Your Guide to the Austin Yoga Festival

Sunrise holds the beauty of ritual and the feeling of possibility — to begin again, to listen deeply, and to take another step forward on our path. Join Gioconda, one of Austin's beloved longtime yoga teachers, for this VIP opening session of the Austin Yoga Festival. This morning all-levels flow-based practice and meditation invite you to explore your depth and potential. Embody clarity, curiosity, and courage through breath and movement, connect with your inner wisdom through guided visualization. Leave feeling centered, grounded, and inspired.

You can expect a strong class that moves at a slower and engaging pace! You will linger in luscious shapes long enough to really feel what your body is craving as you move! Jordan always invites a playful curiosity in her offerings and you will feel the warmth of that invitation in your bones as soon as you step on your mat. We'll wrap the class with the sweet healing frequency of sound to send you in peace through the rest of your day!

Slow down, stretch deeply, and settle into soundbath. This all-levels session blends gentle, yin-inspired stretches, calming breathwork, and a soothing sound bath with live music for a relaxing reset that leaves you feeling grounded, open, and restored.

Opening Mantra w/Harmonium,  Vinyasa Flow w/Breathwork, Closing Mantra Meditation w/Guitar

The Hermit card in the Tarot invites us to retreat, turn inward, and reconnect with our own inner guidance. In this class we will explore the archetype of the Hermit through Yin Yoga postures that deeply relaxing and long-held. As you are guided through meditation and visualization to draw away from external distractions and stimuli, you will explore the layers of your own being (the Pancha Koshas).

Align & Flow: This slow vinyasa class is informed by Katonah Yoga®, Functional Mobility, and Somatics. Expect to refine your practice with cues that support the structure and integrity of the posture with deeper somatic awareness. We take a formal approach to asana, to develop a skillful practice for longevity, insight, and infinite potential. Class is open to all levels.

Find more flexibility, range of motion, and less pain with myofascial release. You’ll learn several trigger points and tips that will leave you feeling free in the hips, shoulders, and feet. Perfect for runners, lifters, and everyone in between.

EMBODYED is a therapeutic dance experience.It's designed to help you shake off what you've been carrying and reconnect to the part of you that's been waiting to come alive.Through fluid, expressive, full-body movements, you get to experience the language of your body without judgment and give yourself permission to be full out and free in your own skin.This is where stuck energy starts to shift, where confidence builds from the inside out, and where you remember what it feels like to be completely, unapologetically YOU.No dance experience required, just an open + curious heart.