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Name The Good 7/7: Discover the 3 Sacred Pauses That Change Everything. #SlowDownSunday

July 27, 2025 • Derek H. Suite, M.D.

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🎙️ Name The Good 7/7: The Sacred Pause — Finding “Ma” in a Moving World

“Stillness isn’t empty. It’s where clarity begins.” 🕊️🧘🏽‍♂️✨

In this Slow Down Sunday finale of Name The Good, Dr. Derek Suite introduces a beautifully simple concept with life-changing depth:
“Ma” — a Japanese word that means the sacred pause between moments.

This episode explores how building space between thoughts, tasks, and decisions can restore mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual calm. You’ll hear a personal story, learn how to take three sacred pauses during your day, and be invited into the Sweet Spot Challenge — a practical way to apply stillness in a world that rarely stops moving.

🔑 KEY SUITE SPOTS

• Introduction to Ma and its role in Japanese philosophy
• The neuroscience of micro-pauses for emotional regulation
• How small stillness moments reset mental focus
• A real-life reflection on the power of pausing
• The Sweet Spot Challenge: 3 pauses, 1 day
• Encouragement to share stories of stillness and clarity

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You need more room inside of it.

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Speaker 1 0:06

Hey , beautiful souls , welcome , welcome back , welcome back to the sweet spot . Quick question when was the last time you felt truly at peace ? Hold that thought . I'm Dr Derek Sweet and you're in the sweet spot . You're in the sweet spot . You're in Slow Down Sunday , and this is where science meets the soul .

Speaker 1 0:31

You know , as a board certified sports and performance psychiatrist , I get to meet a lot of very cool and interesting people , and a concept I learned is about a Japanese term called Ma . Ma is essentially a sacred pause between moments , a kind of space that's being appreciated . I like for you to think of this as a space between musical notes that makes a melody beautiful . And here's the cool part our brains are actually wired to need these kinds of pauses . You may or may not realize it , but you appreciate pauses . You really do . They're like a mental space , and it gives the brain a chance to reset , to reset your entire nervous system . So let's try something together right now . Since it's slow down sunday , let's do something slow . I'd like you to take one deep breath with me right now . Go ahead , just inhale in . That's it , that's it , hold it and then let it out through your mouth . That's it , that . Right there , my friend , that was your ma moment , that was your pause , that was your brain getting a mini vacation . It's super important to keep practicing that Quick story . Just yesterday I was rushing , as I'm always rushing between meetings . Everybody that knows me knows I'm going from meeting to meeting , but yesterday I remembered to find my ma moment . I found my ma . 10 seconds of just watching branches and leaves blow in the very windy day that I was in yesterday gave me a chance to reset my entire mind just by pausing and looking at those leaves blow and those branches move . And it's just about 10 seconds and it really worked . Your turn . Where will you find your mom moment today ?

Speaker 1 2:54

This week's sweet spot challenge is simple I want you to find three tiny pauses in your day . Share your experience with somebody else , tell them what happened and if you haven't shared with anybody else , share it with me on Instagram or Twitter or YouTube . Subscribe to my YouTube channel at Derek Sweet , use hashtag SweetSpotSlowdown and tell me everything that happened for you in your pause . I love reading posts , I read each and every one of them and I love seeing your journeys . All right now , this is Dr Derek Sweet . I'm asking you to breathe , to relax , to let go and trust the pause today . On Slow Down Sunday Love and blessings and I'll catch you . I'll catch you tomorrow , for you know what making moves monday take care .