we are be queer now,
a virtual and in-person yoga collective. we disentangle ourselves from systems of oppression through yoga practices that center queer bodies and honor the roots of yoga. we seek to (re)build our connection with self, community, and earth.
our story
It all began with a group of queers gathering in a Brooklyn yoga studio. Sasha led a weekly class, slowly and intentionally cultivating a unique community space. When the pandemic hit, many studios closed their brick and mortar doors. It was time to take the offering online. As often happens to Sasha, she was hit with a strike of inspiration, and came up with a name that said it all: “be queer now.”
Regulars from the in-person class and new faces from across the globe gathered in queer community. After years of gentle and steady growth, it was time to widen the circle.
hk had been a student of sasha's for several years when Sasha asked them to sub for her a teach an online class for be queer now — their first ever. Soon after, hk began offering TRANS* YOGA, a monthly free practice for the trans community.
In 2022, our triangle was complete with the addition of Alishiya's monthly lunar rest + return workshop. Like queer powerpuffs, we combined our yogic powers of sugar, spice and everything nice to build a community online and in-person that would bring joy, rest and connectiosn to queer folks.