We are so excited to chat with Irma from Mamamuti, a woman with a wealth of knowledge and what we lovingly call the "Cacao Queen."

Irma truly lives and breathes cacao, drinking up to a litre a day. Cacao has been a powerful part of her own healing journey, supporting her through many of life's challenges and helping her cultivate deeper connection, wellbeing, and self-care.

In this episode, Irma shares everything you need to know about cacao — its rich history, how it is grown and prepared, and the journey it takes before becoming the beautiful, decadent drink so many of us enjoy today. She also explores the many health and wellbeing benefits that have made cacao a cherished ritual for cultures around the world.

If you've heard people talking about cacao but aren't quite sure what it is, or you're curious about how it could become a meaningful addition to your self-care practice, then this episode is for you.

Irma has a captivating way of sharing her passion for this ancient superfood, and we know you'll come away inspired, informed, and perhaps even ready to brew yourself a cup.

What is your relationship with AI?

Do you use it? How do you use it? Does it create more time for you to do more things for you? Or does is make you want to do more and achieve more because of the speed you can achieve things at now?

Where ever you sit with this new unfolding technology we are here today to bring up the important topic of balance and self enquiry around what place it has in your world, and knowing if that serves you.

We all know it's important to keep up with the times, so as we do that, how do we also know what balance looks like along the way?

We encourage you to ask what does an intuitive balance look like, so that we are to use AI for meaningful progress as opposed to dumbing us down, and doing everything for us. 

Here at the Press Pause Podcast we want you to reflect on how you can have a healthy balanced relationship with AI, while also living to your greatest potential, as well as maintaining self care and personal development. 

In this episode we chat with yoga teacher and studio owner Tracy Jenkinson about all things yoga, wellbeing, connection and inner calmness.

Tracy shares how she first walked into a yoga class 18 years ago as a complete beginner, not even knowing if yoga was “her thing.” Before long, her journey led her to living onsite at Kawai Purapura while completing her yoga teacher training.

She is now the proud owner of At Yoga and is passionate about helping guide others through their own journey of discovering the positive impact yoga can have on both mind and body.

Tracy’s unique and welcoming approach to teaching makes yoga feel accessible for anyone, no matter their age, experience or ability. She loves helping people find inner calmness, connection and space to simply slow down and reconnect with themselves.

In this conversation we dive into:

• The benefits of yoga for everyday life

• Different styles and types of yoga

• How beginners can get started

• Why yoga can become such an important daily resource

• The connection between movement, breath and mindfulness

A beautiful conversation full of warmth, wisdom and encouragement for anyone curious about starting their own yoga journey.

You can connect to Tracy for more information or to join one of her classes at 

  https://www.atyoga.kiwi/  or  email her on tracy@atyoga.kiwi

Regulating yourself when triggered is a practice of awareness. 

We can’t be perfect all the time, we need things to happen to give us these opportunities of growth.

We are not therapist and do not claim to have the answers, we are more coaching simply sharing what we do and how we enquire within ourselves.

Your lifestyle gives you answers and can really help you with the answers you are seeking.

• Do you need more rest?

• Do you need more nutrition?

• Do you need to revisit some patterns that you’ve unconsciously taken on board while in your own kind of survival mode as a kid?

We all have the freedom to choose how we learn from our own experience while we are triggered.

Tune in with us for this exciting episode and find more tools to use to approach the continuous learning of life. 

Do the inner work on yourself, don’t feel guilty if you’ve acted out of character. Simply enquire and let the wonderful learning and understanding of shadow work unfold. It's not about who you are being but who you are becoming that can make all the difference in how you become more responsive.  

Today we thought it would be useful to discuss the variety of ways you can creatively save money.

The world is quickly changing and never stops changing. How can we adapt with it, without compromising what we love most and the lifestyle we deserve.

We suggest choosing your top 3 things that you prioritise and finding the best ways you can creatively maintain these essentials at the highest level however the cheapest price. 

There are many ways you can creatively save money;

1. Make it yourself and in Bulk

2. Trade with your community.

3. Plan ahead.

With a little time put aside you'd be surprised of the many ways you can save and even get more for your dollar, when taking a creative approach.

Toxic overload often comes from the small, everyday things we use without thinking—cleaning products, personal care, sprays, and household items. Over time, these can build up and impact our wellbeing.

This episode is about awareness, not overwhelm. There are simple ways to make changes, like swapping chemical sprays for an environmental cloth, or choosing more natural products for your body and home.

You don’t need to change everything at once. Start by noticing, get curious, and choose one small thing to shift.

Self-care isn’t just what you add in—it’s also what you reduce.

What is your relationship with AI?

Do you use it? How do you use it? Does it create more time for you to do more things for you? Or does is make you want to do more and achieve more because of the speed you can achieve things at now?

Where ever you sit with this new unfolding technology we are here today to bring up the important topic of balance and self enquiry around what place it has in your world, and knowing if that serves you.

We all know it's important to keep up with the times, so as we do that, how do we also know what balance looks like along the way?

We encourage you to ask what does an intuitive balance look like, so that we are to use AI for meaningful progress as opposed to dumbing us down, and doing everything for us. 

Here at the Press Pause Podcast we want you to reflect on how you can have a healthy balanced relationship with AI, while also living to your greatest potential, as well as maintaining self care and personal development. 

Today we thought it was rather relevant to have a conversation around what really matters.

This is different for everyone and doesn't always stay the same. It's important to remember out of all the priorities that occupy our mind, what is it that matters most?. 

When things don't go the way you'd hope it would or when life gives you curves balls, usually the things that really matter aren't tangible, but who you are being, the memories, or the simple things that are provided day to day. Hold close what matters to you, this will remove stress and unnecessary reactive ways we can respond to the world around us. 

Join us as we talk about why it's so important to grasp this and have a clear picture in your mind for what this means to you. 

Today we felt it was very important to discuss the topic of Navigating Fear. 

We live in very interesting times, and it's more important than ever to understand how powerful you are, know your power and to use it wisely. 

There are uncertainties all around us and can have the possibility at coming at us from all angles. 

So ask yourself, what grounds you? what foundations do you have in place to keep yourself focussed, prepared and be in a solution based mindset, while being aware of your energy and how you operate. 

If you are aware of it or not, the powers that be love to keep us in fear to have us more easily controlled. Regardless of what you are facing, find ways you can use these circumstances to grow, prepare and come together with the community around you. 

We don't encourage you to ignore your surroundings and do nothing, however we encourage you to use it to think smarter, pull from your resources and really start to becoming conscious of the world you live in. 

1. What community can you plug into?

2. What decisions can you make today to prepare for a few weeks/months ahead. 

3. How can I rely more on myself, up-skill and not just rely the mainstream system.

How can you train your mind, brain and soul to break out of this 5 sense reality to embody what you are truly capable of? 

Perhaps it's meditation, movement, sounds, connecting conversations, community, good foods, clean water and positive dialogue. Find what works for you. 

Have you ever had a goal and then felt overwhelmed by the goal itself?

Today we chat about different methods you can use to look at your goal and then work backwards highlighting small steps that are going to really support you achieving what ever it is you want. 

Focusing on the small steps and chunking down. Focussing on today, or this week with all your attention, rather than the goal itself. When we become clear on the next step and then the next and so on we create a map to success one chunk at a time.

Key points in this process is planning and reflecting. 

5min to reflect at the end of the week, 5 min to plan for the next day. 

It makes all the difference when you are motivated by small chunks, rather than look at how far away you may be from accomplishing your goal.

In todays Episode we feel the need to do another check in, and ask are you really filling your cup?

We want you to ask yourself, Do you really feel rested? Do you feel a sense of fulfilment? Are you making progress in important areas that matter to you?

If you answered No to any of these questions perhaps sit back and reflect. 

Even if it looks like self care and intuitive soul alignment, you could be doing too much of it, or your practice needs to evolve with you as you evolve. 

As we look after ourselves we can't allow the looking after to be stressful or not actually re charge us. It is important to see a growth or have a benefit to what we are doing. 

Be open to continuously evolve and change your routines to align with who you are now and who you are becoming, regardless of what you think you should be doing.

Listening to the body is one of the best ways you can get the answers you're looking for. 

Creating consistent dialog between you and your body through tuning in and listening will support the awareness and communication around what's really best for you. 

What is medicine for others could not be for you, so it's always good when we listen to others and receive advice when needed, while at the same time, involve our body, let it have a say as well and then decide.

There is inbuilt intelligence within our bodies that we don't want to miss out on. How can you start creating a more clearer connection and communication with your body?

In today’s episode we talk all things Craniosacral Therapy with our host, Katrina Fovakis.

Katrina is a holistic health practitioner who shares her knowledge and experience around what Craniosacral Therapy is, the benefits, what to expect in a session, and why someone might consider having one.

In simple terms, Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on therapy that works with your body’s natural rhythms to help it settle, soften, and reset. Using very light touch, it supports the nervous system to move out of stress and into a calmer, more balanced state.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, tense, or “on edge,” this therapy can help your body shift from fight-or-flight into rest-and-repair. Many people experience deep relaxation during a session, a sense of emotional release, reduced pain or tension, improved sleep, and a greater feeling of clarity and connection to themselves.

Katrina also explains what a typical session looks like — lying fully clothed on a treatment table in a quiet, safe space, while gentle contact is made at areas such as the head, spine, or sacrum. There is no manipulation or force — just subtle support that allows your body to do what it naturally knows how to do: heal.

If you’re curious about natural ways to regulate your nervous system and support your overall wellbeing, this episode will give you a clear and easy-to-understand introduction to this beautiful, restorative therapy.

Self-care isn’t a checklist.
It isn’t about ticking boxes or performing healthy habits.

In this episode, we explore a deeper lens — one that moves beyond routines and into embodiment.

From this conversation emerged Intuitive Soul Alignment: a space to embody sacred leadership from within.

We talk about:

• The difference between managing yourself and truly listening to yourself

• Why internal alignment matters more than external routines

• How pressing pause becomes an act of self-respect

• What sacred leadership looks like in everyday life

True self-care is about the quality of your inner world.

When you align with your intuitive soul, decisions feel clearer, boundaries feel stronger, and your energy becomes intentional.

Sacred leadership begins with leading yourself.

This episode is an invitation to pause, realign, and reconnect — not to become someone new, but to remember who you already are.

There are many choices we make each day around food, exercise, supplements and medicine, how do you really know what's working?

Today we talk about how to understand what's working, and some steps around being able to ask yourself to get clearer answers. 

Here are a few tips that we suggest:

• Stay on the new food group, supplement or self care practice for a minimum of 3 months.

• Introduce one thing at a time.

• Journal or take notes over the time period of the changes you notice.

There is a lot we all love to take and need, we encourage you not to stop trying new things because you think they wont work, and also perhaps don't try everything all at once. Getting to know your own body and asses it without being influenced by others and all the opinions out there is what's important.

Sometimes you notice it straight away and sometimes you don't, however it doesn't mean it's not working, especially if it's a micro nutrient vs a macro nutrient.   

There's no need to feel lost, join us today and discover ways you can monitor all your efforts towards better well being. 

Don't let life get in the way of your self care and what's important to you. 

What's one area in your life that isn't working for you, how can you begin to make it work even in the smallest of ways. Perhaps things are interfering with your usual self care routine, how can you creatively continue to show up even if instead its for 5min instead of 20min.

We encourage you to try make it work first before any excuses begin to arise. You got this!

Sometimes life doesn't work out the way we thought it would. The day doesn't go to plan, or even the week. 

Today we talk about the way we can still Make Things Work, even when it means doing it a little differently, maybe not as perfect or as planned. 

Don't let life get in the way of your self care and what's important to you. 

What's one area in your life that isn't working for you, how can you begin to make it work even in the smallest of ways. Perhaps things are interfering with your usual self care routine, how can you creatively continue to show up even if instead its for 5min instead of 20min.

We encourage you to try make it work first before any excuses begin to arise. You got this!

When we look at all the ways we can harness, focus, direction and identity, theming can be a great approach.

Each year brings something new where you have already mastered skills from previous years, and now you are moving into a new season or era.

Labelling your year or the rest of your year, depending where you are, encourages you to stick with this theme to get the certain outcomes that you are after. Not to mention it's also a lot of fun and great way to help shape your goals.

Examples can look like this.

"The year of Focus".    "The year of Discipline".   The year of having more fun"

As you play with different ideas, you'll soon be able to tune into what feels right for you. Then when life happens and opportunities or decisions arise, you can remind yourself what your theme is this year, and make decisions that align with that. 

Brutal Honesty is one of the highest forms of self care. It's not exactly comfortable but extremely liberating. 

When you cut out the excuses, and just look at yourself while owning it, you can choose a new approach and outcome. This is the beginning to transformation and really what life is all about. 

Do you want to find the root causes to behaviour, progress and circumstances? Are you willing to be honest with yourself and therefore others around you? It can be a slow process and one you may not want to rush into, but incredibly important so that you are being you in this lifetime, and not masking your way through your journey.

How can we be brutally honest with ourselves, out loud, in front of a mirror, or on paper to discover all the parts of ourselves that need to be seen and deserve to be confronted. 

If it’s just you with you, you’ll be amazed when you discover the why behind it all with love and curiosity. 

When we lie to ourselves we are more likely to lie to others. Find a way to create a space of quiet honesty as a tool to achieve your goals and authenticity in your self care, and in return, it will enrich all relationships around you. 

Self care is a life long practice and so is being honest with yourself. It’s not about being perfect, just simple brutal honesty exactly where you are at. 

From this place you immediately gain your power and integrity back.

When was the last time you contributed to something greater than yourself.? 

Even if it's just a smile as someones walking past, or being who you came here to be. ALL OF YOU, not just 50%. This impacts the world in greater ways than you can imagine and can really help the next generation also lean into what you have left behind.

Having a sense of contribution can be something people are looking for but at the best times don't really know that's what's missing.

When your self care stretches beyond you, you'll be surprised at how it all comes back around in the most unexpected ways, and your cup starts to overflow.

How do you respond to chaos? How do you interact with situations and circumstances that appear out of your control.?

Today we talk about how in control you actually are in environments that look as if they are in control of you. It is easy to get caught up in the moment emotionally and mentally and allow it to feel as if you can't seperate yourself from chaos or busy times, but you actually can.

It is possible to take a moment and step out of the state of being reactive, and be present with calm awareness. Only you get to decide what you engage in, and everything is simply energy. There are ways to protect your energy and allow the chaos to be like water on a ducks back and slide right off. 

Today we give some wonderful tools to use when you need to get through the storm of chaos and busy times.