Express Your Sparkle A Queer and Trans Yoga Retreat
- Presenter: Jacoby Ballard
- Presenter: Nathalie Rodriguez
FIND JOY IN COMMUNITY
Join social justice educator and yoga teacher, Jacoby Ballard, and other special guests for a retreat designed specifically for queer and transidentified individuals.
Experience community, connection, sparkle, play, joy, delight, and more in this program that was featured in Yoga Journal's The Best Yoga Retreat Trends of 2023. You will:
- Practice lovingkindness as a form of fierce protection.
- Be supported by nourishing yoga practices.
- Explore how to queer your asana practice.
- Counter cultural appropriation and honor yoga’s roots through authentic practices.
- Experience freedom of movement and expression.
Join us and express your identity in all its fullness in this weekend full of yoga, art, rest, and magical expression.
NOTE This is a retreat for queer and transidentified individuals only. It is our goal at Kripalu to provide a welcoming environment for all. We have created Gender Expansive Dorms with the explicit goal of providing a housing experience with a sense of belonging and community for trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer/gender non-conforming guests, as well as LGBTQIA+ guests and allies of those communities. Guests who select Gender Expansive dorms agree to live with and create a welcoming environment for students of any gender identity. Please call Registrations at 413.448.3500 to book this type of accommodation.
Included in Your Stay
Daily Yoga Classes | 3 All-Natural Meals | Access to the Kripalu Grounds |
Program at a Glance
Presenter(s)
Jacoby Ballard (he/they) is the author of A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation and a social justice educator and yoga teacher who leads workshops and trainings around the country.
Full Bio and ProgramsNathalie Joyce (they/she) is a queer curandera descended from a long lineage of Afro-Cuban healers and Gallega meigas.
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