1.5 days in nature, 30 minutes from Lisbon — away from the screen, the schedule, and the version of yourself you perform for everyone else.
Workshops, walks, good food, and space to be still. You leave with one practice, one person to check in with on Day 7, and a question still working on you.
Every euro covers venue and meals — nothing more. Pausa Open exists so you can feel the methodology before deciding whether the Pausa Reset is for you. No upsell. No sales pitch. Just the experience.
"I scaled to 45 people across two locations in under two years. Then I hit the wall — hard. What I needed then didn't exist. Pausa Open is how we give founders a first taste — without asking them to commit to anything."
Yaro · Founder, Pausa
Forest. Clean air. Silence. A private estate where the environment does half the work — so you don't have to manufacture calm from nothing.
Overnight accommodation optional — discount code available via yaro@pausa.pt
Not a collection of talks. One coherent journey through the Pausa methodology — simplified, but genuine. You leave knowing one thing about yourself you didn't know before, and one thing to do about it.
Built the reference corporate wellbeing programme inside Jerónimo Martins — 60+ weekly activities, hundreds of employees monthly. Wellbeing Awards 2024 People's Choice. Global case study, Portuguese Chamber of Commerce.
Organisational psychologist who has guided leaders across Belgium and Portugal to see their own patterns — the beliefs quietly running the show. Insights Discovery Licensed Practitioner.
Mind, body, nervous system. A decade in the London startup world, former professional athlete, private practice in Lisbon. Lived knowledge of high-performance pressure — and what it costs when left unmanaged.
Built from zero to 45 people across two locations in under two years — then hit the wall. What he needed in that moment didn't exist. Pausa is what he needed then. He doesn't offer theory. He offers what he needed and couldn't find.
This is not a networking event. But the people you meet here tend to matter.
If the Open resonates, here's what comes next.
1.5 days. A first taste of the methodology — workshops, nature, and space to slow down. Non-profit.
6-week science-based wellbeing programme for teams and organisations. Full data, group facilitation, designed habits.
3-day digital detox in nature + 3-month community integration. Expert-led. For leaders ready for real change.
Participants come from Portugal's leading startup and investment ecosystems. The group is kept small by design — so the conversations are real.
Every request is reviewed. We confirm within 48 hours. hello@pausa.pt
🏠 Staying overnight? We have a group discount code with DOMA. Write to yaro@pausa.pt and we'll send it over.
Request a spot →We review every request and confirm within 48h. Questions? hello@pausa.pt
We are opening a small number of partner spots for brands that care about founder health and long-term performance — wellbeing, sleep, movement, nutrition, tools for leaders.
Email yaro@pausa.pt · subject line: Pausa Open – Partner