In this blog I will be discussing how to monitor and reduce your stress levels by using your heart rate, some simple berthing exercises and some other ‘tricks’. You can very simply improve you overall internal health, especially that of your nervous system and your immune system by increasing your heart rate variability (HRV). This can be most easily done if …
Is it Correct to ‘Pull the Navel towards the Spine’? Answer: Yes and No!
Many people in the world of yoga, Pilates and fitness tell their clients and students to do something like ‘pull the navel to the spine’. If you google this expression you find articles that give a flurry of controversy on whether on not it is a good idea to ‘pull the navel to the spine’. In this video, exercise-based physiotherapist …
Pranayama at its highest level in the practical sense: William Truebridge’s world record free dive to 124 metres with only one breath
by Simon Borg-Olivier A few days ago my inspirational friend, amazing freediver and inspirational yogi William Trubridge has just broken his own world record twice in two days by diving down 124 metres and coming back up with just one breath. This article describes the event and lets you hear from William himself. You can see two short videos of this below. In the …
Starting a Daily Practice
Posted on our facebook site by Robin Young on February 25, 2010 at 6:46am Hi – I’m looking to cultivate a daily practice and what can happen is that I end up talking myself out of it or finding a distraction; I know that the practice will be good for me on many levels… Are there some key aspects you suggest …
Fasting and Yoga
The following article was written by John McWhorter in 2007 after he interviewed a number of Australia’s leading Yoga authorities on the relationship between yoga and fasting. John interviewed me after I had just completed a 35 day juice fast around the time of the birth of my son in 2007. in 2011 I completed a 56 day juice fast. …
A day in the life of a yoga mum – A balancing act
Vanita Connery interviewed me for Australian Natural Health Magazine – maybe some of you can relate to the balancing act of having munchkins and working! A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A YOGA MUM – A Balancing Act Written by Vanita Connery, Published in Australian Natural Health Magazine Feb 2009 A co-director of YogaSynergy, Bianca Machliss manages to run a …
How to use simple yoga to compensate for the negative effects of smoking without actually trying to give up.
Written by Simon Borg-Olivier, 10th March 2009 If you are smoker and don’t want to actually give up right now here are some simple things you can do to address some of the negative effects of smoking. The essence of yoga is ‘balance’ and ‘mental flexibility’. I feel that in the beginning at least it better to adapt your exercise …
Munchkin Yoga – kids at home
Posted on our facebook site by Vitoria Borg-Olivier on March 10, 2009 at 8:54am The other day my little almost 2 year old munchkin Eric, heard me say “monkey” in a sentence not directed to him and then proceeded to lunge around the house for the next 5 minutes with his little arms in the air holding the branch (as …
Bandha questions
Posted on our facebook site by Peter Satitpunwaycha on March 5, 2009 at 12:22am Hi Simon, I was wondering if you could answer a couple of questions regarding bandhas. Please feel free to take you time as I know you’re quite busy! – When I watch you do various asanas in the advance sequence, you apply a lot of uddiyana bandha. …
Getting started
Posted on our facebook site by Genevieve Godwin on February 18, 2009 at 3:14pm I’m a bit of an outsider because I’ve only seen Simon doing a demonstration: I haven’t actually attended any classes (I live in regional NSW). I attend a weekly Ashtunga class and do as much as my rather short hamstrings will allow. I’d like to buy a …