2STGD Yoga - Fall Dates

Participants

This program is for adults and seniors, 18 years & up, who are Two Spirit, Trans, and Gender Diverse people (2STGD).

People 18+ outside that description are welcome if they are anchoring the attendance of a 2STGD participant.

No experience required, beginners welcome.

Program Overview

End your day with a cozy restorative practice combined with gentle somatic exercises to soothe your nervous system. This trauma-informed and neurodivergent-friendly offering fosters community care and collective healing. You’ll leave feeling lighter and filled with self-compassion.

Program Leader

Doaa (she/they) is an award-winning visionary, multidisciplinary artist and yoga teacher. She weaves her passion for art and yoga by integrating creativity, storytelling, and mindful movement into her teachings.

Her yoga offerings are a unique, holistic experience rooted in radical self-compassion, community building, and healing through joy. Doaa views the yoga mat as a portal for collective healing, using accessible and neurodivergent-friendly techniques to soothe the nervous system. Her contagious energy is guaranteed to brighten your day and invite tenderness into your life.

Plan Ahead

Please aim to check in at the front desk then arrive at the workout room by 7:55 PM to give yourself time to set up your mat and equipment, so the instructor can get the session underway at 8:00 PM.

Personal belongings can be brought inside the room and left against the back wall.

Do not bring anything scented (body products, clothing with residue from scented laundry products)

Yoga mats, blocks, bolsters, and straps are provided.

Our space will have overhead lighting turned on before and after class, and salt lamps and amber LED lanterns will be used during class during the darker months when there is insufficient natural light. Personal belongings can be placed along the back wall.

2nd floor washrooms will be marked "Universal" and a single occupancy washroom is available.

Second floor is accessed by stairs or elevator. Note that underground parking does not have automated door openers to the elevator, limited street parking is available nearby.

Program Specifics

This program is weekly on Thursdays at 8:00-9:00 PM in a multipurpose room on the 2nd floor.

This program is located in central Vancouver. Exact location details are shared with 2STGD people, please email 2STGD@vancouver.ca with your gender identity. Your identity information will only be seen by Queer Inclusion staff and will not be shared.

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Registration and Cancellation

Registration is not required, but it allows us to contact you in the event of a last-minute cancellation. In the event that more people arrive than the room capacity allows, registered participants will have priority over drop-ins.

Online registration closes 3.5 hours before the program starts, but if the session does not display as "full", there are still spaces available for drop-in.

If you have already registered and need to withdraw from the session with more than 24 hours notice, go to vanrec.ca, My Account, then Transaction and Payment History. To withdraw from the session with less than 24 hours before the program starts, email 2STGD@vancouver.ca. We appreciate your withdrawal efforts so we can open the spot for another participant!

For more information about this program and access to the active registration links for each date, email 2STGD@vancouver.ca