You Belong – A special retreat for LGBTQ+ friends and allies
With Damian Quinn
August 11 - 13, 2023
We welcome Guest Teacher Damian Quinn (she/they/he) to offer our first ever LGBTQ+ retreat!
All folks in the LGBTQIA+ community are welcome!
Carve out a weekend for yourself to be with Queer family, open your heart, practice yoga + meditation in the California redwoods, and celebrate the multiplicity + fluidity of all beings. Come home to our yoga, meditation + play retreat: YOU BELONG.
This retreat is an experience designed for folks in the Queer community (even those curious about their identities). We will drop into sharing circles, celebrate intersectional + intergenerational differences, and claim our radical healing through the dharma of oneness.
COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests.
The weekend includes:
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Being in Nature
- Movement/Dance
- Liberated Play
- Queer Discourse
- Discussions on Gender/Sex and Oneness
- 3pm Check in
- 4 – 5:30pm Yoga
- 5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner
- 6:45-8pm Opening Circle
- 8 – 9am Breakfast
- 9-10:30am Sex, Gender, Diversity, and Oneness
- 11am-12pm Yoga
- 12:15 – 1pm Lunch
- 1:30 – 3:30pm Free Time, Optional Nature Walk
- 4 – 5:30pm Gentle Yoga
- 5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner
- 7-8pm Dance for Freedom
- 8 – 9:30am Yoga & Meditation
- 10 – 11am Brunch
- 12pm Checkout & Optional Hike to Stump Beach
Facilitator
Damian Quinn (she/they/he) has received 500 hours of yoga teacher training through Shivakali in the CA redwoods, on the shores of Hawaii, & amongst sacred water temples in Bali. They have taught yoga in Honduras, Hong Kong, New York & Austin. She is a Queer activist, filmmaker & comedian, committed to finding joy beyond our pain. http://www.damianjosephquinn.com/
Learn more about Damian Quinn