Workshops: "Placticas con Pan"
Facilities Platicas
Pláticas con Pan is a series of heartfelt conversations in Spanish created to nourish the soul—just like fresh pan nourishes the body. Through honest dialogue and shared experiences, we explore real-life topics such as grief and loss, healthy relationships, self-esteem, self-care, parenting, and more. These pláticas invite participants to slow down, look inward, and reconnect with their inner voices in a safe, supportive space rooted in community, cultura, and compassion. Together, we share stories, listen deeply, and create community—one conversation at a time.
Pláticas con Pan es una serie de conversaciones sinceras creadas para nutrir el alma, así como el pan recién hecho nutre el cuerpo. A través del diálogo honesto y las experiencias compartidas, exploramos temas de la vida real como el duelo y la pérdida, las relaciones saludables, la autoestima, el autocuidado, la crianza y mucho más. Estas pláticas invitan a las y los participantes a ir más despacio, mirar hacia su interior y reconectar con su voz interior en un espacio seguro y solidario, arraigado en la comunidad, la cultura y la compasión. Juntas y juntos compartimos historias, escuchamos con atención y creamos comunidad—una conversación a la vez.
Platicas-FC9 AM/PM
Facilitated by Mayra A. Hernandez, LCSW-S, SEP
Strengthening Relationships Presentation Series
This monthly 60–90-minute virtual Strengthening Relationships presentation series was created to have speakers share their professional expertise with the UT Austin community on ways to strengthen relationships and build community. This year, the presentations will run from November 2025 - June 2026.
We are thinking broadly in terms of topics that could help faculty, staff and retirees cultivate meaningful, healthy, and authentic connection with others by strengthening their relationship skills with their partners, their co-workers, the teams they lead, their families, and the children they parent.
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Through the Seasons: A Year of Yoga, Meditation & Sound
Strengthen your connection to your body and being throughout the academic year with yoga and meditation practices designed to align us with the unique essence of each season.
Open to all UT faculty and staff. Free of charge. Sign up now through UT Learn.
FALL OFFERINGS
Cultivating Sweetness and Ease During the Fast Pace of Fall
Time: 10/21/26 from 11 a.m. - Noon
Room: RRH 5.210 - Special Events Room
Fall at a university is a time of growth and learning. The fall semester can also be intense in its pacing. To balance that intensity, we can find ways to connect with sweetness and joy while balancing the effort of the semester with ease.
This 60-minute IN PERSON mindfulness workshop includes a gentle hatha yoga practice appropriate for all levels and ability, breathwork, and guided visualization. We will include elements of play and joyfulness throughout this practice.
Facilitated by Jamie Justus, LCSW-S (she/her), one of the counselors at the Employee Assistance Program. Jamie is trained as a Hatha yoga instructor. Please sign up via UT Learn.
Silent Mindfulness Retreat: Honoring the Stillness of Winter
Time: 12/10/26 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Room: RRH 5.210 - Special Events Room
Winter teaches us the art of stillness and silence. We can use this time to go inward and self-reflect, deepening our connection to our inner world.
This 75-minute IN PERSON mindfulness workshop includes a gentle hatha yoga practice appropriate for all levels and ability, breathwork, journaling, and guided visualization. We practice intentional silence during this session to enjoy the stress reducing benefits that pausing and reflecting can bring to our body and being.
The retreat 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 workshop will be held IN PERSON in the Rowling Hall Special Events Room (RRH 5.210) on Wednesday, December 10th, 2026 11:30am-12:45pm. Please sign up via UT Learn.
Contact
Email: eap@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-3366
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone line is not answered during the lunch hour of 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. However, sessions can be scheduled during the lunch hour or until 6:00 p.m. upon request.