HIATUS Afternoon UniTea
HIATUS Afternoon UniTea
We're kicking off HIATUS with an enchanting virtual afternoon that promises to delight all your senses.
Join us for UniTea Afternoon Tea on February 21, 2026, from 2:00–4:00 PM EST—a virtual gathering that brings the elegance of traditional tea time into the digital age while creating authentic connection among African-American women.
What to Expect
✨ Gourmet tea box delivered to your door: Each participant receives a specially curated box of premium teas and delectable treats from Black purveyors, designed to elevate your afternoon.
✨ Guided reflection & connection: Thoughtfully led exercises to help you identify intentions and aspirations for the year ahead while building meaningful community.
About the Session: Unity, Connection & Community
Led by LaJoy Montgomery, this intimate gathering explores the power of unity, connection, and community among African-American women. We'll examine the roots of insecurity shaped by historical, cultural, and societal factors and discover ways to overcome barriers that limit authentic connection.
Through self-awareness, vulnerability, and openness, participants will learn practical strategies for cultivating meaningful relationships in both in-person and virtual spaces. We'll define what true connection looks like—trust, emotional safety, shared experiences, and belonging—and you'll leave with actionable steps for seeking social, civic, educational, and hobby-based communities that expand your support network.
About HIATUS
HIATUS is a seven-month experience designed for women navigating change, transition, or simply feeling that life needs more care and intention. Following a monthly arc inspired by the principles of Kwanzaa, it offers space to reflect, reset, and move forward with clarity and support.
While HIATUS is designed to be experienced in its entirety, we understand that women want options. You can engage month by month, entering where it feels most relevant, with the freedom to continue as deeply as you choose.
What makes HIATUS different is the powerful combination of expert guidance, meaningful shared experiences, and connection with women who understand your journey. Especially in uncertain times, this kind of support makes a real difference.
We begin with Unity.
UniTea can be experienced on its own or as the first step in your full HIATUS journey—an inviting, intentional way to slow down, connect, and begin in good company.
Registrants will receive login details via email. Spots are limited. Register now.
Welcome to HIATUS, a sanctuary within VISTAS for intentional rest, reflective living, and thoughtful renewal.
HIATUS is designed to help you slow down without shrinking, breathe deeply without backing out, and level up by leaning into softness. It is both a roadmap and a permission slip — a curated body of expert-guided reflections, rituals, challenges, and resources created to restore your spirit and help you reimagine life on your own terms.
Whether you take this journey alone, alongside a cohort, or within a circle of sisters, this is your HIATUS — a pause with purpose, toward progress.
HIATUS is a dedicated editorial and experiential space within VISTAS Magazine that centers rest as an intentional practice rather than an indulgence. It exists at the intersection of literature, culture, wellness, and lived wisdom, offering narrative-driven content that stands on its own while inviting deeper engagement.
Unlike generic wellness content, HIATUS is grounded in expert-led guidance — drawing from authors, thought leaders, coaches, therapists, philosophers, and cultural practitioners whose work invites reflection, accountability, and growth.
HIATUS content moves through a series of interconnected themes that guide your pause:
Rest and Reflection
Narrative readings, contemplative prompts, and immersive audiovisual experiences designed to quiet the mind and soften the nervous system.
Nourishment and Ritual
Expert-guided practices rooted in food, tea, rhythm, and care — rituals that restore without demanding performance.
Creativity and Imagination
Exercises and stories that encourage curiosity, vision, and expressive freedom as tools for self-determination.
Nature and Presence
Grounding reflections and sensory experiences that reconnect you to place, breath, and pacing.
Community and Belonging
Content designed to be experienced alone or shared — fostering connection without obligation.
Each theme reflects a core belief of HIATUS: that a fuller life is built through intention, not urgency