Express Your Sparkle A Queer and Trans Yoga Retreat
- Presenter: Jacoby Ballard
- Presenter: David Kam
- Presenter: Oneika Mays
FIND JOY IN COMMUNITY
Join social justice educators and yoga teachers Jacoby Ballard, Oneika Mays, and David Kam for a special retreat designed just for queer and transidentified individuals.
Experience a sense of 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.
Jacoby, Oneika, and David will guide you as you:
- 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 to revel in their sparkle, and 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. To book this specific type of accommodation, please call Registrations at 413.448.3500.
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 ProgramsDavid Kam is a London-based movement artist, educator, and yoga teacher sharing embodied practices of connection from the lens of joy, wonder, and freedom.
Full Bio and ProgramsOneika Mays, LMT, E-RYT, served as the mindfulness coach at Rikers Island Correctional Facility for four years and is currently a teacher for Yoga International.
Full Bio and Programs