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Mookaite Jasper

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🏳️‍🌈 mookaitejasper.com 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans non-binary autistic yogi 📝 Author of Queer Yoga

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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Excited to see Queer Yoga on the shelves at Book Corner in Saltburn, my local independent bookshop 📚🏳️‍🌈 thank you to owner Jenna for the support! #independentbookshop #queeryoga #lgbtqia
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New blog post: Top 10 Teachings from Sudhir Rishi on meditation, seen through a queer lens mookaitejasper.com/2026/09/24/t... #yoga #meditation #queeryoga #lgbtqia
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Taming the Mind – Teachings from Sudhir Rishi
It was a rare privilege to meet Sudhir Rishi and have the chance to learn from a teacher visiting from India. I live in Yorkshire, in the North of England, and there aren’t as many chances to…
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Gorgeous to talk all things Queer Yoga on the Queer Spirituality podcast with @thejuliancrossonhill.com -out now! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #yoga #lgbtqia
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So honoured to have my words included in the latest edition of Yoga Changemaker Magazine. My piece is about #mentalhealth #bipolar and being #lgbtqia Massive thanks to Susanna Barkataki at Ignite Institute 💕 get your free copy here: yogachangemakers.com?utm_source=i...
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Get the newest edition of complimentary Yoga Changemaker Magazine
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Middlesbrough Pride today! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Thank you to Curious Arts for bringing us all together #pride #middlesbrough #teesside #lgbtqia
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Beautiful article on the importance of community in yoga spaces: yogalovemagazine.com/sangha-may-b... #yoga #inclusiveyoga #accessibleyoga
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SANGHA MAY BE THE MISSING PIECE IN YOUR PRACTICE | YOGA♥ Magazine
These days, many yoga classes can feel transactional and impersonal. Practitioners rush in to claim their favorite spot, practice without acknowledging anyone else in the room, and within seconds of c...
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Podcast interview out now with the Accessible Yoga School about Queer Yoga, yoga and mental health, and getting sober: www.accessibleyogaschool.com/podcasts/acc... #queeryoga #lgbtqia #yoga #mebtalhealth @accessibleyoga.bsky.social
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Queer Yoga
Join host Jivana Heyman as he talks with Mookaite Jasper (Kite), a queer, trans, non-binary, and autistic yoga teacher from Middlesbrough, England, about their book Queer Yoga: A Guide to Well-Being T...
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New blog post with my top five recommendations from Llewellyn Con 2026: mookaitejasper.com/2026/07/13/l... plus catch the replay of my talk about the #queeryoga year @llewellynbooks.bsky.social #yoga #llewellyncon
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Llewellyn Con 2026 – top five watches
It was an absolute joy to be part of Llewellyn Con 2026 this summer, for the second year running. But more than anything, I loved being part of the audience joining in the chat while listening to o…
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Join me at #llewellyncon 2026 for a celebration of LGBTQIA+ lives through the 12 months of the year 🌈 June 12th at 11am Central time / 5pm UK. Register for free www.llewellyn.com/LlewellynCon... @llewellynbooks #queeryoga
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Today I'm marking Nakba Day by starting the Stride for Palestinians challenge, to hike 186km over six weeks in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians. Can you donate? Sponsor link here: medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/mookaite-...
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This #transhistoryweek I've been learning from Dr Kit Heyam's book: Before We Were Trans 🏳️‍⚧️ Check out my new Substack article about three key learnings from this book: queeryoga.substack.com/p/trans-hist... #trans #nonbinary #lgbtqia
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Trans+ History Week: Before We Were Trans
A celebration of the history of gender
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
It means so much that Jessamyn Stanley wrote the foreword to Queer Yoga because her online classes at The Underbelly support me so much as a queer person. Looking for online yoga? Here's why you should try The Underbelly: mookaitejasper.com/2026/04/24/w... #yoga #queeryoga #inclusiveyoga
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Why I Keep Coming Back to The Underbelly
The alternative title to this piece could be ’10 Reasons it Means So Much that Jessamyn Stanley Wrote the Foreword to Queer Yoga’. It means so much because her teachings have helped me …
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Queer Yoga has landed!! What a thrill to see it in print - I am so full to the brim with gratitude for everyone who has helped bring this book to life @llewellynbooks.bsky.social #queeryoga #yoga #accessibleyoga
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
So uplifting and hopeful to be part of the half a million people who marched through London today against fascism - thank you @togetheralliance.bsky.social for bringing us all together 💜 #refugeesarewelcomehere
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Join The Great Yoga Unlearning - a free online event from Susanna Barkataki which runs March 27-29. Head to yogaunlearn.com #yogaactivism #yogaphilosophy
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I'm marching in London on the 28th - will you be there too? #lovewins
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Great to see inclusive and accessible yoga being promoted by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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‘Truly accessible to everyone’: how to start yoga
Some think yoga isn’t for them – but there’s ‘something for everybody’. Experts share what to know about the mindful practice that can improve strength and sleep
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New Substack piece about the meditative process of weaving a trans tartan: open.substack.com/pub/queeryog...
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Radical Weavers
Meditative moments with a trans inclusive Scottish charity
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
So much fun to chat all things yoga magic in an interview with the Suburban Witch Lady podcast ✨ listen here: rephonic.com/episodes/zjr...
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Beautiful session from @induarora.bsky.social with the Accessible Yoga School, making yoga philosophy accessible. Thank you Indu 💗 #yoga #inclusiveyoga #yogaphilosophy
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 09/11/2025
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
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Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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
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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 · 15/09/2025
Middlesbrough Library reopened this morning after its massive refurbishment - check out the bigger children's area and the computer suite #middlesbrough #library #books
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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
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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 · 12/07/2025
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 · 06/07/2025
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 · 22/06/2025
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 · 21/06/2025
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 · 16/06/2025
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 · 15/06/2025
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 · 14/06/2025
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 · 14/06/2025
Proud Pooches dog show at Kendal Pride today 🐶🏳️‍🌈 #doggylove #pride #cumbria #lakedistrict #dogshow
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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? mookaitejasper.com/2025/05/16/w... What does this mean to you? #queeryoga #lgbtqia #queer #meditation #yoga
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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 · 05/06/2025
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 · 04/06/2025
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 · 04/06/2025
So gorgeous and soothing 😍
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It all makes more sense now 🤣
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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 · 29/05/2025
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 · 29/05/2025
Loving the trans flag oyster on #springwatch tonight 🏳️‍⚧️ @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
"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 · 17/05/2025
"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
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
17th May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. The date commemorates the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to remove homosexuality from its classification of diseases. We exist. We don’t need a cure. #IDAHOBIT
Inclusive Pride flag.
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Do I really look old enough to remember the year that homosexuality was declassified as a mental disorder? 1990. I was already 7 years old. Happy #idahobit #lgbtqia #queerhealing
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Huge crowd in York today supporting #transrights thank you @yorklgbtforum.bsky.social for bringing us all together for such an empowering protest 🏳️‍⚧️
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Mookaite Jasper @mookaitejasper.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Powerful speeches in Middlesbrough today supporting #transrights 🏳️‍⚧️ Great to see the Lib Dems and Green Party represented by @libdemjem.bsky.social and @justmeandmyraven.bsky.social along with beautiful words from @ellielowther.bsky.social
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