Free and Flowing Yoga by the Lake

Classic Flow Live: Yoga by the Lake has been described as a “blissed-out combination of Vinyasa and live music”. It’s quite the relaxing combo.

It is, mind you, called “by the lake” despite the fact that it is clearly amidst the tropical parklands that run along the Nerang River. But that’s beside the point.

The point is Home of the Arts (HOTA) is putting on Saturday sunset and Sunday sunrise yoga for free. Pitched on the green grass of the HOTA riverside lawn against a pastel-coloured sky, Yoga by the Lake will be expertly guided by Yoga instructor Lara Zilibowitz and set to classic music so peaceful it’s almost tranquillising.

The playlist provided by Classic Flow will be soulfully blasting out the likes of Golijov’s Tenebrae, Australian composer Carl Vine’s String Quartet No. 3, Bach’s prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 and Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. There will also be live performances by Ben Holloway and the Southern Cross Soloists string quartet completing the sounds.

When: 12 May at 3.30pm and 13 May at 7am

Where: Riverside Lawn, 35 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise

Cost: FREE – registration is essential as there are limited spots available. Registration will still be available on the day if there are spots left.

Yoga by the Lake might not be your preferred way of getting down(ward dog). Some prefer smaller classes, hotter and sweatier classes, or classes that are inside and away from prying eyes. If you find yourself falling gracefully into one of those categories, fear not. There are plenty of other yoga studios on the Gold Coast.

Get your Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Yin or Bikram fix at any of the following Gold Coast yoga studios:

• Essence of Living Yoga/Pilates
• Gold Coast Yoga Centre
• Australian School of Meditation and Yoga
• Hot Yoga Gold Coast
• Gold Coast School of Iyengar Yoga
• Yoga Gold Coast
• Miami Yoga Room
• Shanti Yoga

words by niall roeder