VanPrideFest presents Pride Wellness

 

This yoga class is designed for you to take a moment to yourself. This is the time to witness the self, drink water, and breathe.

All bodies are welcome.

All movement abilities are welcome.

This practice is for you, meaning everything is an invitation, everything is optional. There is no expectation to look or perform a certain way. The movement will be slow and simple, working on cultivating mindfulness. We will test our edges without crossing them. We will invite inquisition and play. All marginalized bodies experience trauma in being, all trauma is stored in the body. This is a moment to look inward and create a space for you, a space to call in joy, to invite in self-love, to be with community. This is a moment to let go of the things that don't serve us, through movement.

Please bring your own water bottle, wear comfy clothing that you feel safe moving in, and bring either a yoga mat, large towel or blanket to stretch on. 

About the facilitator:

Franz is a creator of space. She aims to help people find genuine connections to themselves and each other. Franz is an observer of the human condition, writer, arts community advocate, workshop facilitator, performer, and yoga teacher. She wants to hold joy close; to lead with love. This is a reminder to breathe.

This event is presented in partnership with Lululemon.

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You must RSVP in advance, spaces are limited.

Event duration: 2 hours (15 minutes to get orientated followed by approx. 90 min yoga class)

Read the covid safety protocols before registering for this event.

Please arrive no later than 5 minutes after the event start time as a courtesy to our instructor and other attendees.

This is a scent-reduced event, please refrain from using scented body products.

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Accessibility info

• Public transport: Closest bus stop is the #9 at W Broadway and Columbia St. Closest skytrain is Broadway-City Hall on the Canada Line
• Parking: there is free street parking along Columbia St one block north of the park. Paid parking along 8th Ave $5/day or $1/hr
• ASL interpretation of the verbal instructions is available on request. Please contact VPS at least 10 days in advance to book interpretation for this event. Contact accessibility@vancouverpride.ca or 604 687 0955
• Disposable masks will be available for those who don't have their own. We require all guests to wear a face covering when entering and moving about the venue.
• Drinking water will be available, bring your own water bottle
• Bring your own yoga mat, large towel or blanket. The grass may be damp.
• Gender neutral portable washroom facilities will be available. The wheelchair unit will be in close proximity to the entrance and has a gated area around the unit for added privacy. The unit door width is 31.7" (830mm) and the seat height is 19" (521mm)
• Terrain info: Jonathan Rogers park is situated on mostly level grass. The most level site access point is via 8th Ave and Columbia St (sidewalk has an approx 3.6% slope)
• Tables are not supplied at this venue
• Seating is not automatically supplied. Chairs of a variety of styles will be made available at the accessibility seating area. You can request a chair upon arrival and chairs will be sanitized between guests
• First Aid will be available on site
• Service Animals are welcome
• Scent reduction policy: We are operating in an outdoor public park and while we cannot control scents from the surrounding area, we do ask that our guests, volunteers, performers and staff refrain from wearing strongly scented products. Vendors with scented products will be placed away from the audience seating area and main pathways

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All Vancouver Pride events take place on unceded, occupied, traditional and ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw {Squamish), and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We realize that the work we are able to do could not happen without the wisdom and intelligence of the two-spirit people and organizations that have taught us, stuck with us, and led us through organizational changes to better serve our LGBTQAI2S+ communities. We hold our hands up to thank them for their brilliance, resilience, patience and strength.