classes. meditations. mentorships.

Once called a “gentle general,” Jacoby teaches the philosophies of yoga and Buddhism on the mat and on the cushion in daily classes, workshops, and retreats. He has a knack for working with students  who often feel unwelcome or unanticipated in the yoga classroom and is committed to supporting the skillbase and leadership arising from marginalized communities.

UPCOMING 2024-2025 RETREATS

Giving Up All Hope of a Better Past: Forgiveness Practices Retreat through the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. December 13-15, 2024.

Express Your Sparkle: A Queer & Trans Yoga Retreat at Kripalu. December 29-January 1 and March 7-9, 2025.

Waking Up Fabulous: LGBTIQQA+ Meditation Retreat at the Garrison Institute. May 23-26, 2025.

A Queer Dharma: Buddhist-Informed Meditations, Yoga Sequences, and Tools for Liberation

by Jacoby Ballard

“Deeply vulnerable and deeply moving, A Queer Dharma offers lessons from Ballard’s personal journey to the heart of the dharma, bringing the whole body and loving the whole self. This book is for anyone who has a body, and seeks to love courageously with an open heart.”   

Autumn Brown, Host of How to Survive the End of the World

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