with Sebastian Merrill & Fran Astino
This 6-week series is designed especially for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are looking to connect with their bodies and their breath in a supportive, community-oriented environment. This space aims to create a container where queer and trans folks can cultivate joy, a deeper relationship with their bodies, and a sense of connectedness to their yoga practice. Each class will feature time for community and connection and an alignment-focused physical asana practice, ending with gentle restorative movement.
Sebastian and Fran will be sharing the teaching role for this series, each bringing their unique voice and skills to this special space.
A certified Accessible Yoga Teacher, Sebastian has been teaching Queer & Trans Yoga with skill and care since 2018. His teaching is gender-affirming, body-positive, and consent-oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated.
Fran’s yoga teaching style is a testament to the belief that everyone deserves a space to explore and celebrate their unique identities. She finds it most important to foster an environment where yoga not only nurtures the body but aligns with principles of equity and justice. She has spent years studying to learn more about the needs of marginalized communities within the yoga space and has made it her mission to ensure that she creates as safe a space as possible for BIPOC, trans, and gender diverse folks.
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30pm, June 13th-August 1st (in-studio) *No class on July 4th*
Drop-ins are welcome! (To register for an individual class in this series, you must first use the button below to purchase a drop-in pass, then click on the “REGISTER FOR THE SERIES” button. From there, you can click on the specific date on which you’d like to join us.)
Sliding-scale series pricing: $110-180. Drop-in pass: $20-30.*
*A note regarding accessibility to all Sanctuary offerings: We have a range of scholarship options available. If the cost of participating is prohibitive, please email us at studio@yoga-sanctuary.com to learn more.
Before registering, please take note of our attendance policy for Sanctuary series:
Students who plan to attend the whole series (each session) should purchase a series pass. A series pass can only be used for the series occurrence to which it is linked, and will expire once that series has concluded; credits do not roll over.
If the student knows they will miss 2 or more sessions but would like to reserve their place in the series, we recommend that they purchase the series pass at the low end of the sliding scale, or purchase drop-in passes.
We cannot offer make-up sessions or passes for missed sessions.