
Welcome to Queer Life Refuge!
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* Provide a safe space and community for LGBTQIA+ folks seeking refuge
* Serve as a therapeutic resource for the LGBTQIA+ community, with respect to contemplative health and wellness practices
* Support the transformation of LGBTQIA+ mental health in our society through research on and engagement with contemplative practices and education for Queer Religious Trauma
* Provide therapeutic services, groups, and education for healing from Queer Religious Trauma and other forms of suffering
* Promote inclusivity, equity and social justice by increasing our capacity to connect and communicate with, and thereby learn from, one another
* Promote progressive environment for mental health research, education, and practice
* Honor the ways in which contemplative, embodied and mindfulness practices can support the LGBTQIA+ community in increased self-awareness, healing, and action for a more just and inclusive society
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* Queer owned and operated!
* Secular and inclusive by nature and intent
* Trauma and mental health informed
* Open to all individuals from all walks of life
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* Opportunities for inner reflection and embodied experience to support holistic healing and well-being
* Resources for contemplative practices and pedagogy, community building and support through life’s struggles
* An antidote to the many stressors in life through care and community
* Specifically focused therapies for LGBTQIA+ peoples and those suffering from religious trauma and other forms of trauma
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* The full range of human experience and the beautiful diversity of our Queer community
* The wisdom and lineage of traditions from which the range of contemplative practices arise
* Collective liberation, including cultural, racial, and social justice
* Non-pathological and holistic therapeutic modalities
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* Individuals
* Couples
* Non-Normative Relationships
* Families
* Groups
* Adolescents (13 – 17)
* Young Adults (18 – 20)
* Adults