Ep #190: Empowered to Pause

The power of pause can be the most powerful step forward — what if the boldest move is simply to stop?

This short episode is a gentle invitation to pause with intention. It announces a brief break and a coming name change to The In Movement Podcast, all framed as part of a larger practice: letting ideas integrate instead of rushing to the next thing. 

You’ll hear a simple reflection on why rest matters, how stepping back can create space for meaning, and a spoken passage on forgiveness, surrender, and inner strength that lingers long after the audio ends. If you’re tired of constant input and craving a more grounded way to grow, this one asks you to breathe, soften, and let it land—so the next chapter can begin clear and true. 

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Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:24 Choosing a Pause

00:01:27 A Season of Rest

00:01:50 Rebrand: The In Movement Podcast

00:02:19 Why Integration Matters

00:02:57 Reading on Empowerment & Forgiveness

00:04:44 Sit With the Words

00:05:03 Stay Connected & See You in the New Year

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📚 Mentions & Resources:

• Book: Live the Life of Empowerment — Kefa Bates (excerpt read).
  

• Michael Henri’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelyoga.pt/ 

• Byron de Marse’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byronyoga/ 

• Going Pro Yoga’s Instagram: https://www.instagram/com/goingproyoga/

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The IN Movement Podcast was formerly the Going Pro Yoga Podcast — and before that, the Yoga Teacher Evolution Podcast and the Rat Race Rebellion Podcast. Same mission, evolved name.

Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the podcast.
My name is Michael Henry, and today's going to be a short
announcement, actually not really full episode.
I've been sick for a few weeks. He might be able to tell from my
voice feels a little hoarse deep, deep down in there.
So it's been really difficult toactually kind of talk on the
microphone for quite a while. So I took this opportunity to

(00:24):
take a break from the podcast. So for the next month, over the
holidays, basically up until theJanuary, mid January, we're not
going to have any podcast episodes released, which will
give us a time to spend with family.
Byron's actually visiting in theUS and I'll be visiting in
Canada. And then we're all going to be

(00:44):
coming back together in January and we'll continue the podcast
sharing. And we're also going to continue
to tease out and announce that the podcast is going to be
changing. My voice sounds so funny, I'm
just going to ignore it. And the podcast name is going to
be changing. We kind of tease it out a few
times. We're going to be calling it the

(01:05):
In Movement podcast. And this lines up with our new
brand and studio that we're building in Bali in the new
Kooning area. So that's coming soon and really
excited about that. So a lot of changes are coming
forward and we're just giving ourselves some space to allow
that to integrate into change and to grow.

(01:27):
I will read a little blurb aboutus as a, let's say, brand and
what we're kind of moving for. But ultimately, the in movement
is a collective of change makersresponding to growing need in
the yoga world to restore ancient practices and create
transformative experiences that center around genuine actionable

(01:50):
self growth. So this is our goal, this is our
mission, and it's going to extend not just through the
podcast, but in person experiences in Poly, as we've
been doing in the past, and we'll continue to do so moving
forward. So just as sending that
announcement out so that we're aware of these changes moving
forward, of course, we have plenty of episodes from the past

(02:14):
several years that if you haven't listened to them all,
you can always go back and listen to some of the more
unique ones. Otherwise, yeah, you can take a
break from podcasts as well. But you know, even the last two
episodes that we had, we spoke alot about actually integration
and allowing time for actually things to sit in and to settle,
to allow things to actually integrate into your mind and

(02:37):
integrate into your life and your lifestyle versus just
consuming and consuming more information, more podcasts.
So this is a great opportunity to do that.
And whether you're going to be looking into some podcasts to
listen to, I actually have something here that I was going
to read to send you on your way.It comes from the book called

(02:58):
Live the Life of Empowerment from Keitha Bates, who is
someone that we look up to a lotand it comes into our
empowerment trainings to talk about empowerment.
So I just flipped the page and turn to this and I'm going to
read it for you. Everyone is creating and what

(03:19):
you are creating is in your hands to live.
Truth is the learning of forgiveness of you.
Forgiveness releases the struggle of pain in being.
You are not here to suffer, but to free into light.
Forgiveness allows you to acceptall that you are and this sets

(03:43):
you free from the pain of suffering.
Surrendering to inner life brings the meaning you are
looking for. For here you accept truth and
this is a step to empowerment. Opening keeps you following the

(04:03):
path that is right for you. Pain is a transitionary feeling.
With resolve it will disperse and when you feel through it,
you become fearless. Pain is only as frightening as
you believe it to be. With belief and strength you can

(04:28):
disperse its effect on you. Everyone is creating and what
you are creating is in your hands.
To not forget and to strengthen the will of yourself moves you
to brightness. So something to sit with even

(04:50):
for myself. But otherwise, I hope you guys
have a great next month. You can still reach out to us,
of course, on Instagram. That's the best way to go.
If you have questions by any means or if you have ideas for
podcasts, we always love that aswell.
Otherwise, take care and we willsee you in the new year.