Gioconda Yoga

Gioconda Yoga Gioconda Parker, ERYT-500, MTP teaches soulful, creative vinyasa yoga classes, creates opportunities Come with me on the journey of a lifetime!

Discover the truth of who you are through yoga, travel & teaching. Whether you are a yoga teacher, a consistent yogi, or just curious about what yoga has to offer you, I provide online Classes, Workshops, Training & Mentorship programs. Visit www.giocondayoga.com for details or email me at gioconda@giocondayoga.com with any questions! https://linktr.ee/giocondayoga

XO,

-Gioconda

“yoga is the art of becoming who you truly are…"

ERYT-500, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 500 hours
SEP, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
MTP, Masters Transpersonal Psychology, Spiritual Psychology Specialization


Study & Travel with me! https://www.giocondayoga.com/retreats

This journey through Sicily moves slowly, as it should.Each place offering its own rhythm, its own way of meeting us. To...
02/06/2026

This journey through Sicily moves slowly, as it should.

Each place offering its own rhythm, its own way of meeting us. Together they create an experience shaped by land, history, and the quiet moments in between.

📍 Castiglione di Sicilia
Where we arrive gently, held by hills, vineyards, and the quiet presence of Mount Etna nearby.

📍 Mount Etna
Ancient, powerful, alive. We walk her slopes and remember how small and spacious we can feel at once.

📍 Ortigia
Stone, sea, and stories layered over centuries. Markets, temples, and time that slows on its own.

📍 Modica
Where we settle in. Chocolate, shared tables, warm evenings, and a feeling of being at home.

Eight days. Seven nights.
Sun kissed history. Warm Sicilian smiles.

If you feel yourself leaning toward this kind of experience, there’s room for you here.

Some journeys don’t announce themselves loudly.They unfold slowly. Gently. In ways you feel more than understand.This is...
02/03/2026

Some journeys don’t announce themselves loudly.
They unfold slowly. Gently. In ways you feel more than understand.

This is Sicily as an experience.
Not rushed. Not overplanned.
A soft arrival into beauty, presence, and time that stretches just enough.

Each place offers something different.
Perspective. Ease. Depth. Warmth.
And somewhere along the way, something in you settles.

This isn’t just a place you visit.
It’s something you carry home.

If you’re feeling that quiet pull, there’s room for you here.

Truly exceptional is one phrase I can share about the natural beauty we experienced in Sri Lanka. Jungle and ocean, temp...
01/15/2026

Truly exceptional is one phrase I can share about the natural beauty we experienced in Sri Lanka. Jungle and ocean, temples and yoga shalas, elephants and sea turtles and monkeys and birds. And so many incredible humans.

I have SO much to share about these last five weeks away, this post is just the beginning 💕

I'm back to teaching tomorrow evening, Friday 6pm Vinyasa at Practice Yoga Austin--donation class so drop in and see me.

I'll be adding a lot of new classes to my schedule soon--and anchoring down in Texas for a bit as this New Year unfolds!

Lots of goodness brewing to share with y'all ✨💖✨

A little peek into our Sri Lanka New Years retreat and travels...
01/13/2026

A little peek into our Sri Lanka New Years retreat and travels...

01/13/2026

Some experiences don’t end when the trip does.
They settle into the body.
Into the way you breathe a little slower, listen a little deeper, move with more trust.

This was a week of ocean mornings and temple afternoons.
Of yoga that felt like remembering, not performing.
Of laughter, stillness, salt on skin, fireworks in the night sky.
A New Year welcomed not with urgency, but with presence.

Sri Lanka gave us more than memories.
It offered a rhythm we’re still carrying.

There’s something about Sicily that doesn’t ask for your attention, only your presence.The light resting on old stone.Ti...
01/13/2026

There’s something about Sicily that doesn’t ask for your attention, only your presence.
The light resting on old stone.
Time moving just slowly enough to be felt.

Life feels simple there.
Walk. Breathe. Notice.
Let the body soften into the day.

We’ll gather in that way.
No fixing. No striving.
Just people meeting the land, and themselves, as they are.

If you feel the quiet yes,
you’re already part of it.

Over the past days in Sri Lanka, I’ve been sitting with how quietly powerful it is to share time and space with others w...
01/10/2026

Over the past days in Sri Lanka, I’ve been sitting with how quietly powerful it is to share time and space with others without needing to arrive anywhere. A retreat, yes—but also something softer than that. A rhythm. A shared unfolding.

I keep thinking about moments that don’t make it into schedules. Morning coffee before practice. Sand on the floor that never quite leaves. Conversations that start with laughter and end in long pauses. The way people soften when they feel safe enough to just be.

Behind the scenes of this retreat were ordinary things that felt anything but small. Breath moving together. Silence that didn’t need filling. Meals stretched longer than planned. Practice that met people exactly where they were. These were not highlights. They were the work.

I’m reminded again that transformation doesn’t announce itself. It happens slowly, in repetition, in presence, in shared humanity. It’s not one big moment—it’s many small ones, layered gently over time.

I feel deeply thankful for this place, and for the people who met it—and each other—with openness and care. For the trust, the curiosity, the willingness to stay present even when nothing was being asked. These are the currents that hold everything else.

What moments have been quietly shaping you lately? 🤍

A new year always arrives with a quiet doorway—an invitation to listen before life gets loud again. If you’ve been feeli...
01/03/2026

A new year always arrives with a quiet doorway—an invitation to listen before life gets loud again. If you’ve been feeling the pull toward a slower, steadier rhythm in 2026, you’re not alone.

This year can be different.

Less bracing. More breath.
Less rushing. More presence.

A softening into the version of you that’s been waiting beneath the busyness.

UNFOLD was created as a place to begin again.

A week held in the mountains of Bali—May 10–17, 2026—where you can step out of urgency and return to your inner cadence. Slow mornings, movement that nourishes, communal rest, nature that resets the entire system.

If your body is asking for spaciousness… if your heart is craving tenderness… if your spirit wants room to remember itself—this is your place to land in the new year.

A gentle welcome to 2026.

A gentler welcome to yourself.

A little glimpse behind the scenes at UNFOLD… the quiet moments, the shared breaths, the softening that happens when peo...
12/30/2025

A little glimpse behind the scenes at UNFOLD… the quiet moments, the shared breaths, the softening that happens when people feel safe to just be. Slow mornings, mountain air, nourishing movement, laughter between practices, journal pages filling, stillness settling in.

These are the pieces that do not always make it into the big story, yet they are the heart of the experience. The everyday magic of being held in community, surrounded by nature, remembering what ease feels like.

Here is what it looks like to unwind, to return, to unfold.

If something in you is craving this kind of space, slower days, deeper breaths, a soft place to land, UNFOLD is waiting for you in the mountains of Bali. Spots are open and your week of spaciousness is ready to be claimed.

The teachers who hold UNFOLD are the soul of this retreat. Each one brings a lifetime of study, lived experience, and a ...
12/26/2025

The teachers who hold UNFOLD are the soul of this retreat. Each one brings a lifetime of study, lived experience, and a deep devotion to the human journey. Their lineages are different, but their intention is shared: to guide you into a softer, more honest relationship with yourself.

Cole, Gioconda, and Eduardo weave movement, somatics, philosophy, sound, and ceremony into a week designed to nourish your whole being. Their presence is gentle but strong, spacious but grounded—an invitation to feel supported as you move, rest, and open in your own time.

If you’re longing for guidance that feels embodied, compassionate, and rooted in wisdom, these are the teachers who will meet you in Bali.

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