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About Yoga Synergy

Founded in 1984, Yoga Synergy is one of Sydney’s longest-standing and most respected yoga schools.

Now solely owned and led by Bianca Machliss, Yoga Synergy is known for its intelligent, physiotherapy-informed approach to yoga, incorporating traditional Hatha Yoga styles of both Ashtanga and Iyengar. Designed for real bodies and real lives.

The Synergy Method was developed over more than 20 years and is grounded in a deep understanding of:

• Anatomy and physiology

• Modern medical science

• Traditional Hatha Yoga

This unique approach teaches yoga in a way that is safe, dynamic, adaptable, and sustainable, supporting strength, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, and long-term wellbeing.

Yoga Synergy offers:

• In-person classes in Newtown, Sydney, Elixr Bondi Junction and Waverley Seniors Bondi Junction

• Teacher Training programs

• Online courses for all levels

• A comprehensive library of online yoga classes

At its heart, Yoga Synergy is about learning how to practise yoga intelligently — in a way that evolves with you over time.

Classes in Newtown in Sydney, Australia, Waverley Council Bondi Junction and at Elixr in Bondi Junction.

A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step

Yoga Synergy was founded in 1984 in Newtown, Sydney, beginning with just two classes a week. Over the years there have been studio's in Manly, Surry Hills, Bondi Junction.

Yoga Synergy is now solely owned and led by Bianca Machliss, whose approach to yoga has been shaped by decades of practice, teaching, and study in both Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga. With a background in physiotherapy, Bianca developed the Yoga Synergy Method to bridge Eastern yoga traditions with Western anatomical and medical understanding.

The method evolved through years of study, practice, and teaching, and is designed to offer a yoga practice that is safe, dynamic, meditative, and sustainable — one that supports real bodies through all stages of life.

Yoga Synergy is grounded in the belief that yoga is for every body. The practice is taught responsively, encouraging students to listen to the body as it is — moment to moment — rather than forcing it toward an ideal.

The Yoga Synergy philosophy

Yoga is a journey that supports clarity of mind, openness of heart, and a deeper connection to self. The principles of yoga, developed thousands of years ago, remain relevant today because the human experience remains fundamentally the same.

At Yoga Synergy, yoga is taught in a way that is intelligent, practical, and adaptable. Each practice is designed to support physical strength, flexibility, mental clarity, emotional balance, and vitality — without strain or excess.

The Yoga Synergy Method empowers students to practise safely and independently, both in class and at home. While grounded in traditional Hatha Yoga, the method can be applied to any style of practice, with the core intentions to:

• energise the body

• calm the mind

• cultivate steady, sustainable awareness

Yoga Synergy is not about pushing harder or performing better — it’s about learning how to practise yoga in a way that can support you for life.

The Yoga Synergy method

The Yoga Synergy Method is an intelligent, physiotherapy-informed approach to yoga, grounded in anatomy, modern medical science, and traditional Hatha Yoga.

The method draws from the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya, whose influence shaped modern yoga through Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Viniyoga traditions. Yoga Synergy honours this lineage while adapting it for contemporary bodies and lives.

Classes integrate:

• Asana (postures)

• Vinyasa (breath-led movement)

• Pranayama (breath awareness)

• Meditation

The result is a dynamic moving meditation, where strength, breath, and attention work together.

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Safe, Adaptable, and Challenging — When You Want It

Yoga Synergy is designed to be safe and accessible, regardless of age, experience, or physical condition. It is suitable for complete beginners and those managing injury, while still offering depth and challenge for experienced practitioners, dancers, and athletes.

Each posture has clear variations, allowing students to choose how strong or gentle to practise — moment to moment, day to day.

This approach removes pressure and comparison, replacing them with choice, awareness, and confidence.

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A Method You Learn — Not Random Classes

The Yoga Synergy Method is taught through structured sequences, designed to be learned progressively. Regular practice builds familiarity, understanding, and trust in the body.

As students become more consistent, they learn how to:

• respond to the body as it is

• generate energy rather than force movement

• move with awareness instead of expectation

This creates a practice that is sustainable, meditative, and effective over the long term.

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Strength, Flow, and Longevity

Yoga Synergy supports:

• strength and flexibility

• cardiovascular fitness

• increased energy

• resilience to stress

Rather than pushing toward an ideal, the method encourages responsive practice — allowing the body and nervous system to stay open, fluid, and balanced.

The intention is simple:
to build a yoga practice that supports you now — and for life.