals, and cis women.

🌟SKILLS REQUIRED
Passion for working with children, adults and families
Keen on advocating for children’s and individual’s mental health needs
Keen on becoming aware of social justice needs of individuals, children and families
Keen on building a leadership role in the community
Creative and flexible in supporting children, families and stakeholders
Good communication and documentation skills
Attention to detail and good planning skills
Reflexive and introspective

🌟APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Email Statement of Purpose (1500 words). Write about why you want to be part of the program and what you bring to the program that will allow for a good fit, Curriculum Vitae
Two rounds of online and in-person interview

🌟DEADLINES
Last date for submission of application: 15th December 2022
Interviews: In December
Start Date: 1st February 2023
End Date: 31st July, 2024
Location: Hyderabad, in-person

For more info: link in bio

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Three month short term offering of free therapy at

Three month short term offering of free therapy at Pause for Perspective starts again!

Supervised trainee therapists at Pause will be conducting in person and online sessions. In order to schedule an appointment please fill out the Google form. Link to the google form is in our bio.

Our trainees are trained in Queer affirmative, neurodiversity aware, neurodivergent affirmative, anti-oppression, anti-caste, anti-capitalistic framework. They are also trained in body based work.

ID white poster with word in black font. Rainbow border along the edge of poster. Words: free therapy session at pause for perspective from mid Dec 2022to mid feb 2023 by supervised trainee therapists. DM on insta or WhatsApp on +91965612991. There is a compass handstand at the Center of the poster where the word free therapy is written. There is a drawing of a map next to the word trainee therapists and drawing of the earth all in black and white next to the phone numbers.

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Check out the support groups we are offering, and

Check out the support groups we are offering, and details for December 🌟 Make sure to DM and register!

⭐Understanding and Thriving in Intimate Relationships
Dates - 3rd and 17th December
Timing - 5-6:30 pm
Fee: ₹500

⭐Queer Support Group
Dates - 10th and 24th December
Timing - 5-7 pm
Fee - ₹100

⭐Support Group for Neurodivergent People
Dates - TBD

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Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month

Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month of December! Make sure to DM soon to register for these events. Stay tuned to our stories to get updates on upcoming events 🤗

⭐ Cinema Sundays 🎬 will be held on 4th December at 2 pm. Join us to watch diverse films together, and engage in conversation about discourses and experiences that came up! The fee is ₹150 (goes towards free therapy service)

⭐ The Open Mic 🎤 will be held on 9th December, where we invite you all to share your art and talent with the audience at 5 pm for a fee of ₹100 (goes towards free therapy service)

⭐ Safe spaces and quiet reading nooks 📚 is an event in collaboration with @pauselibrary Join us for an immersive book reading experience on 16th December at 5pm! The fee is *₹300 (change from poster)

⭐ Stepping into our hearts🚪💖 is an emotional awareness journey, facilitated by Aarathi Selvan and Selvan Srinivasan. The fee is ₹1500 per person, with group discount of ₹1000 per person if 2 or more people join.

⭐ The Queer Book Club 🏳️‍🌈📕 is holding its next meet on 27th December at 4:30 pm and this month’s pick is Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom. The fee is a sliding scale of ₹100-₹250.

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Let's start a conversation about dyslexia ⭐ Wat

Let's start a conversation about dyslexia ⭐

Watch Amit, a person with lived experience, speak about dyslexia, dyscalculua, and dysgraphia

Please join us in this conversation by telling us your experiences in the comments below 👇

Video description: a person is sitting on a black couch and speaking. In the background there are picture books about neurodivergence (and other themes), and a handmade version of neurodivergent flag with collage. There is a rainbow coloured, frog shaped stim toy next to the person on the couch.

Closed captions: Hi I’m Amit. I’m dyslexic. Today at Pause for Perspective we’d like to bring awareness to Dyslexia and Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia. So, I hope this video helps you guys to understand that we are not alone. And I’d like to share my experience through poem. So let me tell you. My poem name is I don’t know. So I’m starting as well

Why I hated school? I didn’t know.
Why I felt terrified when exams came? I didn’t know.
Why I felt stupid to compare to others? I didn’t know.
Why I couldn’t read and write and spell like others? I didn’t know.
Why I got frustrated with the four walls of the classroom? I didn’t know.
But the story’s not mine alone. There are more like me. Who had worse than me, who had same experiences like me, who has the same question as me. Why, I don’t know.

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