Queer Yoga Barcelona
Queer Yoga Barcelona – Building a Judgment-Free Community One Yoga Class at a Time
Today, I want to tell you about a project I recently started: Queer Yoga Barcelona.
I’ve been thinking about starting a group like this for a while—a safe, judgment-free space where queer people in Barcelona could get together, practice yoga, and connect with others—but I never quite had the courage. The first time I had the idea was back in May, when I was still working my 9-to-5 job. I thought I would kick off this yoga event series for the LGBTQIA+ community as soon as I stopped working, but I kept postponing it. It felt really scary to do this on my own. What if nobody was interested?
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Then summer came, and the idea stayed in the back of my mind, refusing to stay quiet. At some point, I figured this must be one of those times when my intuition was really telling me to follow that nudge and put this idea into action. So by the end of August, I created a group on Meetup and published a couple of stories and posts on my Instagram. And then... nothing happened.
Everyone seemed to like the idea, but nobody really wanted to engage. I started doubting the project, but since I didn’t want to give up on it so easily, I decided to give it a month. Only one week later, people suddenly started flocking to the Meetup group. From the initial five members, the group grew to over 75 people. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean all of those people will come to my queer yoga events. But it’s a start.
Last Thursday, the very first Queer Yoga Barcelona class took place. Out of 18 people who had signed up, only four came 😅. I guess that’s something you have to expect when you’re just starting out. However, we had a really beautiful class and spent a nice time together. Some of us even stayed for coffee afterward.
I’m excited to see where this project will go. Of course, I’d love for Queer Yoga Barcelona to become a huge success, but maybe it’s something that will only last a few weeks. Only time will tell.
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For now, I just feel incredibly happy to have done something that made me feel really nervous—something I was even a bit afraid of doing. Now that I’ve led my first queer yoga class, I feel so much more comfortable with it all. I guess sometimes we just have to courageously step into the unknown and see where it takes us. And if we fall, the ground’s always there to catch us.
I hope you get the chance to do something you’re a little afraid of—just to see how strong and courageous you really are. And enjoy that feeling of self-esteem after doing something that seemed big and scary at first. ♥️
