• $850.00 – Private Room in Shared Cottage
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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
SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
Friday
  • 3pm  Check in
  • 4 – 5:30pm Yoga
  • 5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner
  • 6:45-8pm  Opening Circle
Saturday
  • 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
Sunday
  • 8 – 9:30am Yoga & Meditation
  • 10 – 11am Brunch
  • 12pm Checkout & Optional Hike to Stump Beach
Damian Quinn (she/they/he) has received 500 hours of yoga teacher training through Shivakali Yoga in the California redwoods, on the shores of Hawaii, & amongst sacred water temples in Bali. Damian has taught yoga in Honduras, Hong Kong, New York & Austin. She is a Queer activist, filmmaker & comedian, committed to finding joy beyond our pain.

Facilitator

Damian Quinn
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/
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