QUEER YOGA NORTH
Based in the North of England, Queer Yoga is all about healing and joy for the LGBTQIA+ community. We welcome everyone who feels they fit somewhere under the LGBTQIA+ rainbow, regardless of how much or little space there is for your queer identity in your everyday life. We’re here to help create that space, in a 90 minute queer bubble. Maybe you’re questioning your identity, and you’re not quite sure if or where you belong in the vast spectrum of queerness? You’re also very much welcome.
Our sessions are a place to pause, breathe, and be - exactly as we are. Our style of yoga is a blend of hatha, flow, yin and restorative, all used in different amounts to adapt the classes according to the energy and needs of the people in the room.
The classes are open to beginners to yoga, with a focus on breath-led movement. If you can breathe, you can do yoga! Yoga is not about being able to stand on your head or touch your toes. The postures, or ‘asana’, are just one of the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Yoga is about:
Coming home to your breath
Developing mind-body awareness
Making space in the body, to make space in the mind for ‘what is’
Curiosity for self-enquiry and paying attention to the now
Coming home to yourself…. Your true queer self
WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE YOGA SPACE.
Our inclusive and accessible classes aim to support people in all these areas, knowing that sometimes we also just want to lie down, curl up under a blanket, and rest - that’s great too! We call that excellent mind-body awareness :) You are free to make the class your own, adapting or opting out of anything. Paying attention to what your body wants and listening to that inner teacher is the real yoga.
People tell us they really value how inclusive the Queer Yoga North classes are:
“I noted on my health questionnaire that I have some sensory needs relating to sound, and Kaite made a real effort to check in with me regarding certain types of noises and volume throughout the session.”
The quote is from a blog post written by someone in the Leeds group after their first time joining our Queer Yoga sessions. Read the full article here:
https://www.15minutefriendships.com/post/have-you-heard-about-queer-yoga-north
Emma - “I need community, safe space, and a healthy activity that returns me to a calm place - Mookaite’s yoga does this.”