Presentation Series

Living Through Big Changes: Stress Management and Resiliency

An ONLINE 8 week therapeutic yoga group offered by the Employee Assistance Program

Changes, big or small, can be stressful to live through and can bring up overwhelming feelings of anxiety and grief, to name a few. The body can sometimes experience the stress of change through panic, digestive issues, sleep disturbance, or other somatic symptoms. This therapeutic yoga group offers a space to turn towards the body to gently acknowledge and express the vulnerable and uncomfortable emotions spurred by various life changes. Group sessions will entail deepening and strengthening mindfulness based practices for resiliency including a gentle hatha yoga practice appropriate for all levels and ability, meditation, breathwork, and exploration of emotions. Group members will learn to embody a compassionate approach to mental and physical well being, while finding support through connecting with others.

The group will be facilitated by Geeti Shirazi Mahajan, LCSW-S (she/her), one of the counselors at the Employee Assistance Program. Geeti is also certified as a Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). The drop-in group meets ONLINE on Thursdays, 4pm-5pm, from January 23rd-March 13th.   You can sign up for which weeks you would like to attend in UT Learn.

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Yoga for Compassion Fatigue (In-person, drop-in classes)

Compassion fatigue is a natural depletion of energy and a reduced ability to be empathetic that occurs when serving and supporting others. These 6 drop-in yoga classes will be led by EAP counselor and yoga teacher Jamie Justus LCSW-S. Each class will include themes and practices designed to support the body, mind, and spirit of the employees who are in positions of supporting others. Practices in each class will be different each week. Please wear clothing that is loose enough to bend at the waist and feel free to bring your own mat or borrow one from the facilitators. The classes are designed to be beginner friendly.  

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Strengthening Relationships Presentation Series

The Employee Assistance Program is proud to announce our Strengthening Relationships Presentation Series. This series is part of EAP’s Building Community Initiative. Join us monthly on zoom as speakers share their professional expertise on helping people strengthen their relationships, with a range of topics and strategies for intimate relationships, friendships, families, and coworkers.

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Yoga for Anxiety

The series is led by Jamie Justus LCSW, a counselor at EAP and a yoga teacher who has facilitated the Yoga for Anxiety series for many years. When these series are offered at UT, they fill up in minutes and have a wait list of over 200 people. Now, the EAP is putting videos online that have components of Yoga for Anxiety, with physical sequences, breathing techniques, yogic philosophy, and meditation and mindfulness exercises. The videos will be listed in an order, but you can also skip around the video offerings.

Click here to view all Yoga for Anxiety videos.