Photo courtesy of Jasmin Benward

A Lovely Day: Family Yoga with Jasmin Benward (Event Cancelled)

October 27, 2024, 1:00-2:30 PM
Workshop, All Ages
Scribble

5541 York Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90042

*Please note: This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. If you already registered for a ticket, you should have received a notice via email. Thank you for understanding.

“Then I look at you / And the world’s alright with me / Just one look at you / And I know it’s gonna be / A lovely day” —Bill Withers 

The category is JOY! Please mark your calendars for “A Lovely Day,” a family yoga class with multi-hyphenate artist and play enthusiast Jasmin Benward (she/they). This sensory workshop will delight the entire crew through kid-friendly yoga poses, sing-alongs, ecstatic dance, acro yoga, games, and a relaxing story time wind-down. 

This workshop will take place at Scribble in Highland Park on Sunday, October 27, 2024, from 1-2:30 p.m.

This event is for littles aged 3+ to adults. All skill levels/ abilities welcomed, and first-timers encouraged! Participants should wear loose and/or comfortable clothing suitable for various ranges of movement. Please bring one yoga mat per participant and water to hydrate. 

Upon registration, please provide the first names, preferred-to-be-called titles, and ages of your family members to help aid in content planning. Guardians are expected to stay on site and participate, as well as sign waivers pre-class for themselves and their respective minors. 

This program is suitable for all ages.

Participants

Jasmin Benward (She/They) is a Black, non-binary, queer, invisibly disabled multidisciplinary artist, educator, and creative instructor based in Mexico City, Mexico, by way of South Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Atlanta. Jasmin expresses herself via music as a Music Supervisor, Songwriter/Topliner, Creative/Sync Coordinator, and A&R Rep; via multidisciplinary writing as an Author, Essayist, and Screenwriter; and through wellness as a Family Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor. 

Their life’s work includes disrupting the inequities of marginalized and underrepresented folks across mixed-media, entertainment, education, and wellness. Jasmin founded startup, Create the Room, to do just that. 

Jasmin is a proud recipient of craft development through art/community-based organizations. Fellowships, mentorships, awards include: a Black Queer Creative Summit Finalist (GLAAD), a Disruptors Screenwriting Fellow (The Center for Cultural Power), a Music Supervision Fellow (Women in Film), a Songwriting Mentee (Unlock Her Potential), and a Music Innovation Fellow (Keychange U.S.) 

Jasmin holds journalism bylines in Refinery29, Healthline, Cashmere Magazine, and The Black Femme Collective.

This workshop is organized by Yo! Yogi as part of Circa: Queer Histories Festival, presented by One Institute.

  • Scribble is a non-profit counseling center located in Highland Park Los Angeles. We offer affordable individual, couples, group, and family therapy sessions on a sliding scale. Services are available in person as well as through telehealth in the state of California.

  • Yo! Yogi

    Yo! Yogi helps bring creative somatic movement to youth, their caregivers, and community change makers through active togetherness to access diverse, holistic, wellness.