Ivo (he) was already active for the OUT*side program as a yoga instructor in 2021 and is now happy to do sports together again. Ivo has played table tennis in his childhood and youth for many years in the club and gained a lot of playing experience. He would like to share this with all interested TIN*s.
He trained yoga teacher since 2018. Yoga is an important part of my everyday life, helps me to keep my body flexible and my mind balanced. Yoga is a helpful practice for me to keep reminding myself of serenity, focus and breathing.
I am very happy to be part of the OUT*side project and to be able to offer yoga for the TIN Community. It's great that it creates so many different sports options for trans * inter * non-binary people. Most of the yoga locations are otherwise very cis and hetero normative and intended for slim, ableism bodies. In yoga I like the mixture of being gentle with one's own body and recognizing its limits and at the same time being empowered to face challenges and being able to slowly expand physical limits and thus experience the body in transformation. Most of all I like to do yoga together and thus motivate each other and carry them in movement.

Finn (er) is a licensed climbing and fitness instructor and has been leading courses in various contexts for over 8 years. In 2016, Finn founded the project QUEERCLIMB to offer climbing courses and other outdoor activities to Berlin's LGBTIQ community.

"I live for climbing. As a trainer, I want to share my passion with others and support them in taking their first steps on rock and wall. Because climbing is about exactly what can also strengthen our community: Finding confidence in your own strength and abilities, accepting challenges, supporting each other. With this in mind, I try to make my courses as accessible as possible, because: Climbing is for everyone!"

Joon (er) is a licensed trainer for health sports and rehabilitation sports / orthopedics and prefers to offer queer sports with Seitenwechsel and Pfeffersport. I am happy to be able to create another space with you, in which we can feel comfortable with our bodies as they are and our identities - without binary performance pressure, passing pressure whatever ...

As we find this offer especially important we have decided to offer it at Seitenwechsel in the regular training (online)! The new name for the same offer is now "Back*Health". Click here for all info.

Makisig Akin, our Contact Imporo, Kung fu/Qigong/Tai-Chi coach. Choreographer. Dance Artist. Facilitator. Activist.
"I am a queer, transgender Filipino born and raised in the Philippines. My artistic work, teaching and creations focuses on strengthening the recognition of intersectional identities, reconnecting with my ancestry, and decentralizing Western ideologies in dance making. I co-direct The Love Makers, a dance company with Anya Cloud."
“OUT*side project is unique and important for the trans, inter, non-binary, and queer community because it highlights the need for creating spaces that are centring trans, inter, non-binary, and queer people. I feel honoured and grateful to be a part of the OUT*side project and to get to live my dream of being in a focused movement space of individuals who I feel energised and inspired by. I am happy to be able to share my knowledge of kung fu and traditional martial arts to my community. Thank you for the opportunity and I hope to see you at the next training!“

Photo credit: Tony Stewart

Noah (they / he) has been enthusiastically doing sports at Seitenwechsel since 2018. Noah loves to play football, do (power*)fitness, yoga, boulder, swim and go on hiking and cycling tours or explore nature from the water in a canoe. In their work at Seitenwechsel, Noah tries to create more opportunities where trans* inter* and non-binary people can feel comfortable and safe and do sports away from gender and body norms in an empowering community.
"I love being out in nature- especially on my bike! One thing I like most about it is feeling this freedom and exploring all the paths I encounter along the way. I am not much into mountains (only for hiking, not for cycling!), but I like to explore forests and lakes! I am super happy to offer a cycle tour in OUT*side together with Jo* - taking part in the OUT*side project has been a very empowering experience for me so far. There I feel very safe and supported and enjoy doing sports as part of a community a lot. I am very much looking forward to meeting new people on this tour!”

Sarra Bouars, our Meditation coach. Sarra is Tunisian-German with ancestral roots in Sufism. ⠀ ⠀

“Coming together to meditate, hear each others’ stories, struggles, insights, questions, and joys as trans/inter/non-binary community gives us a precious chance to create and deepen our individual and collective resilience together! Through OUT*side we get a safe container where we can make time for ourselves, to get real quiet, turn our attention inward, and listen to our inner voice, our hearts, our intuition, our inner wisdom, and our bodies. Without my practice, I believe I’d be lost, or at least a lot less grounded within myself. And that’s why I feel so strongly about sharing this resource with my peers: so that they can benefit from it, too. Come join us and start your meditation practice today! Now is the right moment. Looking forward to meeting you.“