You Belong – A special retreat for LGBTQ+ friends and allies
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.
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.