Gioconda Yoga

7:30-8:30pm Candlelit Yin @YTX Austin
2025-02-17 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-03 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-10-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-10-16 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | YTX Austin, 206 East 4th Street, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
A slow, mindful practice bringing the body into balance and increasing natural range of motion. Most poses are done while seated or lying down, supported by props and held in stillness for several minutes.
This class targets the connective tissues, such as ligaments and fascia, along with the energetic systems of the body, bringing the body into balance and increasing its natural range of motion. As we move into stillness, we bring body, breath and soul into harmony. It’s a perfect complement to a more physical practice. You will leave class feeling refreshed, renewed and restored.

12-1pm YINyasa @YogaPod
2025-02-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Yoga Pod Austin, 9333 Research Blvd, Suite C-200 Austin TX 78759, Austin, TX, 78759, United States
Yinyasa is a hybrid yoga practice that combines elements of Yin and Vinyasa yoga. It aims to provide a balanced and restorative experience by alternating between slow, passive poses (Yin) and more dynamic, flowing movements (Vinyasa).

Suited for all levels, and great for beginners looking for an introduction to their yoga practice.

See details about Yoga Pod studio at their website.

6:30-7:30pm podFlow All Levels (non-heated)
2025-02-12 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Yoga Pod Austin, 9333 Research Blvd, Suite C-200 Austin TX 78759, Austin, TX, 78759, United States
podFLOW All Levels is a vinyasa class suitable for all levels. Variations will be offered for all levels of practitioners from the beginner to experienced yogi, allowing each student opportunities to challenge themselves.
All classes are set to music and at room temperature. Cues will be provided, offering options in poses to meet your level.
See more about Yoga Pod at their website.

1:15-2:30pm Flow & Restore @Castle Hill Fitness Austin, TX
2025-02-12 13:15 - 14:30, 2025-02-05 13:15 - 14:30, 2025-01-29 13:15 - 14:30, 2025-01-22 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Castle Hill Fitness, 1112 N. Lamar St, Austin, TX, 78703, United States
Join Gioconda for this perfect mid-day combination–vinyasa yoga practice flows into yin (deep stretch) & simple meditation. Reconnect to breath & body, build strength and resilience, centered in health and well-being.

This is a community class at Castle Hill–you do not have to be a member to attend. Drop in fee is only $15. Join us for a great mid-week reset!

5:30-6:45pm Heated Vinyasa @Wild Rice Yoga in San Marcos, TX
2025-02-05 17:30 - 18:45 (America/Chicago) | Wild Rice Yoga, 136 S LBJ Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States
Breathe and flow with me in this 75-minute all-levels heated vinyasa flow class. Move your body, free your spirit, come back to your heart.
Link to register here.

Sama Yoga House New Year's Retreat
2024-12-27 - 2025-01-02 | TX

Sama Yoga House Trainings in Thailand & Bali
2024-11-19 - 2024-12-23 | TX

5:30pm-6:30pm Heated Vinyasa @YTX Austin
2024-11-14 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-07 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-06 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-04 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | YTX Austin, 206 East 4th Street, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Vinyasa is a series of sequenced poses that seamlessly flow together. You’ll experience both foundational postures and creative variations that will strengthen, open, and restore your body and mind.
“Vinyasa” translates from Sanskrit as “to place in a special way.” As such, YTX’s vinyasa class encourages the student to be mindful of every movement and its connection within the arc of the practice.
Students are encouraged to gauge the intensity of their practice based on what they need at any given moment with a focus on smooth, mindful transitions and movement always guided by the breath.

10am-12pm Yin Yoga Deep Dive @BIG Power Yoga, Houston
2024-11-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | BIG Power Yoga
Join Gioconda for a two-hour deep dive into the practice of Yin Yoga–create a more resilient body and nervous system through this slower-moving practice. Gentle movements combined with longer holds will allow you to settle in–the class will end with a yoga nidra (guided relaxation) You’ll leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, nourished and supported.
Date: Nov 9
All students and teachers are welcome.
$35 BIG members; $40 non-members
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Yin Training at BIG Power Yoga in Houston, Texas
2024-11-09 - 2024-11-10 | BIG Power Yoga
Are you interested in adding a new teaching skill to your tool belt? Would you like to learn how to create a safe and nurturing environment for your students to unwind from physical, mental, and emotional stress? Would you like to share Yin Yoga as a path of mindful awareness and a gateway to inner resources?
If so, join Gioconda Parker for this weekend-long Foundations of Yin. You will learn a series of Yin Yoga poses and their modifications so you can teach to a wide range of students. You will learn how to combine them in powerful and effective sequences. You will learn techniques to assist and support your students and help them move deeper into their own experiences.
You will learn mindfulness principles that help you guide your Yin Yoga students through the practice as they develop witness consciousness and an ability to be with themselves as they are and be present to what is with awareness and loving-kindness. You will also learn basic techniques to support your students in working with their nervous system, and with your own in the process so that you can hold space and they can let go of stress and re-discover their own natural resiliency.
Saturday, November 9th: 10am – 6:30pm (lunch break included)
Sunday, November 10th: 10am-6:30pm (lunch break included)
Plus online resources to be self-paced
20 Hours of Yoga Alliance CEU’s can be earned by completing this program and the online coursework that supports it.
Investment: $495 | $450 Early Bird (paid in full by October 9th, 2024) *use discount code: YINEARLYBIRD at checkout
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Led by: Gioconda Parker
Gioconda has been teaching yoga for over 25 years and draws on her years of training and teaching and a deep well of knowledge to create Continuing Education programs for yoga teachers. In addition to her training in the field of yoga, she holds a Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Psychology and has completed a three-year training program in Somatic Experiencing©, a body-based system developed by Dr. Peter Levine.

5:45pm-6:45pm Heated Vinyasa @YTX Austin
2024-10-28 17:45 - 18:45, 2024-10-24 17:45 - 18:45, 2024-10-21 17:45 - 18:45, 2024-10-17 17:45 - 18:45, 2024-10-14 17:45 - 18:45 (America/New_York) | YTX Austin, 206 East 4th Street, Austin, TX, 78701, United States

10am-12pm Art of Vinyasa @BIG Power Yoga, Houston
2024-10-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Join Gioconda for a two-hour vinyasa practice. The class includes a full spectrum practice, including breathwork, meditation, crafted sequences to work towards a peak pose or peak flow, and counterposes leading to deep rest. Each class will vary in theme, peak, and cool down. Come for one, or all.
Dates: Sept 21, 28 Oct 26
All students and teachers are welcome.
$35 BIG members; $40 non-members
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