Queer Spirit community
Meditation + Breath Work
+ Chanting Circles
You are invited to gather with us for our monthly Meditation Circles to support & comfort your mind, heart & spirit.
Come together in queer community to be guided in short mindfulness-meditation, breath work and chanting practices. These practices will help to calm your mind and cultivate inner peace.
Our meditation circles are held online via Zoom.
We gather on the first Saturday of each month @ 9:30am PST / 12pm EST for 50-minutes.
2023 Session Dates:
- January 7th
- February 4th
- March 4th
- April 1st
- May 6th
- June 3rd
- July 1st
- August 5th
- September 2nd
- October 7th
- November 4th
- December 2nd
Facilitators:
TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) is an intuitive + spiritual practitioner, breathwork + meditation + movement guide, witch, and medicine person who identifies as a queer, non-binary, native indigenous being of color, and person in recovery. Their practice and home are based out of Tongva land (Long Beach, CA).
Learn more about TanyaMarck here.
Nick Venegoni, MA (he>they) is a holistic psychotherapist, coach and hypnotherapist based on Ohlone land (San Francisco, CA). He has studied and practiced a variety of meditation traditions and mindfulness practices for over fifteen years. He has a passion for earth-based and LGBTQ+ spiritualities, and transformational healing.
*Read more here about about why pronouns + land acknowledgment are important.
Each month TanyaMarck & Nick will create a custom practice for the group. The themes may follow the seasons of the year, the phases of the moon and stars, or a particular spiritual practice or chant. Below is more information about some of the practices you may experience.
Mindfulness & guided meditation:
Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress.
Breathwork:
Breathwork is the mindful connection to your body + systems along with your inhale and exhale, a concept descended from the ancient practice Pranyayama, a Sanskrit word which has been translated as ‘extension of the life force’ or ‘breath control.’ Breathwork is the exploration of inhaling and exhaling techniques. Breathwork is a tool for regulating, releasing, receiving, resetting, and grounding your energy in your body + systems.
(from TanyaMarck.com)
Devotional chanting:
Chanting has the potential to bring you to deep attention and a feeling of connection to the divine. Chants may be in a variety of languages and may stem from different spiritual traditions or mantras. Or they may simply be positive affirmations and words of compassion to cultivate a sense of peace and well-being. In these practices we honor and respect all spiritual and religious lineages.
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