THE FALL
POWER PAUSE
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP EDITION
A creative re-centering process for emerging & established leaders
WITH CHRISTINE ARYLO & KATHERINE TORRINI
RESET. RELEASE PRESSURE. REFOCUS.
As leaders, we need a place to land & re-center - now more than ever.
Welcome to the 2026 Fall Power Pause, Personal Leadership Edition: a reflection and refocusing practice, to set you up for a successful & sustainable last quarter of the year. It’s our gift to you.
Before we can show up as our best selves and guide our people and projects well, we have to get centered first – as humans, not just as leaders. We call this intentional process a “power pause” because it gives us energy, insight and clarity. It’s one of the top 3 practices we use quarterly to prevent burnout, reduce overwhelm, and create sustainable success, wellbeing & meaningful impact.
It’s been an intense year. As we head into the last 3-4 months, we invite you to take this space for yourself – to pause, take stock, and refocus – both for the work you do in the world + for your own personal wellbeing foundation.
Enjoy this as a self-paced leadership retreat – or let us walk you through at a live Reset & Refocus session on Friday, September 25th. RSVP below.
We are honored to support you and your work in the world,
co-creators of The Power Pause System: Cyclical Planning, Prioritizing & Wellbeing for Teams
Request Access to the Fall Power Pause Process + Guidebook + Live Facilitated Session (optional) September 25th, 11:30am ET
What You Will Receive when you RSVP: You’ll receive the Guidebook the week prior to the live session on September 25th. You’ll also get the details for the live session now, so you can save the space now.
HOW THE FALL POWER PAUSE WORKS
THE PROCESS
Three steps. Clearing the path for a successful and sustainable now through end of the year.
Progress made
Recognize the incremental progress you’ve made this year
Reflect on accomplishments personally and professionally, including stretches you’ve met. Instead of feeling behind, you’ll gain a sense of how much your effort has made a difference and energy to create momentum forward.
Pressure release
Survey what’s creating pressure and what you can actually shift
The Pressure Inventory & Release Process reveals what’s self-induced, other-created, or system-generated. Then you take the small but significant actions that create space, a sustainable pace, and support your whole-life wellbeing.
Priority focus
Get clear on what matters most through year-end
Reflow what’s not for this cycle into next year. Pace yourself, your projects, and your people instead of pushing through to burnout. So you can downshift and replenish in December while still accomplishing what matters.
“Changing our December/January reality starts with the decisions and choices we make for ourselves and our projects & teams in September/October.
In case you are thinking, "I don't have time to pause"?
We get it … we hear that often.
Here’s the truth: we’ll never have “enough” time – that’s not the point. This isn’t about finding time, it’s about creating a rhythm – with spaces to reflect, reset, and breathe – so we gain the insight and clarity to focus on what matters, instead of trying to do it all or burning energy on the wrong things.
Here’s what we’ve seen, working with leaders and teams for years: once we take the pause, we can’t imagine not doing it. It gives us space to see what we can’t see in the day-to-day, and get clear on what’s actually aligned and wise to give energy, mindshare and resources to.
A Power Pause is a full-system exhale that creates space for insight – first we register how much we’ve already done, see what’s creating pressure and what we have the power to shift, and then find the clarity to act with intention.
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“Without the structure of the quarterly Power Pauses, I would just keep pushing through and miss how much my team and I had accomplished. Taking the space to consider what I need as a human, and what to focus on as a leader has become an essential part of my year.”
— Robin, SVP Talent Management
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Here’s what makes this different…it’s not just another worksheet or online class. You can engage in the way that works for you. All self-led, or with us live, or a combination. Do the full process or just the parts you want.
The Guidebook
Designed to work with your whole brain – the logical + the intuitive, the productive + the creative.
We use the power of Visual Thinking and Intentional Inquiry to create a mind-body-heart experience – not just another worksheet.
Self-paced. Visual prompts. Space to write.
The Live Session
You hold space for so many – this is where we hold reflective, creative space for you,
We walk you through the three steps, so you can set down the outside world and tune in to what’s real for you. This isn’t another zoom, it’s like a mini-retreat for you.
Live September 25th or tune into recording.
The Permission to focus on what matters & create space for your whole-life
We designed this process to disrupt the split of work/life or personal/professional, and the ways we over-extend ourselves to create a reality where success, wellbeing and all realms our lives can co-exist. We’ll use intention inquiry to bring insight to things like:
Join us for the Fall Power Pause self-led, live or a combination - whatever works the best for you this year.
What You Will Receive when you RSVP: You’ll receive the Guidebook the week prior to the live session on September 25th. You’ll also get the details for the live session now, so you can save the space now.
About Your Facilitators & The Power Pause System
Christine Arylo, MBA, is a transformational leadership advisor, teacher, and author who works with emerging & established leaders to create new ways of working and making an impact that lead to sustainable success & wellbeing for people, teams, organizations and the planet.
Marrying 25 years of business & entrepreneurial experience with 20 years of extensive human-consciousness & leadership training, she’s known for bringing new perspectives, profound insight, and practical tools that empower people to lead within their lives, teams, organizations, communities, and relationships differently.
Arylo is a best-selling author of 4 books, a TEDx speaker, and an expert at developing transformational experiences & innovative learning curriculum. Connect at ChristineArylo.com or www.linkedin.com/in/christinearylo/.
Katherine Torrini is a graphic recorder, facilitator and strategic illustrator who has brought her visual magic to the likes of NASA, Dell, Coca-Cola, Chevron, AT&T, Southwest Airlines and The Institute for the Future. The common thread through all of Katherine’s work is her passion for reconnecting people to their innate creativity and empowering them to use it to live their most fulfilling lives—personally and professionally. Connect at www.CreativeCatalyst.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-torrini/.
Want to explore Strategic Power Pauses for your team or group?
While the Personal Leadership Edition differs from the Strategic Power Pauses for Teams & Groups, it gives you a taste of the overall methodology.
This whole-brain approach, centered around sustainable success for individuals, teams, and organizations: alleviates burnout and overwhelm * reduces fragmentation of resources and unnecessary work * leads to an overall greater impact to business success and employee wellbeing * supports individuals and teams to become more innovative, flexible and resilient * energizes people to feel more engaged, connected and empowered.
To learn more or explore bringing this to your team, group or organization go to www.TeamPowerPauses.com
“The Wisdom is In the Pause”
– Alice Walker
Questions?
Reach out to us at connect@arylo.com