5 Must-Take Outdoor Yoga Classes in Austin

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 marks the 55th annual celebration of Earth Day, and what better way to celebrate then by taking your yoga practice outside? With warmer temps and longer days, it’s the perfect time to move your body and soak up some sunshine. You probably know that yoga can help with flexibility, strength, improved energy and mindfulness, but taking a class outdoors can exponentially boost the benefits! For instance, exposure to sunlight enhances vitamin D production which can provide a mood-boosting effect. This exposure to natural light will also help regulate your circadian rhythm thus promoting better sleep. Breathing in fresh air can help remove toxins, reduce inflammation and increase your lung capacity. Given how often most of us spend indoors, getting outside is simply a fun and easy way to change the scenery and get some greenery! Here are some of my favorite outdoor yoga classes to try this month:

Soul Flow Yoga Class with TrailFit: TruFusion Spring Fitness Series

Monday, April 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Enjoy a FREE workout presented by The Trail Conservancy at Auditorium Shores. Led by an instructor from TruFusion Austin, expect an energizing, strengthening, and purposeful vinyasa flow. Set to upbeat music, this class will move you to show up and be present in the space with breath and purpose.

RSVP: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/thetrailconservancy/event/trailfitapril/

Singles Yoga in the City with Swiftfit Events

Saturday, April 12 @ 11am-1pm

Join Swift Fit Events for a one-of-a-kind experience where yoga, cold plunges, and mingling meet in the heart of Austin! Swift Fit Events will be teaming up with Austin Monthly and Halara activewear to bring together this year’s featured singles and Austin yogis for a morning of connection and fun! There’s no pressure: just good vibes, great people, and a morning filled with movement and mindfulness. Swift Fit Events also provides free weekly yoga at Fareground Austin on Sundays at 10am!

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singles-yoga-in-the-city-tickets-1247669606379/

Community Wellness Programs at Zilker Botanical Garden

Days and Times Vary – March 16 through June 5

Our beloved “jewel in the heart of Austin” offers a wide range of weekly Wellness Programs for all ages! From Vinyasa Yoga (with yours truly!) to Family and Toddler Yoga, Mat Pilates to Stretch & Restore with OutWellness, there is something for everyone. Classes are $3 children,

$15 adults, and Conservancy Members receive a discount on all Wellness Programs (with Vinyasa Yoga being free for members!)

Purchase Tickets: https://zilkergarden.org/community-wellness-programs/

Free Weekly Yoga with Castle Hill Fitness at Waterloo Greenway

Mondays Mar 24 – May 27, @ 6pm

Head outside this Spring, with a series of free movement classes at Waterloo Greenway with Castle Hill Fitness and various instructors within our community in an immersive Yoga + Sound experience on the Moody Amphitheater lawn. All classes are free to the community – just bring your friends and a mat!

RSVP: https://www.castlehillfitness.com/workshops/free-weekly-yoga-at-waterloo-greenway/

Photo Credit: Suzanne Cordeiro

YogaFit at Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

Mondays through May 19, @10:30am

Get in the flow with YogaFIT. This series, run by the experts at the Fitness Institute of Texas, offers an all-level, well-rounded approach to stretching and yoga. Classes will take place fully outdoors and incorporate both active stretching and passive-supported yoga poses for the whole body, providing the perfect balance between getting fit and surrendering into blissful repose. You can also catch ATX Yoga Girl for Yoga & Sound Bowls and Family Yoga both taking place Sunday, April 13 (9:15am / 10:30am) at the Wildflower Center.

Purchase Tickets: https://www.wildflower.org/events/month/2025-04/

Photo Credit: Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center