THE PAUSA CIRCLE
An active, private community of like-minded founders and leaders.
Why the Pausa Circle exists:
Leadership carries an internal load most people never see.
You hold the team, the decisions, the pace, the vision.
And you do it in a BANI world — brittle, anxious, nonlinear, incomprehensible.
That’s why your 72-hour reset is only the beginning.
Sustained clarity doesn’t happen alone - it happens in good company.
What the Pausa Circle is:
A private, invitation-only collective for graduates of the Pausa Reset.
Founders, leaders, c-suite executives, and top talent who share two things:
a commitment to mental strength
and values that match yours.
This is not networking.
This is a circle of people who understand your pace, your weight, and your standards.
What you receive
inside the Pausa Circle
1. Quarterly in-person gatherings
Every quarter, we meet for a preventive 72-hour reset - a return to nature, to silence, to depth.
Part mastermind.
Part guided disconnection.
Part recalibration of your leadership capacity.
This rhythm keeps your clarity high, your system regulated, and your decision-making sharp.
Science: Regular structured breaks significantly improve cognitive performance, emotional regulation, and long-term mental resilience (WHO; PLOS Medicine; Frontiers in Human Neuroscience).
2. Confidential conversations that actually matter
A private space for real talk:
the mental load of scaling, emotional bandwidth, co-founder dynamics, leadership dilemmas, team pressure, and personal health.
No judgment.
No posturing.
Just honesty - with people who get it.
Science: Strong social ties are one of the strongest predictors of well-being, cognitive health, and long-term resilience. Studies show social connection reduces anxiety, improves mood, and buffers leaders against isolation-driven decision fatigue.
3. High-trust support, NOT networking
No business cards. No pitch decks.
Just founders and leaders who show up as humans first.
This is mutual accountability for mental clarity, discipline, and long-term performance - not a transactional group.
Science: Vulnerable, supportive peer groups improve emotion regulation and decision quality. Leaders with high-trust circles show higher creativity, lower stress biomarkers, and better strategic judgment.
4. A shared language & shared values
Everyone in the Circle has gone through the same 72-hour reset.
Everyone values clarity, presence, and steady leadership.
Everyone understands the cost of operating in an always-on world.
There’s no need to translate your experience.
You are among peers.
Why the Pausa Circle works
The Pausa Circle transforms the benefits of the Reset into a long-term system:
Consistent mental clarity
Stronger resilience under uncertainty
Higher-quality decisions
Reduced cognitive load and isolation
Better emotional balance
A calibrated nervous system throughout the year
Science: Leaders with strong social support perform better, recover faster, and stay mentally healthier - repeatedly confirmed across psychology, neuroscience, and leadership research (APA; Stanford; Harvard Business School).
"If you’ve completed our 72-hour Pausa Reset, I want to personally invite you into the Pausa Circle.
This is a space created for people like you - leaders who care about clarity, capacity, and consistency in a world that rarely slows down.
The Circle is the community I always wished I had:
a small group of people who share the same pace, the same pressure, and the same commitment to staying mentally strong.
If these values resonate with you, you belong here.
This is your inner circle - a place to stay clear, stay steady, and stay supported.
Welcome."
The Invitation
Yaroslav Derevianko
Co-founder of Pausa
