Meditate with a buddy. Every week.
PausePal pairs you with one meditation partner and a fixed weekly time. You sit together on video for 20 minutes, a gentle bell starts and ends it, and reminders keep you both showing up. No cohorts, no waiting: join today and you're matched within days.
- Free
- No app to install
- Camera optional
- Beginners welcome
How It Works
Four simple steps to a steady practice
Tell us when you can sit
Pick a few windows in your week.
Get matched
We pair you with someone whose times overlap. You get a calendar invite.
Sit together
Open the link, say hi, and the bell takes it from there.
Keep going
Reschedule with notice, swap partners if it isn't working, and see your streak grow.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about PausePal
This program is for anyone who would like to cultivate a regular meditation practice while also supporting another person in doing the same.
In order to maximize accessibility, this program is offered for free. At the end the program, if it is within your means, please consider offering a donation. Please note that donating is completely optional and there is no expectation of a donation. Your participation is more valuable than your money.
It's up to you! You can commit to meditate as little as once a week or daily. Sessions can be as short as 5 minutes or as long as 30+ minutes.
Whatever kind you and your pal decide! You both can also do different types of meditation during the same session.
That's totally okay! Those new to meditation can reach out to Aditya with any questions at hello@pausepal.co.
Feel free to reach out to Aditya with any questions at all! You can email him at hello@pausepal.co.
What Our Users Are Saying
Real experiences from past participants
PausePal is an ingenious, practical tool that has really boosted my meditation consistency! Pairing me with regular meditation partner(s) at regularly scheduled times eliminates my otherwise all too common tendency to postpone or skip sessions. And PausePal is very easy to use.
PausePal was a rewarding opportunity to expand my meditation practice with the support of community. Aditya is a gracious facilitator!
PausePal has transformed my relationship to meditation. I returned to meditating regularly because of it and my meditation partner made me feel incredibly supported. I am very grateful to PausePal.
PausePal is exactly what I've been looking for for years. I've been struggling to meditate consistently. I've downloaded apps and I've read the books. This is different. It is such a gentle, loving way to practice meditation as a way of life. And my life is all the better for PausePal. My body feels different and my mind feels different. Thank you to my PausePals!
PausePal has been such a great experience! It has given me the motivation and structure to integrate meditation into my daily life. Connecting with someone who shares my goal and gently holding each other accountable has been such a uniquely beautiful and intimate experience.
It got me to actually do the thing I wanted to do, which was meditate consistently.
PausePal helped me connect to what is important.
I've appreciated the accountability in taking time out of my day to meditate. It's also been connecting to have my PausePal to check in with in the morning before starting my day.
I noticed myself wanting to sit and practice meditation recently which wasn't always the case prior. By practicing as much as we did, I got to feel how much the practice benefits my life.
The thing that's the most useful about PausePal to me is that you're paired with an actual person. This pairing keeps you accountable. It's helped me with my focus in the morning.
I'm meditating more!! And I've made a new friend with similar values and priorities!