MOTHERHOOD:  A Deeper Exploration, a parenting support group for mothers is being offered by Annie Dorman, LPC and Anita Stoll, LCSW, C-IAYT.   Fridays 1:30 – 3:00 pm,    October 4 – November 22, 2024, $80/group ($640 total investment), 2525 Wallingwood, Austin Texas 78746.   For questions about the group, email anitastoll@gmail.com or call 512-789-3548 and either […]

Anita is expanding her clinical hours and has openings for new in person and virtual clients at this time.  She can be reached at 512-789-3548

Anita Stoll, LCSW, C-IAYT and Marcia Sherrod, LCSW are offering a weekend retreat for teen girls in August, 2018.     This event will be full of fun, simple activities to engage and inspire teen girls to take care of their minds, bodies, and emotions.  Designed to bring the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness, yoga, and self compassion […]

Kelly Inselmann is expanding her work with cancer survivors and has a new website to help people re-connect with the pulse of their lives.  There are free weekly videos and information about her ongoing classes, groups, retreats and online programs for people living with cancer or post-treatment. The weekly videos feature kundalini yoga and meditation […]

I wake up in the summer morning, often with 2 little beings beside me. My husband is already up and showering. 2 year old Ginger, my white with orange spots spaniel nestles like a heating pad against my lower back. Her sister, my sweet 8 year old daughter, breathes deeply right next to me. After […]

I’ve been struggling. My brain and heart and nervous system feel overloaded. In spite of 20 years of yoga and meditation practice, I ‘m surprised to find myself in a repetitive cycle of checking my phone for the latest updates on another mass shooting, politics, and whether or not our country is moving in the […]

I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer 8 years ago, with a newborn baby, and after years of (mostly) healthy living. I felt betrayed by my body. My fantasy about the first year of my daughter’s life and what kind of mother I’d be was shattered. After the end of active treatment, it wasn’t […]

http://yogaandtalk.com/client-services/yoga-talk-programs/cancer-survivors/

At bedtime, I place my hand on my 5 year old daughter’s heart center and say, “I love my daughter, I bless my daughter.” And then I bless her little body, gently touching and sending love to all parts of her. Head, nose, eyes, mouth, forehead, jaw, chest, shoulders, belly, arms, hands, feet. “Don’t forget […]

I couldn’t be happier with the Mad Men finale! I’ve been captivated by the artistry of the show and the suffering, flawed, creative and optimistic characters. During this last season, the characters are each struggling to find freedom from the demons of old patterns and memories. Having spent the last 13 years facilitating a model […]

This experiential workshop is designed to introduce and explore with you the concepts, practical applications, and ethical considerations of integrating yoga and meditation practices into your work. 15 CEUs, including 3 Ethics CEUs for LCSWs and LPCs Who could benefit from this training? Dual credentialed yoga therapists/mental health professionals currently integrating yogic practices into work. […]

The rebel in me likes Child’s Pose. Each time I bring my forehead to the floor, I feel relief.  Closing my eyes, I withdraw from the stimulation of my iphone and running late in traffic and other parents and my work schedule and meal planning and endless house repair and the opinions of others. Sitting […]

Both yoga and psychotherapy aim to foster a sense of self-awareness. While traditional psychotherapy often involves talking about a problem to achieve a change in the emotional state, therapists who incorporate yoga often look to change the physical state first so that the client has more resources from which to draw.

I recently came across this article from Good Life Magazine a few years ago in which our Yoga and Talk groups were discussed as a resource for Austin teens.  It’s a good article-even more valid today.   http://markwhitelcsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Life-Comes-At-Our-Kids-Fast-How-Are-They-Handling-It-and-Whos-Helping-Them.pdf

New groups are forming and taking referrals now: High School Teens on Mondays at 5-6:45pm  /   Ongoing Women’s Group Mondays at 7pm will have openings in January as well. See Client services page for more information and Contact page to get in touch!

See Yoga and Talk Therapy Groups Under Client Services for description.

Sat Nam:  Truth is my Identity.  I say this to myself countless times a day to direct my mind to focus on what is essential in this moment – not what I have forgotten to do, am annoyed by, or find hard to tolerate.  Sometimes I add a breath to the mantra which I recite […]

I was a new mother of a two month old baby girl when I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.  Already I was sleep deprived and in the intense learning curve of becoming a parent.  Now shock, fear and confusion about treatments were added to my mental and emotional state. The benefit of having […]

Three Container Theory  I wanted to share with you all my Three Container Theory developed through my work facilitating Yoga and Talk Therapy Groups.  I love this way of working because it offers clients three powerful, safe, and reliable spaces for connection, support, insight, community, emotional self-regulation, and ultimately transformation: 1. A safe relationship in […]

All the Yoga and Talk groups begin again in September: Early Adult (i.e.College Aged Women) starts Thursday September 27 at 7:30pm. Adult Women (27+) starts Monday, September 24 at 7pm. Therapist Self Renewal Support Group starts October 9 at 9am. High School Girls group began in August and is full – please contact Kelly for […]

Sat Nam is a mantra that means Truth is my Identity.  I say this to myself countless times a day to direct my mind to focus on what is essential in this moment.    Sometimes I add a breath to the mantra which I recite mentally.  Try it a few times:  Take a long inhale […]

A focused, calm mind is a true friend, while an anxious, jumpy or brooding mind causes us much trouble.  Can you think of a time when your mind was at peace or in deep concentration?  Once, when scuba diving, I hovered for many minutes above a giant manta ray in the Pacific Ocean.  I felt […]

Sat Nam and welcome to the new Yoga and Talk website! And to our first blog which I’m calling Mantra Mondays. If you’ve done kundalini yoga before you are familiar with the mantra Sat Nam. Do you remember what it means? Sat means Truth and Nam means identity. All together it translates as “Truth is […]

“Open your heart before you open your mouth.” This is what my meditation teacher says to me when I ask how I can be a better mother. He is referring to a particular meditation practice that involves bringing awareness and breath to the heart center. He is also referring to the understanding that by accessing the energy of the heart, we cultivate more compassion and lovingkindness towards ourselves and others. When we lead from the heart in relationship to others, we are more likely to foster understanding, closeness, and connection. By focusing on the qualities of the heart, we attune to our highest selves.

“Yoga and Talk™” is a therapy group for middle school and high school girls that combines yoga with a more traditional group therapy approach. The idea for “Yoga and Talk” came out of our personal experiences and professional training in both yoga and psychotherapy. In coming together to discuss our experiences with each other, we discovered several exciting similarities in our personal processes. Both on the yoga mat and in the psychotherapy patient chair, we had experienced the profound gifts of being both safely held and soothed (equanimity) and gaining greater insight (awareness).

MOTHERHOOD:  A Deeper Exploration, a parenting support group for mothers is being offered by Annie Dorman, LPC and Anita Stoll, LCSW, C-IAYT.   Fridays 1:30 – 3:00 pm,    October 4 – November 22, 2024, $80/group ($640 total investment), 2525 Wallingwood, Austin Texas 78746.   For questions about the group, email anitastoll@gmail.com or call 512-789-3548 and either […]

Anita is expanding her clinical hours and has openings for new in person and virtual clients at this time.  She can be reached at 512-789-3548

Anita Stoll, LCSW, C-IAYT and Marcia Sherrod, LCSW are offering a weekend retreat for teen girls in August, 2018.     This event will be full of fun, simple activities to engage and inspire teen girls to take care of their minds, bodies, and emotions.  Designed to bring the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness, yoga, and self compassion […]

Kelly Inselmann is expanding her work with cancer survivors and has a new website to help people re-connect with the pulse of their lives.  There are free weekly videos and information about her ongoing classes, groups, retreats and online programs for people living with cancer or post-treatment. The weekly videos feature kundalini yoga and meditation […]

I wake up in the summer morning, often with 2 little beings beside me. My husband is already up and showering. 2 year old Ginger, my white with orange spots spaniel nestles like a heating pad against my lower back. Her sister, my sweet 8 year old daughter, breathes deeply right next to me. After […]

I’ve been struggling. My brain and heart and nervous system feel overloaded. In spite of 20 years of yoga and meditation practice, I ‘m surprised to find myself in a repetitive cycle of checking my phone for the latest updates on another mass shooting, politics, and whether or not our country is moving in the […]

I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer 8 years ago, with a newborn baby, and after years of (mostly) healthy living. I felt betrayed by my body. My fantasy about the first year of my daughter’s life and what kind of mother I’d be was shattered. After the end of active treatment, it wasn’t […]

http://yogaandtalk.com/client-services/yoga-talk-programs/cancer-survivors/

At bedtime, I place my hand on my 5 year old daughter’s heart center and say, “I love my daughter, I bless my daughter.” And then I bless her little body, gently touching and sending love to all parts of her. Head, nose, eyes, mouth, forehead, jaw, chest, shoulders, belly, arms, hands, feet. “Don’t forget […]

I couldn’t be happier with the Mad Men finale! I’ve been captivated by the artistry of the show and the suffering, flawed, creative and optimistic characters. During this last season, the characters are each struggling to find freedom from the demons of old patterns and memories. Having spent the last 13 years facilitating a model […]

This experiential workshop is designed to introduce and explore with you the concepts, practical applications, and ethical considerations of integrating yoga and meditation practices into your work. 15 CEUs, including 3 Ethics CEUs for LCSWs and LPCs Who could benefit from this training? Dual credentialed yoga therapists/mental health professionals currently integrating yogic practices into work. […]

The rebel in me likes Child’s Pose. Each time I bring my forehead to the floor, I feel relief.  Closing my eyes, I withdraw from the stimulation of my iphone and running late in traffic and other parents and my work schedule and meal planning and endless house repair and the opinions of others. Sitting […]

Both yoga and psychotherapy aim to foster a sense of self-awareness. While traditional psychotherapy often involves talking about a problem to achieve a change in the emotional state, therapists who incorporate yoga often look to change the physical state first so that the client has more resources from which to draw.

I recently came across this article from Good Life Magazine a few years ago in which our Yoga and Talk groups were discussed as a resource for Austin teens.  It’s a good article-even more valid today.   http://markwhitelcsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Life-Comes-At-Our-Kids-Fast-How-Are-They-Handling-It-and-Whos-Helping-Them.pdf

New groups are forming and taking referrals now: High School Teens on Mondays at 5-6:45pm  /   Ongoing Women’s Group Mondays at 7pm will have openings in January as well. See Client services page for more information and Contact page to get in touch!

See Yoga and Talk Therapy Groups Under Client Services for description.

Sat Nam:  Truth is my Identity.  I say this to myself countless times a day to direct my mind to focus on what is essential in this moment – not what I have forgotten to do, am annoyed by, or find hard to tolerate.  Sometimes I add a breath to the mantra which I recite […]

I was a new mother of a two month old baby girl when I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.  Already I was sleep deprived and in the intense learning curve of becoming a parent.  Now shock, fear and confusion about treatments were added to my mental and emotional state. The benefit of having […]

Three Container Theory  I wanted to share with you all my Three Container Theory developed through my work facilitating Yoga and Talk Therapy Groups.  I love this way of working because it offers clients three powerful, safe, and reliable spaces for connection, support, insight, community, emotional self-regulation, and ultimately transformation: 1. A safe relationship in […]

All the Yoga and Talk groups begin again in September: Early Adult (i.e.College Aged Women) starts Thursday September 27 at 7:30pm. Adult Women (27+) starts Monday, September 24 at 7pm. Therapist Self Renewal Support Group starts October 9 at 9am. High School Girls group began in August and is full – please contact Kelly for […]

Sat Nam is a mantra that means Truth is my Identity.  I say this to myself countless times a day to direct my mind to focus on what is essential in this moment.    Sometimes I add a breath to the mantra which I recite mentally.  Try it a few times:  Take a long inhale […]

A focused, calm mind is a true friend, while an anxious, jumpy or brooding mind causes us much trouble.  Can you think of a time when your mind was at peace or in deep concentration?  Once, when scuba diving, I hovered for many minutes above a giant manta ray in the Pacific Ocean.  I felt […]

Sat Nam and welcome to the new Yoga and Talk website! And to our first blog which I’m calling Mantra Mondays. If you’ve done kundalini yoga before you are familiar with the mantra Sat Nam. Do you remember what it means? Sat means Truth and Nam means identity. All together it translates as “Truth is […]

“Open your heart before you open your mouth.” This is what my meditation teacher says to me when I ask how I can be a better mother. He is referring to a particular meditation practice that involves bringing awareness and breath to the heart center. He is also referring to the understanding that by accessing the energy of the heart, we cultivate more compassion and lovingkindness towards ourselves and others. When we lead from the heart in relationship to others, we are more likely to foster understanding, closeness, and connection. By focusing on the qualities of the heart, we attune to our highest selves.

“Yoga and Talk™” is a therapy group for middle school and high school girls that combines yoga with a more traditional group therapy approach. The idea for “Yoga and Talk” came out of our personal experiences and professional training in both yoga and psychotherapy. In coming together to discuss our experiences with each other, we discovered several exciting similarities in our personal processes. Both on the yoga mat and in the psychotherapy patient chair, we had experienced the profound gifts of being both safely held and soothed (equanimity) and gaining greater insight (awareness).

MOTHERHOOD:  A Deeper Exploration, a parenting support group for mothers is being offered by Annie Dorman, LPC and Anita Stoll, LCSW, C-IAYT.   Fridays 1:30 – 3:00 pm,    October 4 – November 22, 2024, $80/group ($640 total investment), 2525 Wallingwood, Austin Texas 78746.   For questions about the group, email anitastoll@gmail.com or call 512-789-3548 and either […]

Anita is expanding her clinical hours and has openings for new in person and virtual clients at this time.  She can be reached at 512-789-3548

Anita Stoll, LCSW, C-IAYT and Marcia Sherrod, LCSW are offering a weekend retreat for teen girls in August, 2018.     This event will be full of fun, simple activities to engage and inspire teen girls to take care of their minds, bodies, and emotions.  Designed to bring the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness, yoga, and self compassion […]

Kelly Inselmann is expanding her work with cancer survivors and has a new website to help people re-connect with the pulse of their lives.  There are free weekly videos and information about her ongoing classes, groups, retreats and online programs for people living with cancer or post-treatment. The weekly videos feature kundalini yoga and meditation […]

I wake up in the summer morning, often with 2 little beings beside me. My husband is already up and showering. 2 year old Ginger, my white with orange spots spaniel nestles like a heating pad against my lower back. Her sister, my sweet 8 year old daughter, breathes deeply right next to me. After […]

I’ve been struggling. My brain and heart and nervous system feel overloaded. In spite of 20 years of yoga and meditation practice, I ‘m surprised to find myself in a repetitive cycle of checking my phone for the latest updates on another mass shooting, politics, and whether or not our country is moving in the […]

I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer 8 years ago, with a newborn baby, and after years of (mostly) healthy living. I felt betrayed by my body. My fantasy about the first year of my daughter’s life and what kind of mother I’d be was shattered. After the end of active treatment, it wasn’t […]

http://yogaandtalk.com/client-services/yoga-talk-programs/cancer-survivors/

At bedtime, I place my hand on my 5 year old daughter’s heart center and say, “I love my daughter, I bless my daughter.” And then I bless her little body, gently touching and sending love to all parts of her. Head, nose, eyes, mouth, forehead, jaw, chest, shoulders, belly, arms, hands, feet. “Don’t forget […]

I couldn’t be happier with the Mad Men finale! I’ve been captivated by the artistry of the show and the suffering, flawed, creative and optimistic characters. During this last season, the characters are each struggling to find freedom from the demons of old patterns and memories. Having spent the last 13 years facilitating a model […]

This experiential workshop is designed to introduce and explore with you the concepts, practical applications, and ethical considerations of integrating yoga and meditation practices into your work. 15 CEUs, including 3 Ethics CEUs for LCSWs and LPCs Who could benefit from this training? Dual credentialed yoga therapists/mental health professionals currently integrating yogic practices into work. […]

The rebel in me likes Child’s Pose. Each time I bring my forehead to the floor, I feel relief.  Closing my eyes, I withdraw from the stimulation of my iphone and running late in traffic and other parents and my work schedule and meal planning and endless house repair and the opinions of others. Sitting […]

Both yoga and psychotherapy aim to foster a sense of self-awareness. While traditional psychotherapy often involves talking about a problem to achieve a change in the emotional state, therapists who incorporate yoga often look to change the physical state first so that the client has more resources from which to draw.

I recently came across this article from Good Life Magazine a few years ago in which our Yoga and Talk groups were discussed as a resource for Austin teens.  It’s a good article-even more valid today.   http://markwhitelcsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Life-Comes-At-Our-Kids-Fast-How-Are-They-Handling-It-and-Whos-Helping-Them.pdf

New groups are forming and taking referrals now: High School Teens on Mondays at 5-6:45pm  /   Ongoing Women’s Group Mondays at 7pm will have openings in January as well. See Client services page for more information and Contact page to get in touch!

See Yoga and Talk Therapy Groups Under Client Services for description.

Sat Nam:  Truth is my Identity.  I say this to myself countless times a day to direct my mind to focus on what is essential in this moment – not what I have forgotten to do, am annoyed by, or find hard to tolerate.  Sometimes I add a breath to the mantra which I recite […]

I was a new mother of a two month old baby girl when I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.  Already I was sleep deprived and in the intense learning curve of becoming a parent.  Now shock, fear and confusion about treatments were added to my mental and emotional state. The benefit of having […]

Three Container Theory  I wanted to share with you all my Three Container Theory developed through my work facilitating Yoga and Talk Therapy Groups.  I love this way of working because it offers clients three powerful, safe, and reliable spaces for connection, support, insight, community, emotional self-regulation, and ultimately transformation: 1. A safe relationship in […]

All the Yoga and Talk groups begin again in September: Early Adult (i.e.College Aged Women) starts Thursday September 27 at 7:30pm. Adult Women (27+) starts Monday, September 24 at 7pm. Therapist Self Renewal Support Group starts October 9 at 9am. High School Girls group began in August and is full – please contact Kelly for […]

Sat Nam is a mantra that means Truth is my Identity.  I say this to myself countless times a day to direct my mind to focus on what is essential in this moment.    Sometimes I add a breath to the mantra which I recite mentally.  Try it a few times:  Take a long inhale […]

A focused, calm mind is a true friend, while an anxious, jumpy or brooding mind causes us much trouble.  Can you think of a time when your mind was at peace or in deep concentration?  Once, when scuba diving, I hovered for many minutes above a giant manta ray in the Pacific Ocean.  I felt […]

Sat Nam and welcome to the new Yoga and Talk website! And to our first blog which I’m calling Mantra Mondays. If you’ve done kundalini yoga before you are familiar with the mantra Sat Nam. Do you remember what it means? Sat means Truth and Nam means identity. All together it translates as “Truth is […]

“Open your heart before you open your mouth.” This is what my meditation teacher says to me when I ask how I can be a better mother. He is referring to a particular meditation practice that involves bringing awareness and breath to the heart center. He is also referring to the understanding that by accessing the energy of the heart, we cultivate more compassion and lovingkindness towards ourselves and others. When we lead from the heart in relationship to others, we are more likely to foster understanding, closeness, and connection. By focusing on the qualities of the heart, we attune to our highest selves.

“Yoga and Talk™” is a therapy group for middle school and high school girls that combines yoga with a more traditional group therapy approach. The idea for “Yoga and Talk” came out of our personal experiences and professional training in both yoga and psychotherapy. In coming together to discuss our experiences with each other, we discovered several exciting similarities in our personal processes. Both on the yoga mat and in the psychotherapy patient chair, we had experienced the profound gifts of being both safely held and soothed (equanimity) and gaining greater insight (awareness).