Bringing Yoga to the LBGTQ+ Community

I recently had an opportunity to represent a local yoga non-profit organization at a Pride Festival in Apex, NC. I’ve worked with You Call This Yoga as their website manager for many years and I believe in their mission to bring free, accessible yoga practices to people who:

  • Might not have access to yoga  (can’t afford it, can’t get to classes)
  • Think yoga is not for them  (not my community, my age group, my body type)
  • Believe they can’t do it (not flexible enough, can’t get up and down off the mat)

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Welcome to the Institution of Marriage

Gay Marriage is LegalWith the recent Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, I have been reflecting on this widely popular contractual agreement between two people.  One of the benefits of being older is witnessing social and political changes;  knowing and living through “how it used to be” gives me a deep appreciation of these advancements. And, along the way, I’ve also noticed my own opinions evolving.  This is the case regarding my view of marriage.
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