Pride in Wellness

WHAT IS PRIDE IN WELLNESS?

It’s a new space held during Pride Month to bring the community together.
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A space focused on holistic wellbeing and shared connections where the q***r community can meet like minded others and engage in wellness experiences designed by and for the q***r community.
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We have workshops, yoga, sound baths, breathwork, guided walks, tasters of sport, pride swims and even a picnic.

Take a look at pics from our first Pride in Wellness this Summer.

What a fantastic start to the weekend!

We’re ready for day 3!

Come join us for a day full of wellness

We start at 9am with Qi Gong

Polly having fun at the Table Tennis in-between sessions at today’s Pride in Wellness!

PILATES WITH VAUN - Saturday 28th June | 4pm - 5pm | Crossrail Gardens small space

Your health is your wealth, so strive for abundance. Adhering to the principles of precession, control, and connection, Vaun leads with laughter, playfulness, and discipline. Vaun feels Pilates is an all-encompassing, transformative experience. They without a shadow of doubt believe that every time you come to class, you leave brand new. You will leave Vaun’s class feeling younger, leaner, taller, stronger,and full of bliss.

Please bring your own Yoga mat to the class!

Vaun is a London-based Artist and Wellbeing facilitator, with over nine years of experience guiding Yoga, Pilates, Sound Healing, Kirtan, and Reiki. They are the lead vocalist in Othon ◯ Vaun, a cutting-edge electronic Kirtan duo, and the founder of The Haus of Somatica, combining Kirtan and Somatic dance. Vaun’s focus is to enhance accessibility and diversity within wellness, collaborating with charity initiatives such as London LGBTQ+, Trans Pride, Black Pride, Om & Base festival. As well as CICs (Community Interest Companies) such as The Black Wellbeing Collective, The Wellbeing Hub, and founding the 11th House, a wellbeing-oriented sober space catering to the q***r community.
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Q***R SPIRIT - DRUM CIRCLE - Saturday 28th June | 6pm - 7:30pm | Crossrail Gardens big space

Drumming is an ancient practice, core to our humanity, that brings mental, emotional, spiritual benefits. Studies have shown that group drumming produces significant changes in well-being, including improvements in depression, anxiety and social resilience. Shokti will give an introduction to drumming techniques and teach some simple rhythms, then lead the group into a freeform trance journey - come create the beats or simply soak up the powerful healing vibrations - and dancers are very welcome! We will have drums to share, you are also welcome to bring one along, or any percussive instruments.

Shokti will give an introduction to drumming techniques and teach some simple rhythms, then lead the group into a freeform trance journey
- come create the beats or simply soak up the powerful healing vibrations - and dancers are very welcome!

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Bollywood dance with Bollyq***r - Sunday 29th June | 12pm - 1:30pm | Crossrail Gardens big space

Join us for a fun, beginner-friendly Bollywood dance workshop in an LGBTQIA+ affirming environment. In this workshop, you will learn choreography to a Bollywood song, understand the meaning of the music, and celebrate q***rness through dance. All movements will be broken down, and no experience is necessary. This workshop will not have any gendered choreography unlike many other mainstream Bollywood dance spaces.

Feel free to wear any clothing that you feel comfortable to dance in, e.g. loose sportswear, or anything that makes you feel fabulous!

Bollyq***r is a Bollywood dance space that celebrates and empowers the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s a safer space to learn Beginners Bollywood dance, where choreography is not gendered, and you are encouraged to dance in a way that makes your heart feel it’s happiest! We bend, break, and redefine the rigid and heteronormative structures that exist within Bollywood.

Through their performances and workshops, Bollyq***r not only entertains but educates, using their platform to advocate for acceptance, equality, and inclusion. Bollyq***r workshops are beginner friendly and prioritise self-expression and having fun over learning choreography.
We also have a professional performance team, all of whom identify as Q***r and/or Trans People of colour. We are the only Bollywood dance groups that do not divide performers by gender, ensuring that all dancers have the freedom to choose their costume styles and choreography in ways that honour their identities and avoid dysphoria.

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Gong Bath Sound Journey - Sunday 29th June | 2pm - 3pm | Crossrail Gardens big space

Lay back and allow yourself to be carried away by the gentle sounds of crystal singing bowls, gongs and other healing instruments.

This session will include a guided meditation and multi instrumental sound journey leaving you relaxed and refreshed. Bring your yoga mat and anything else to make you feel comfortable laying on the floor (pillow, blanket, eye mask, water).

Please note Sound Baths may not be suitable if you:

Have a pacemaker

Have any metal implants

Are in the first Trimester of pregnancy

Simon is a qualified Sound Healing facilitator, Life coach and Reiki practitioner. Simon loves creating spaces for healing whether that be in a coaching conversation, reiki session or sound baths and truly believe in the human body’s remarkable ability to heal itself and my aim is to facilitate that process through holistic practices. It brings a lot of joy to share these practices with others and to hopefully spread that joy with everyone that takes part in the sessions.



www.simonthecoach.com

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Relaxing Sound Bath - Friday 27th June | 6pm - 7pm | Crossrail Gardens small space

Emy is offering a relaxing sound healing experience. He will be using a variety of instruments to help you enter a state of deep relaxation commonly known as ‘rest and digest’ mode where the body’s natural healing processes take place.

During the sound journey it is important that you are as comfortable as possible so please bring:

Yoga mat
Cushion / pillow
Blanket
Eye mask
Bottle of water

Please note Sound Baths may not be suitable if you:

Have a pacemaker
Have any metal implants
Are in the first Trimester of pregnancy

Emy is a British-Colombian energy worker based in London. He is a Yoga Teacher 200 RYT, Reiki Master, Crystal Healer and Sound Healing Facilitator. He is the founder of ChokuReiki Healing which focuses on sharing love and positive vibes to support your wellbeing through holistic practices.

Emy offers classes, events / retreats for all and creates safe spaces for the Q***r community to gather together and share their beautiful rainbow vibes.


www.chokureikihealing.com

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HAUS OF SOMATICA - Saturday 28th June | 1pm - 2pm | Main Stage Eden Dock

House of Somatica and Somatic dance create a transformative space to break away from habitual patterns. Vaun places emphasis on Divine disruption and primal body articulation using a carefully curated soundscape. You will be guided through:

Kirtan opening

Call and response recitation of mantra and mudras to cultivate auspiciousness.

Somatic Dance

Movement + Breath

Primal Free Flow dance.

Kirtan closing.

Bain is a London-based Artist and Wellbeing facilitator, with over nine years of experience guiding Yoga, Pilates, Sound Healing, Kirtan, and Reiki.

Vaun is the lead vocalist in Othon ◯ Vaun, a cutting-edge electronic Kirtan duo, and the founder of The Haus of Somatica, combining Kirtan and Somatic dance. Vaun’s focus is to enhance accessibility and diversity within wellness, collaborating with charity initiatives such as London LGBTQ+, Trans Pride, Black Pride, Om & Base festival. As well as CICs (Community Interest Companies) such as The Black Wellbeing Collective, The Wellbeing Hub, and founding the 11th House, a wellbeing-oriented sober space catering to the q***r community.
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