In a shoulder-stand it is best if the neck does not actually touch the floor. This is ideally a type of resistance work. The position is one of having the head ‘downwards’ towards the chest and the neck ‘backwards’ away from the chest. But you should be trying to resist and escape from this position by trying to move …
Here is one part of a series of a six part interview I gave to Morgan Carlota and Malwina at the Yoga Synergy Intensive course in Goa India last year. Here I am talking about the purpose of our practice on more than just a physical level. View Part 2 here View Part 3 here View Part 4 here View …
The exercise I show here is really good for strengthening your abdominal muscles as well as the muscles of your arms, your legs, your neck and your trunk. If practised at your appropriate level you can help relieve pain in your lower back, your upper back and your neck. This can also be especially good for enhancing the health of …
Here I am practicing the 8 main spinal movements underwater while holding my breath out. Underwater yoga has been a favourite pastime of mine since I was a kid. My father (George Borg-Olivier) was a freediver in the Mediterranean Sea and, when I was 6 years old, he taught me how to swim a lap of an olympic pool underwater …
Here is the broken down version of the ‘Salute to the Sun’ Sequence (Surya namaskars vinyasa). Each of the postures with letters in front of them are the more accessible first stage of each major posture, that should be mastered first, and then the postures with an asterix (*) in front of them are more challenging or more advanced version of the …
Simon Borg-Olivier was recently interviewed by The Age newspaper for his thoughts on Nauli… “Nauli is something that real yoga practitioners tend to keep to themselves, and newer, less experienced teachers don’t learn because it’s very hard to master as it involves a very different breathing technique,” says Simon Borg-Olivier, Director of Yoga Synergy in Sydney. As far as Instagram …
Learn to teach Yoga Synergy style Yoga in beautiful Goa, India. Our teacher training centre in Anjuna, Goa is surrounded by lush gardens and situated within a peaceful coconut grove surrounded by endless paddy fields, with a gorgeous swimming pool and just 5 min taxi or 30 min walk to the nearest beach. Stay in spacious tented eco-chic lodges and …
When you are practising seated meditation and/or breath-control exercises (pranayama) the most important thing is to be sitting in a comfortable pain-free position with a lengthened and relaxed spine and trunk. For most normal people the best way to do this is to sit up straight on a chair without leaning against the back of the chair. However, For those …
Yoga Synergy’s Simon Borg-Olivier presents a number of national and International events throughout the year. See the full schedule here.
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