For people who identify as LGBTQIA+ in any expression or form. This isn't for allies, but if you're questioning please do come along. Wherever you are in your journey - all of you is welcome.
What if you could explore the qualities you want to embody — not just by thinking about them, but by experiencing them in your body?
This six-week LGBTQIA+ yoga series uses goddess and mythological archetypes as creative doorways into exploring queer identity, embodiment and possibility.
Each week we'll explore a different archetype and the themes and qualities it evokes — from sovereignty and righteous anger to independence, belonging, love and truth.
But this isn't a mythology class or a discussion group.
The yoga is the vehicle.
Through Kundalini yoga, breathwork, meditation, Yoga Nidra and restorative yoga, alongside other practices woven into the sessions, we'll explore these themes through the body rather than simply thinking about them.
Because sometimes we know what we want intellectually, but our bodies haven't caught up yet.
Maybe you want to own your personal power, but taking up space feels uncomfortable.
Maybe you want to access your righteous anger, but anger feels threatening.
Maybe you want to be more unapologetically yourself, but you've learned to adapt yourself to fit in.
Maybe you long for belonging while simultaneously needing freedom.
Maybe you want to embrace parts of your identity, desire or expression that you've previously hidden.
What happens when, instead of just thinking about these qualities, you practise embodying them?
🌈 The six-week journey
Week 1 — Sovereignty & Personal Power - 22 September
What does it feel like to belong fully to yourself?
Week 2 — Kali - 29 September
Righteous Anger, Activism & Transformation
Week 3 — Lilith - 6 October
Independence & Being True to You
Week 4 — Selkie - 13 October
Shape-Shifting, Belonging & Finding Home
Week 5 — Aphrodite & Sappho - 20 October
Love, Desire & Connection
Week 6 — Tlazolteotl - 27 October
Truth, Expression & Embracing Complexity
🏳️🌈 Who is this for?
This series is specifically for LGBTQIA+ adults who want to explore identity, embodiment, community and connection through yoga.
You don't need previous yoga experience.
You don't need to identify with every archetype.
You don't need to be spiritual or believe in goddesses.
You don't need to have your identity completely figured out.
You just need to bring your curiosity and your willingness to explore.
There is no single way to be LGBTQIA+ and no particular identity you need to arrive at.
The invitation is to notice:
What feels true for me, right now?
🌿 A note on the archetypes
The figures explored in this series come from a range of cultural, mythological and spiritual traditions.
This series is not intended to teach or reproduce those traditions, nor to claim a definitive interpretation of these figures.
Instead, we're using the themes and qualities they evoke as creative starting points for contemporary, queer and embodied exploration.
The focus is on what these archetypes can invite us to explore within ourselves, approached with curiosity and respect for the cultures and traditions from which they originate.
🌈 Book the full journey
The six sessions are designed to work as a journey, with each archetype offering a different doorway into identity, embodiment and becoming.
Six-week series — £60
All six sessions. Just £10 per class and £18 less than booking six individual drop-ins.
Supported-price six-week series — £52
For anyone who would benefit from a lower-cost option. No explanation or proof is needed.
Individual drop-in — £13
Available for individual sessions, subject to space.
With only 7 spaces available, booking the full series is the best way to guarantee your place each week and experience the journey as a whole.
📍 Practical information
Dates: Tuesday 22 September – Tuesday 27 October 2026
Time: 6.15–7.30pm
Venue: Helen Ayling Yoga Studio, West Worthing
Please arrive a few minutes early so you have time to settle in before we begin.
Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. Yoga equipment is available at the studio, though you're welcome to bring your own mat, blanket or anything else that helps you feel comfortable.
🌈 Six weeks. Six archetypes. Six opportunities to explore who you are — and who you might become.
Come curious.
Come exactly as you are.
And see what happens when you give your body permission to explore something new.