Ivana Prekopová Byrne
Experienced Yoga Teacher
Ayurvedic Consultant and Therapist
Norwich, Norfolk & Online
In awe of this web of life and these bodies of breath, senses, mind & heart ~ a continuum of endless becoming & ground of being.
Endless exploration with a deep love and reverence for these ancient teachings...
My path with Yoga, Ayurveda and the wider T*ntric tradition has been one of continual exploration, study and practice.
More than anything, it has been a process of remembering ~ returning again and again to what is already here, beneath everything we have been taught to become.
I don't see these teachings (at this stage) as something to master or arrive at. They are living traditions, continually revealing something new through practice, mutual relationship, and felt-sense experience.
My work is rooted in the understanding that the body is not separate from life, nor separate from knowing. Through movement, breath, stillness, sound, touch, nourishment and enquiry, we can begin to recognise the body as a place of wisdom and belonging ~ not something to overcome, but somewhere to listen from.
This is where Yoga, Ayurveda and somatics meet in my work. Each offers a different doorway into a deeper relationship with ourselves and with the living world around us.
MY EXPERIENCE
I am a Senior Yoga Teacher, Ayurvedic Consultant and Therapist, with over 11 years of teaching experience and more than 5,000+ hours of teaching.
I have undertaken over 3,000 hours of certified Yoga and Ayurveda training, including formal qualifications, continued study and immersions with teachers and traditions that have shaped my understanding of this ancient wisdom.
My teaching draws from traditional Hatha Yoga; Satyananda and Krishnamacharya traditions, Yin and Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Nāda Yoga, Mantra and Kirtan, non-dual T*ntra; Sri Vidyā and Kashmir Shaivism traditions.
My Ayurvedic work includes consultations, lifestyle guidance and traditional Ayurvedic treatments, including Abhyanga and external Basti therapy.
I am also currently undertaking a 1.5-year training in somatic practices ~ a study that continues to deepen my relationship with the body as a source of knowing.
Path of Continued Study
My learning has unfolded over many years and continues to evolve.
I have had the privilege of studying with teachers including Swami Atma Gyanam Saraswati of Yoga Tree, Swami Nihchalananda of Mandala Ashram, Katherine Girling and Everett Newell of Zuna Yoga, Rod Stryker of Para Yoga, Dr David Frawley and Yogini Shambhavi of the American Institute of Vedic Studies, Dylan Smith of Vital Veda, Myra Lewin of Hale Pule and many more.
Alongside formal training, my practice continues through svādhyāya ~ self-study, contemplation, listening and living these teachings in ordinary life.
I don't consider this learning finished. Perhaps that is part of what keeps the work alive.
“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.”
~John O’Donohue
MY QUALIFICATIONS
2015
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200-hour Traditional Hatha Yoga
2016
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50-hour RYT, Yin Yoga
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Prana Vidya, 10-Day Immersion, Mandala Ashram
2017
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Tattva Shuddhi, 7-Day Immersion, Mandala Ashram
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300-hour T*ntric Hatha Vinyasa with Zuna Yoga
2018–2019
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300-hour/ 10-month Mentorship & Initiation into Kriya Yoga, Mandala Ashram
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15-hour Trauma-Informed Yoga
2020
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240-hour Para Yoga (Kundalini, Secrets of the Sutras, Vinyasa Krama, Prana Shakti)
2020–2021
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300-hour Yoga, Ayurveda, Mantra & Meditation, The American Institute of Vedic Studies
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10-hour Pregnancy Yoga
2020–2024
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Nada Yoga – Yoga of Sound (Mantra, Raga & Kirtan) with Sacred Sound Lab
2021–2022
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300-hour/ 1-year Mentorship, Kriya Yoga & Chakra Dharana
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40-hour Teachings of the Taravali Immersion
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2022
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100-hour Meditation Immersion
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Reiki (First & Second Degree, Usui System of Natural Healing)
2022–2023
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200-hour Ayurvedic Health Advisor with Hale Pule
2024
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Bhakti Yoga, 5-Day Immersion, Mandala Ashram
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40-hour Art & Science of Meditation Immersion
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India Yoga Shakti Pilgrimage, The American Institute of Vedic Studies
2024–until present, continuing at my own pace
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600-hour Ayurvedic Health Counsellor with Hale Pule
2025
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20-hour Myofascial Release
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50-hour Ayurvedic External Basti Therapy with Vital Veda
2026
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65-hour Abhyanga, Traditional Ayurvedic Oil Massage with Vital Veda
Current Svādhyāya (Self-Study)
2026-2027
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300-hour Somatic Yoga & Felt Sense Philosophy through Enquiry-based Pedagogy