mahabalayoga

Sharing Peace through Asana practice,
chanting mantras, and meditation.

Who We Are

At Mahabala yoga, we are focused on providing services beneficial to your health with the highest levels of customer satisfaction – we will do everything we can to meet your expectations.

With a variety of offerings to choose from, we’re sure you’ll be happy working with us. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us. We hope to see you again! Check back later for new updates to our website. There’s much more to come!

my teachers and inspirations

Why Us?

Because the path is long......

Yoga from the heart.

Gerald (Mahabala) Burmeister


Currently teaching in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Gerald (Mahabala) is a Mexico City born and raised, Minnesota Supreme Court Spanish Interpreter and yoga instructor.

Yoga Alliance 200 RYT + 50

Gerald has followed two main teachers throughout his practice, Alida Gil, who follows the lineage of the Tibetan Heart Yoga; and Chidanandi Sheri Cherokee, who has been teaching and practicing for over 40 years, and is a disciple of Guruji Acharya Shree, in Rishikesh, India. His 200 hr certification is from the Alpha Omega School of Yoga training held here in Puerto Vallarta, by Chidanandi Sheri Cherokee.

During his practice and travels, he has had the opportunity to experience training from several different schools of thought, including the BKS Iyengar Institute, and CorePower Yoga in Minneapolis, and he is happy to share his experiences with us.

Mahabala has been able to combine his skills, thus translating 200 and 500 training manuals into Spanish, and currently in the process of starting a project on a Yoga Anatomy book in Spanish.


His class will uplift your spirit, make you smile and feel good throughout the day.


“When I started doing yoga, it did something to me, it opened up my heart. At the end of the class, I would tear in joy silently during shavasana. I just want to have others experience first hand what yoga has done for me.....(Mahabala)”