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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 27d

Queer bodies are policed and politicised, especially trans+ bodies. So we need choices in our yoga practice to feel empowered. Read my Substack article for more about choice in yoga, with 8 versions of downward facing dog: open.substack.com/pub/queeryog...

#queeryoga #yoga #lgbtqia #accessibleyoga

Why choice matters in Queer Yoga

The LGBTQIA+ community wants to come off the yoga mat or chair feeling empowered, which means making choices for ourselves. Here's how to do it.

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Sep 15

Middlesbrough Library reopened this morning after its massive refurbishment - check out the bigger children's area and the computer suite #middlesbrough #library #books

Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Sep 7

Fingers crossed for clear skies tonight for the lunar eclipse: peak visibility at 7.33pm in the UK on 7th Sep - look east from a high vantage point www.rmg.co.uk/stories/spac... #eclipse #moon #lunareclipse

Lunar eclipse guide: When and where to see in the UK

Find out what a lunar eclipse is and when the next total lunar eclipse in the UK will occur

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jul 12

Today we flew our kites at #saltburnbythesea in the UK in solidarity with #kites4palestine
and in memory of the Palestinian children and teenagers who have lost their lives in this genocide #freepalestine

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jul 6

Powerful protest in #newcastle yesterday marching across the river for a #freepalestine and demanding an end to the starving of #gaza @pscupdates.bsky.social #palestinewillbefree

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 22

Feeling very nourished after finishing 'Raising Hare' 🌿 thank you @chloedalton.bsky.social for sharing this joy with us all!

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social was right on #springwatch - if other hare books are available, surely none as soothing and soulful as this?!

#medicineforthesoul #books #naturelit

Book cover of Raising Hare on a background of forest material

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 21

Feeling the big #summersolstice energy? Today is the longest day of the year in the UK and it can be quite challenging for people with #bipolar who experience #mania

New blog post about the things that help me cope at this time of year: mookaitejasper.com/2025/06/21/s...

#mentalhealth

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 16

Queer Yoga meditation: I Rise Up 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Inspired by themes from 'Beyond the Gender Binary' by @alokvmenon.bsky.social

mookaitejasper.com/2025/05/16/i...

Blog post and meditation exploring:
⚧️ Yoga for protest
💫 The Bhagavad Gita and the Stonewall Riots

#queeryoga #lgbtqia #yoga #accessibleyoga

I Rise Up. Book front cover of Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon’s in front of purple flowers.

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 15

Excited to be part of #llewellyncon tomorrow with my session on Queer Joy & Healing 🏳️‍🌈 this is for #allies as well as #lgbtqia folx: www.llewellyn.com/LlewellynCon...

Thanks to @llewellynbooks.bsky.social for organising this gorgeous gathering online! #pride #queeryoga #accessibleyoga

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 14

Gorgeous queer crafts at Kendal Pride 💗 with badge making, zine making, painting portraits and making a frame 🎨 plus hiking with yoga 🌿

#pride #cumbria #kendal #lakedistrict #queer #lgbtqia #queercrafts #craftivism

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 14

Proud Pooches dog show at Kendal Pride today 🐶🏳️‍🌈 #doggylove #pride #cumbria #lakedistrict #dogshow

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 13

New blog! 🎊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉

Belong | Be | Love explores yoga through a queer lens, and queerness through a yogic lens.

Free meditation: 'I Live My Truth', and blog post asking:

What is queer yoga?

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What does this mean to you?

#queeryoga #lgbtqia #queer #meditation #yoga

What is Queer Yoga?

This week’s affirmation, I Live My Truth, is inspired by definitions of the word ‘queer’ in The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality. Jump straight to my meditation using this affirmation.…

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 5

Anyone else reminded of transphobes while watching the Northern Hairy Wood Ants antagonising the robins in their nest? #springwatch #transrights

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 4

Can we have a longer Mindful Moment on #springwatch corresponding to how traumatising the episode has been? @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 4

So gorgeous and soothing 😍

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 4

It all makes more sense now 🤣

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 4

Has everyone had their dinner *before* #springwatch tonight? I saw an owl sculpture today and had to look the other way 🤢 @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 3

Is there anywhere you can watch clips of how they make the models for #springwatch? #craftgeek @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 3

Siblicide and venemous water shrew - nice to have no music on #springwatch but somehow I'm feeling on edge 😱 violent episode tonight! @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 3

Omg so gorgeous there's *no* music in tonight's #springwatch I've left yoga classes where teachers play background music because it's too difficult to process multiple audio input #feelingseen #autism #autismawareness #neurodivergence #autistic #yoga #accessibleyoga @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · Jun 3

Silly Me: "What are the cyclists doing at York Pride?"

Sensible Me: "Road closures aren't just for cycle races, you know."

Me: 😍🎊🏳️‍🌈🎉 HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!

#pride #lgbtqia #pridemonth #queerjoy #york #yorkpride

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · May 29

The life cycle of salps: asexual and then they change sex 🏳️‍🌈 you're spoiling us tonight @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #natureisqueer #springwatch

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · May 29

Loving the trans flag oyster on #springwatch tonight 🏳️‍⚧️ @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · May 17

"Know who the allies are" - Gyamfia Osei speaking at Newcastle Writers Conference. Gorgeous to hear an agent asking themselves: "Who would be a safe space for this author?" #weneeddiversebooks @newwritingnorth.bsky.social

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · May 17

"Look with all your eyes, look" - Jules Verne quote shared by Graeme Macrame Burnet in conversation with Will Mackie at the Newcastle Writing Conference this morning. I looked with all my eyes. This is what I saw. Thanks for organising the event @newwritingnorth.bsky.social but #weneeddiversebooks