The practice of slowing down
A guided space to hear yourself think.
Kuala Lumpur based.
who this is for
Pause may be for you if:
There's a lot inside you but it's hard to put into words.
You carry things you don't always say out loud.
You just want to understand yourself a little better.
What happens
You write. You notice one thing.
You leave understanding something you didn't when you arrived.
The insight was already inside you.
The session just makes room for it.
start here
the space
A single session
45–60 minutes
Guided writing and structured reflection
A simple place to begin
the writing practice
a private series
For people who want a consistent place to write through what they're experiencing. Over several weeks, you develop a simple practice and begin to understand yourself more clearly.
What People Say
“This was my first reflective writing session — I’ve only attended journalling workshops before. Pause is completely different. I gained clarity and awareness I didn’t expect. The session was awesome."
“Yasmin was a wonderful facilitator. The way she guided the session helped me let go of burdens I didn’t realise I was carrying. I left feeling lighter and more connected to myself."
“I've been writing how I feel every day since. I find that it really helps."
past sessions
Petit Moi – World Mental Health Day 2025
Petit Moi – World Mental Health Day 2025
Gigi & Petit Moi – This Year, In Your Words 2025
PASOR – Public workshop
CelcomDigi – International Women’s Day 2026
CelcomDigi – International Women’s Day 2026
why pause exists
There are things in life that are hard to say out loud.
Thoughts we don’t always know how to express.
Feelings that are too complicated to explain.
Sometimes we just keep them to ourselves.
Writing gives those experiences somewhere to go.
When we write, we begin to see what is happening inside us.
Thoughts become clearer.
Feelings we hadn’t noticed before begin to appear.
Sometimes the page is the only place our world can exist.
Pause exists to create that space.
A place to write, notice, and understand yourself a little better.
No app. No subscription. Just you and the page.
For organisations and institutions
Pause runs facilitated sessions for corporate teams, schools, and community groups.
Demo sessions available upon request. Get in touch.
About Yasmin
I needed Pause to say the things I couldn't say.
Yasmin is the founder and facilitator of Pause. She holds a Master's in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies, UK — where her inquiry into well-being, writing, and human change took its clearest shape. After IDS, she worked within the United Nations system on research focused on women's rights and development.
Her undergraduate thesis examined the well-being of women in Malaysia. Her Master's research explored caregiving, gender, and social policy. At IDS, she studied Reflective and Creative Practices for Social Change — the module where Pause was born. She left that module with a distinction.
Pause is also grounded in over a decade of personal writing and mindfulness practice. She is the author of Is There Love Here?, a reflective work on the inner life.
Everything she has studied, worked through, and written down is in the room with her when she facilitates.
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