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Queer Yoga Edinburgh
When:
Fridays 10:00-11:30
How to attend:
Booking via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lgbt-yoga-56031130473
Room:
Art Room or Studio
Accessibility:
All rooms at the Salisbury Centre are accessible. The Salisbury Centre’s kitchen door and toilet are now wheelchair accessible. The studio is located upstairs and is accessible via a chair-lift. The Garden can also be accessed by wheelchairs via a movable ramp via the Art Room Annex.
Please let the organisers know in advance of any access requirements.
About this event:
The sessions are pay what you can as we hope to make classes as accessible as possible if finances are a barrier for you. Suggested donation £3-£8. Please pay what you are able. If you are unable to pay at the moment, feel free to book a free ticket.
Your donation goes to support our community teachers and for hire of the space so we can continue running these classes.
We hope to create a yoga community for queer folks to enjoy group embodiment practice and connect with others. Our classes will follow a gentle flow / slow vinyasa style, with a focus on finding some time for you, to find safety within your own body away from judgement or comparisons. A space where you can take a moment to notice how you feel as you take your time to move in a way that feels right for you and connect with your breath.
The group is lead by yoga instructors Megan (she/they), Nikhita (they/them) and Jordan (he/they) and supported by LGBT Health & Wellbeing.
Mats will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you want. Blocks and blankets will be provided. Chairs can also be provided if needed for extra support – please just let us know at the start of class or by email. We suggest you wear something comfy you can freely move in (joggers, shorts, t-shirts etc)
The sessions will usually be held in the in the upstairs studio of the Salisbury Centre . The studio is situated on the on the first floor up stairs with a handrail and unfortunately there is no lift. Occasionally we are in the art room situated on the ground floor (which is wheelchair accessible). There is a schedule on the front door which will say which room we are in. Please send us an email before hand if you want to confirm before attending. There are all gender toilets available throughout the building. When arriving at the building the front door is locked so please press the doorbell for the studio (or art room) and someone will welcome you in. Group size tends to be around 8-12 people. At the end of practice you will have the choice to stay for a hot drink and chat, which we usually have back in the studio, or when it is warm in the garden. This lasts around 30 minutes but it’s ok if you need to leave early.
Any questions at all, please get in touch. Hope to see you there!
More info on the website: https://www.queeryogaedinburgh.co.uk/
About Donations:
Participation in our community-led events is on a voluntary ‘by donation’ basis. This means that nobody is expected to make a payment if they cannot afford to do so.
Any donations received will be shared between the Centre and the facilitator, helping to make the events’ programme sustainable as well as to provide some reciprocity towards community facilitators’ time and skills offered.
Where a “suggested donation” is listed, this is just an indication of what the event might cost if it was ticketed.
This is an invitation to practice ‘Dana’ (generosity) – please pay only what you can afford to attend.
To donate:
- bring cash
- donate online on www.salisburycentre.org/donate (Please use reference “EVENT NAME“).
- Card payment option available at the entrance hall (Please enter the event name before making payment)
