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Monday 6am - 7:30pm Tuesday 6am - 7:30pm Wednesday 6am - 7:30pm Thursday 6am - 7:30pm Friday 6am - 7:30pm Saturday 6am - 7:30pm Sunday 6am - 7:30pm

Gold Coast Yoga Centre

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Gold Coast Yoga Centre

Gold Coast Yoga Centre is a yoga studio in Palm Beach, QLD.

Classes 7 days a week
dedicated teachers
beginners to advanced
classical Ashtanga and Hatha/Vinyasa
great community

serving the Gold Coast since 1996

sanctuary, community, truth We offer a range of styles & classes, including entry level classes for beginners, as well as pregnant mums & anyone recovering from injury, intermediate classes for those growing their practice and advanced classes for the more experienced; as well as private yoga sessions, guest workshops and yoga retreats. Our students travel from all over the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Byron regions; including Tweed Heads, Coolangatta, Tweed Heads West, Tweed Heads South, Banora Point, Bilinga, Tugun, Currumbin Waters, Currumbin, Elanora, Tallebudgera, Burleigh Heads, Varsity Lakes, Burleigh Waters, Miami, Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach, Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Robina, Mudgeeraba, & Reedy Creek. The GCYC acknowledges and pays respects to the Yugambeh people of the Bunjalung nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, also paying our respects to your Elders, past, present and emerging.

15/10/2025

DID YOU KNOW...

Thursday morning Ashtanga Led has an added element?
Each week, as Phyo leads you through the Primary series, he chooses a pose or element of the practice to focus on and improve. For example, the technique of Chaturanga, or jump-throughs. He’ll show you tips and ways to build up to the poses individually, so your practice as a whole improves. Students report their practice improving from going to this class.
This class is a must do for all students practicing Vinyasa or Ashtanga. All welcome, whether you’re just beginning your Ashtanga/Vinyasa journey, or are a seasoned practitioner.
Phyo would love to share his passion for this transformative practice with you.

13/10/2025

🤗 Community is key to everything we do here at GCYC… Yoga is so much more than a physical practice but moves us towards a way of life that benefits us as individuals, our families, our neighbours, and all of humanity. It helps us to heal on every level so we can walk in this world more consciously, with a lighter footprint and a more meaningful experience of being human. Practicing alongside each other as a Sangha (spiritual community) offers us a place to connect, grow and expand. It offers a sanctuary to ‘be’, and the support of others with the shared experience of commitment to a deeper path. And, when we need it, the opportunity for self-responsibility through accountability, as we journey through our asana practice, and this life 🤗

We also want to take this opportunity to remind you of our hardship options. This is one way we can support our community during challenging times. It helps us too!! We’d much rather see you on the mat than not! It creates a great energy, and improves synergy. Synergy is when the efforts of the many/whole raises up all of the individuals within. The more involved, the greater possibilities for Synergy…

Support is offered on a sliding scale according to your unique circumstance - simply call Laura/Clare in the office on 5534 2883 to discuss, message/email, or set up a time to pop in.

Through community, we raise each other up. We look forward to seeing you on the mat soon 🙏💛

08/10/2025

✨ We welcome Glenn Barry to GCYC on Saturday 15th November for a soul nourishing sound healing event… Immerse yourself in a deep, blissful relaxation, and powerful reconnection with your Self, Country and Ancestors. ✨

Glenn is a Gold Coast local and has proud connections with the Gamilaraay First Nations peoples of Northern NSW. He’s a well-known and respected musician and artist, and has facilitated a didgeridoo sound healing for us at our Springbrook Retreat, which was a profound experience for many who attended!

We’re so looking forward to hosting him at the yoga centre, please be quick to get your ticket (just $45 available at the front desk or call us at the office) as this event is sure to book out… 💛🙏

03/10/2025

Retreat curious? Here are just some of the reasons why our Springbrook retreats are an amazing opportunity for rest, replenishment and resetting… 🌱

It’s so important to step out of life sometimes. We can’t always manage to do it for ourselves on a daily basis, and that’s why we’ve designed our retreats to prioritize space and maximize connection with the body, mind, spirit, community and nature 🍃

Theres still spots available at our Summer Retreat, so if a pre-Christmas break is calling, you’ll be amazed at the shifts towards bliss that can occur with just an extended weekend of conscious time out 🌿

If interested in attending the upcoming retreat from Friday 5th Dec to Sunday 7th Dec, let the office know and we can send you more info about the accommodation, food, activities and pricing 💚

01/10/2025

All classes will be running as normal on Monday 6th October, so no matter what you’re getting up to, there’ll be an opportunity to either start or finish your day with yoga and then feel the bliss, balance, calm and joy throughout the rest of it… Danny, Kath, Gee and Anita will see you there ☀️☺️💛🙏

28/09/2025

This photo is precious to me 🙏💗✨

It captures my core Sangha, my spiritual family.
We have been through so many different experiences together, some of us together for almost 30years…
The difference between regular friendship/family is our common bond of Yoga…
We help each other along the path of Yoga, we help each other utilise the tools of Yoga, and we help each other meet life’s challenges and turn them into growth using these tools.

And what is Yoga? Any tool/practice (meditation, asana, philosophy, diet, chant) that helps to free us from conditioned thinking, get to know and live from our true abiding state, helps us integrate life experiences and come back to practice when we get distracted, helps us help others, to live in harmony with our selves/others/the Divine and Nature, and to act for the greater good. It is also the peaceful, clear, equanimous, blissful state that is the fruit of that path.
Yoga is a broad term with deep roots. For me it covers almost all spiritual practice including Buddhism, Zen (who share the same roots) and even Abraham’s faiths (who share similar values).

Our broader yoga community is also Sangha. A community of people drawn to raising consciousness, greater good for all and the synergy of like minded beings that raises us all up beyond what we can do on our own.

When in at the centre next time, if you feel like it, a simple “Namaste” (with hands in prayer position 🙏) honours that connection to each other. As well as being a simple greeting, it honours the Divine within each of us that flows through us and connects us all.✨🙏✨
For the more practical/science minded, it is a nod to the fact we are all made up of the same atoms, living in the same unified field - we are one ✨🙏✨

19/09/2025

While our Restore classes focus on filling up the tank and replenishing energy, they offer so much more than that 🪷

With slower pace and quiet mood, you have a chance to step back from the world for a short time, and experience respite from the noise and haste*. It’s almost like a micro retreat once a week. 🪷

This naturally lends itself to guiding you inwards and connecting to your Self, your guidance and your intuition. Regularly building that bond with the inner helps to stay centred, calm and responsive when life gets challenging… 🪷

On a practical level, this style of practice is essential to increasing vagal tone, reducing stress and improving many body systems that are impacted by a stressful environment. 🪷

Knowledge of these asanas also lets you modify and adapt in regular classes on those days you might feel tired, overwhelmed, are recovering from illness or injury or are on your Kali cycle 🪷

It’s impossible to estimate how valuable this style of practice is and the empowering benefits of better health, clarity, energy and connection 🪷

Every Friday 4pm with the gentle and wise 🪷🧘‍♀️🪷

12/09/2025

Bookings are open for our annual Springbrook Summer Retreat! 🌿 Friday 5th to Sunday 7th December 🌳

It’s so important to step out of life sometimes, to calm our nervous system, connect to source energy and enjoy some space… Life can get in the way though, and if we can’t make time for it daily, then we must take the opportunity when we can 💚

Soak up some bliss at our Springbrook Summer Retreat, where everything is taken care of, and all you have to do is breathe 😌

🍛 All gourmet vegetarian meals cooked for you with love by
🧘🏽‍♂️ Daily yoga and meditation with the wonderful
🌟 Special guests for music & activities (to be announced)

This retreat is over half full already, so if you’re interested in this retreat (or a future one), let the office know ASAP on 5534 2883 or yoga88@goldcoastyogacentre.com and Laura will send you the info! 🌻🙏

11/09/2025

Need a nervous system reset?
One of the key methods talked about these days is to improve vagal tone, and one of the easiest ways to improve vagal tone is to hum....
Or even better, to chant OM as the yogis have been doing for thousands of years. (I love it when ancient blends with modern!)

Why is it important?
As more became known about the nervous system - the old fight or fight response stress response model expanded to include "freeze" - like a deer in the headlights. However, recent research has shone a light on a fourth response (or non response) which is vagal tone. This is when you stay calm and centred, even when in the midst of stress (sound familiar?) We all know a certain amount of stress (external activating factors) is healthy and needed to feel motivated and inspired, however these days, we are bombarded with just too much and that becomes toxic stress. We are no longer motivated but enervated, overwhelmed rather than inspired.

The vagus nerve is a key part of the parasympathetic nervous system that activates the rest and digest functions in the body. Vagal tone is how well the vagus nerve functions in response to stress. High vagal tone indicates better resilience, mood, cardiovascular function and the ability to stay steady and clear headed even under duress. Poor vagal tone is associated with increased stress responses and a reduced capacity to meet challenges.

When we are able to stay calm and steady, even under duress - our body functions better, we can think more clearly and come up with better solutions, we don't release stress hormones into the bloodstream and our digestion continues to function well. We are not as reactive, and are able to respond more effectively to any circumstance. We are able to take action that's needed without burning out. We also simply feel much better. This state equates to the state of Yoga balance. We are centred, grounded but ready to respond. We feel calm and more open to joy and gratitude, and can meet challenges more easily when they arrive. Living in this state leads to more skilful living - one of the definitions of Yoga - and accumulates to provide a solid ground that holds us no matter what is going on.

Another way to improve vagal tone is through pranayama (intelligent breath work). Abdominal breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system and helps us to calm down. One of the simplest ways is to get comfortable sitting upright with lifted spine and chin slightly down: find your natural breath and as you slowly inhale count how long it takes to easily and naturally breath in, then exhale for twice as long. Even a few breaths can make a difference and have you naturally belly breathing in no time.

Nadi shodhana is another powerful nervous system regulator (for another post).

Remember, after any breath work/nervous system work, spend at least a few minutes in Savasana/sitting then Savasana to let the nerves settle and regulate, and to integrate the effects of the Pranayama. The more breathwork/humming/om you do, the longer in sitting and/or Savasana.
This is extremely important to get the full benefit of the practice and to avoid overstimulating the nervous system.

It only takes a short time a day to put these practices in place - at the end of asana practice, on their own, or you can chant "OM" any time, even doing the dishes, doing housework or going for a walk. At least 5 minutes pranayama and at least a few minutes humming/chanting when you can. OM can also be chanted mentally if in a public space!!

We can't always change our circumstances, but we can change how we respond to them, and this is Yoga.

Here's to feeling steadier and more resilient in the face of whatever life brings.

📸 Source Unknown - DM for credit

07/09/2025

Sending love, thoughts, prayers and protection to all on the .aunz

Follow them - the more eyes the better.
Write to our leaders and demand protection for them and action to end the genocide

🙏💔❤️

05/09/2025

Some very relaxed bodies in the Unwind class today with 🪷🙏🪷

02/09/2025

It’s always a wonderful day when we get to give back to our generous community, and today we did just that by drawing our three raffle winners!! 🏆🙌 Thank you so much to everyone who purchased raffle tickets in our Fundraiser for Palestine. Our winners are…… 🥁🥁🥁

🥇 Ana C. - winning a 2-Month Unlimited GCYC Yoga Pass + Huum travel yoga mat in your choice of colour + hand painted wall-hanging + crystal key ring ($619 in total value)

🥈 Bella L. - winning a 1-Month Unlimited GCYC Yoga Pass + hand painted wall-hanging + crystal key ring ($394 in total value)

🥉 Jane L. - winning a 1-Month Unlimited GCYC Yoga Pass + painted wall-hanging + crystal key ring ($394 in total value)

Every dollar contributed by you from both the Night for Palestine event and the raffle will go to UNICEF and Dr Mo (Dr Mohammed Mustafa), and we are so proud to announce that we will be donating $1,750 between these two organizations!

Winners will be contacted directly, and thank you again to everyone who came together to support those in need in Palestine… 🙏💛

Address

37/2 Eighth Avenue
Palm Beach, QLD
4221

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	6am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	6am - 7:30pm
Thursday	6am - 7:30pm
Friday	6am - 7:30pm
Saturday	6am - 7:30pm
Sunday	6am - 7:30pm

Website

http://www.goldcoastyogacentre.com/

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