A shared space
for independent
practice.
Pause is a practice space in Portland's Old Town, kept by a collective of independent teachers, facilitators, and artists. Each practices under their own name. The room is shared.
Upcoming at Pause
Autumn 2026
The room
Brick, timber, tall windows, a floor that holds a crowd.
The studio occupies the third floor of an old building on SW 2nd Avenue. Morning light comes through sheer curtains. There is a lounge for before and after, and tea on the cart.
Why Pause exists
Portland is full of extraordinary independent teachers. Most of them don't need an employer.
They need a room.
Practitioners join Pause as members and make the studio the home of their own work. Each designs their offerings, sets their prices, and keeps what they earn.
Pause holds what surrounds that work: the room, the shared calendar, and the company of others practicing seriously down the hall. The collective sustains the space, and the space sustains the practice.
Currently at Pause
05 residents
- 01Bonnie WeeksYoga & teaching
- 02Sound practice & deep listeningResident TBA — roster in formation
- 03Breathwork facilitationResident TBA — roster in formation
- 04Movement & danceResident TBA — roster in formation
- 05Massage & somatic bodyworkResident TBA — roster in formation
Become a practitioner
Bring your practice here.
Membership includes a monthly allotment of studio hours, a place on the public program, and a page of your own. The first season's roster is forming now, and we would be glad to hear what you practice.
Private use
Between member hours, the studio welcomes occasional private gatherings: team days, retreats, productions, and events in keeping with the room.