Announcing:
The Pa’lante Pause

The Pa’lante Pause is an intentionally curated and all-inclusive live experience where attendees will have a uniquely supported opportunity to create a personalized path toward resistance that is not at odds with wholeness. In breathtakingly beautiful natural surroundings, we will center the experiences of historically marginalized people while integrating a variety of somatic and energy practices. Our time together will be unapologetically anchored in spaciousness, rest, fellowship, reflection, humor, and joy.

Our first Pa’lante Pause experiences are explicitly and exclusively designed for leaders who, due to their personal identities, face disproportionately increased threats and stressors in our current social and political environment.

Modern hillside building with large windows, surrounded by forest, patio with seating and fire pit in foreground.

Pa’lante Pause:
Queer Leaders Edition

Exclusively for leaders who identify as Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and/or LGBTQIA+

October 21-24, 2025 | Alderbrook Resort & Spa, WA
Exclusively for leaders who identify as Black, Brown, Indigenous, and/or People of Color

Our time together will be structured around the concepts of rest, recovery, and planning for reintegration with our lives back home. We will invite reflection and connection with ourselves, with others, and with nature through guided meditation & visualizations, journaling prompts, firepit s’mores, opening and closing rituals, a free clothing swap for those interested in updating or trying new options in their wardrobe, a guided forest meditation and an opportunity to experience our bodies in shifting temperatures culminating in an optional cold plunge.

More coming soon…

Pa’lante Pause:
Womxn Leaders Edition

Exclusively for leaders identifying as Womxn, including Trans, Nonbinary, Two-Spirit, and cis Womxn.

Our time together will be focused on coming together in community to focus on rest, recovery, and planning for reintegration with our lives back home. We will invite reflection and connection with ourselves, with others, and with nature through guided meditation & visualizations, journaling prompts, firepit s’mores, opening and closing rituals, a guided forest meditation and an opportunity to experience our bodies in shifting temperatures culminating in an optional cold plunge.

Pa’lante Pause:
BIPOC Leaders Edition


Our time together will be structured around the concepts of coming together in reunion (no strangers here!), rest, recovery, and planning for reintegration with our lives back home. Each day will be infused with invitations to reflect and connect with ourselves, with others, and with nature through Yin Yoga practice, guided meditations and visualizations, journaling prompts, firepit s’mores, karaoke, a private yacht ride to a waterfront dinner, a supported silent forest walking meditation, and an opportunity to experience our bodies in shifting temperatures culminating in an optional cold plunge in the Hood Canal.

Outdoor seating area with wooden chairs around a fire pit, overlooking Hood Canal and mountains in the background with a boat on the water.

We can’t wait to see you.

  • A smiling person with curly hair, wearing glasses and a blue top, accessorized with a colorful necklace.

    Xiomara Padamsee (she/her)

    Facilitator:
    BIPOC, Queer, & Womxn Leaders Editions

  • Smiling woman with long black hair, wearing a colorful embroidered top.

    Lucerito Ortiz (she/her)

    Facilitator:
    BIPOC Leaders Edition

  • Person with short spiky hair wearing a plaid jacket and houndstooth scarf outdoors in a park setting.

    Kat Selah (they/them)

    Facilitator:
    Queer Leaders Edition

  • Heather Harding (she/her)

    Facilitator:
    Womxn Leaders Edition