Building a Queer Spiritual Community│Our Nonprofit's Vision to Create a Yoga Retreat Sanctuary and LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces (Podcasthon 2026 Episode)

Have you ever wished that the queer community had a dedicated safe space and sanctuary to heal from trauma, practice spirituality, and experience joy, safety, and connection? Such a place CAN be real, and we invite you to help us build it! 🌈

This episode is part of Podcasthon, a global movement uniting podcasters to raise awareness for causes that matter.

In this episode, Board Chair Lee Devi shares about the heart, mission, and vision behind the Queer Soul Alchemy nonprofit organization — a 501(c)(3) created to serve the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized people through safe spaces and inclusive spiritual spaces.

You’ll learn:

- about Queer Soul Alchemy's mission to create accessible spiritual spaces for the LGBTQ+ community to explore Yoga and meditation, both online and in person

- QSA's vision to establish a sanctuary and Yoga retreat center in Northeast Ohio with a permaculture farm and animal sanctuary

- how spirituality, Ayurveda, Yoga, queer community organizing, and ecological stewardship intersect in this work

- and the many ways that you can support this mission and get involved with bringing this sanctuary to life!

If this vision speaks to you, here’s how you can be part of it:

✨ Donate at https://youareloved.one/nonprofit
✨ Join our Online Community for Yoga classes, monthly meditations, workshops and more at https://youareloved.one/online-membership

✨ Share this Episode with your loved ones and groups to spread awareness about our cause!
✨ Register for the Spring Equinox Fundraiser at https://youareloved.one/events/nonprofit

✨ Join the email newsletter at https://youareloved.one/pod

Through queer Yoga retreats, community programming, and land-based healing, QSA is creating a legacy of LGBTQ+ joy, resilience, and transformation. WE take care of us.

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Queer Soul Alchemy is a podcast that explores the sacred intersections of Yoga, Ayurveda, Astrology, Sexuality, and Spirituality as pathways of personal transformation, healing, and healthy self-expression. Here, we honor the wisdom of queerness and celebrate the beauty of queer identity within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. Through personal stories, astrology, and wellness practices, we embrace the call to live authentically as our true selves, uplift transgender and queer voices, and advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights with compassion and courage. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for self-care and health, are curious about joining a queer yoga retreat, are drawn to the rhythm of travel and spiritual journeying, or are simply longing to embrace your authentic self — you belong here. This is a sanctuary for allies, seekers, and members of the queer community who are ready to live their truth and embody the magic of queer soul alchemy.

Recommended for:

- Anyone seeking self help, mindfulness, and self healing tools

- Listeners exploring yoga, meditation, and philosophy

- Those on a spiritual awakening or self improvement journey

- LGBTQ+ souls seeking queer-inclusive spirituality and magick

About Your Host: Lee Devi✨

When I was growing up in Ohio, I didn’t have any LGBTQ+ role models, and I didn’t know it was okay to be myself. I’m Lee Devi (they/ them), a queer and nonbinary Yoga teacher and student. Through over a decade of Yoga practice, Ayurvedic study, and living a Yogic lifestyle, I’ve unraveled — and continue to unravel — layers of mental and spiritual conditioning. And somewhere along the way, I became the role model of my own dreams.

Today, I’m a 500-hour Registered Yoga Instructor, a 600-hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor, a Transformational Yoga Retreat Facilitator, and an Intuitive Astrologer. My work integrates Yoga, Ayurveda, Astrology, Spirituality, Travel, Queerness, and Self Care Practices to support your personal transformation and healing within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. I believe that every human deserves the safe and sacred space to embrace their authentic self, and connect with the divine energy within.