Be Yoga Shala with Ivan Amaral

10/10/2025

Yogasana practice from this morning at the in

We focused on balance and twists. I mainly wanted to help us reach a point where we could work deeper in the seated twists and we did that. I rarely teach Bharadvajasana (12) but today it felt appropriate and people responded well to it.

For context: this is a class where I never know the people that will participate, being for people on holidays, so I developed a very flexible structure and range of posture that are easily adapted last minute according to the people in the class.

Try this practice with a smooth long exhale and if you are comfortable with breath holds, then pause the breath after the exhale for a few second (whatever allows you to maintain the rhythm).

Much Love

09/10/2025

And sometimes I just feel plain stupid, like "why can I not get this? Why am I not being able to do that? Why does this feel so hard?".

And sometimes I totally get arrogant and actually think I know something completely as if there is nothing else to know there.

Thankfully I have learned to move past these, and they are mostly temporary acurances. And when I take too long I get a nudge from life itself, either in the form of a beautiful soul or through a kick in the ass, sometimes a beautiful soul kicking me in the ass 🤔🤣.

Love and bananas

09/10/2025

This is what you could call a minimal workout. If you wanted to do the least possible moments to give you the most return in terms of overall function, strength and crossover to daily activities/sports, then these 4 would be my suggestion:

Squats
Lunges
Deeps
Pull ups

Each movement can be developed in micro-cycles for muscular endurance and strength.

Here combined with running and cycling they offer a really nice conditioning session.

Stay strong, stay free

With Love

09/10/2025

A short yoga asana practice to help start the day when we are feeling a bit low. When the energy is floored, rolling out of bed into the...floor and gradually waking the body and the directing the mind. Building the energy flow, balancing and integrating our system for another day above ground.

Wishing you the best your heart can take.

With Love

07/10/2025

A yoga asana short practice. Keep a steady breath and movement rhythm. This one will bring some tlc to your whole body. Designed to challenge your capacity. If you have more "time" double the breaths in each step.

Love 😘

07/10/2025

Morning workout?
Choose a level, then choose the weight and level of difficulty of each exercise according to your capacity.

With this one you can keep the tempo of each exercise nice and smooth for a challenging but controlled workout, OR go all each each station doing as many reps as you can ...and risk collapsing half way through 🤣🤢.

Done with TRX and some free weights.

Have a great day!!!!!

19/08/2025

Great words from Barbara Allen.

12/07/2025

"Those on the spiritual path have the means and responsibility to develop and share the application of the inner living technology of the Soul, based on an open heart and lighted mind and by using creative imagination, intuition and intellect."

21/06/2025

Today is International Yoga Day. My "celebration" is in deep contemplation as I live today like any other day. I am sure to "loose" it and get "it" back several times.....
Today also marks the day of birth of a great teacher, Desikachar. He was the teacher of Paul Harvey, which has been my main teacher for many years.

This picture is from Melkote (India). I was there some time ago to study and connect deeper with lived traditions in yoga. By the time this picture was taken I had done my Surya Namaskara practice, we as a group had changed as the sun was rising, and had practiced Asana for about 90 minutes. As I did my pranayama practice I remember being tired, energised, mentally challenged, breath shorter than usual, hips uncomfortable, with deep reverence to the space and the process we were sharing.

For all those who practice yoga , my heart is with you. For all those in suffering my life is with you.

31/05/2025

We strive to know the real, We build the scaffolding for our ascention on the little knowledge, So we can get to the big Knowledge, And only when we let go of all knowledge, Do we Know (in) reality.

04/05/2025

07/04/2025

Next weekend in Plakias, South Crete, there is a festival with yoga, music, dance, nature and more. I will be participating with a few sessions. There is a page on Facebook with the details
https://www.facebook.com/share/16PDYPrimn/

Pic is from a sacred temple in Melkote, South India.