Simon Borg Olivier Interview Part 3 – What is important in a personal Yoga practice? View Part 1 here View Part 2 here View Part 4 here View Part 5 here View Part 6 here Thanks to Chris Johns who has kindly filmed and edited these videos
Learning Yoga in the Modern World – Interview with Simon Part 2
View Part 1 here View Part 3 here View Part 4 here View Part 5 here View Part 6 here Thanks to Chris Johns who has kindly filmed and edited these videos
3 Minute Sequence from Simon Borg-Oliver – Feel Really Good!
This is a 3 minute sequence of posture, movement and breathing that is safe, accessible and effective for most normal adults living in the modern world. It can make you feel really good! More Information All the movements are active and each movement begins at the core (the seat of the enteric nervous system just in front of the L5-S1 …
What you need to know about Shoulder Stands with Simon
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 …
Simon Borg Olivier Interview Part 1 – What is Yoga Synergy?
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 …
An exercise: Core strength by moving from the core
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 …
Underwater with Simon Borg Olivier – Spinal Movements Sequence
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 …
Revisiting the Salute to the Sun and Moon
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 …
Is the ‘alien yoga’ trend really healthy? By Jo Hartley
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 …
2018 Teacher Training Dates Announced
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 …