How to deal with three common problems faced when doing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: Three of the most common problems faced by people doing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, and in fact most modern yoga, are problems with the knee, problems with the hamstrings and problems in the lower back. In this short presentation, I discuss some of the simple things you can …
Control your tongue!
* I love doing tongue exercises. They are beneficial for you in so many ways. * The tongue is like the diaphragm in a special way. It is a ‘bridge’ between conscious and unconscious. * The tongue is also the end of the acupuncture meridians for the kidney. * It is often said that your ‘breathing’ can be a link …
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
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 …
Spinal Movements Blog Series
Discover how to best move your spine to increase circulation, generate energy, relieve back pain, increase core strength and become more mobile. Simon explains in this 28 part blog series. View all here
Are you missing a step in the Up Dog Down Dog Vinyasa?
One of Simon’s popular active lectures on the essence of vinyasa yoga. Learn some of the missing steps you might be forgetting in the Up Dog Down Dog Vinyasa.
Don’t Lock Your Core … Move From Your Core
Be firm but calm. Move from your ‘core’. Breathe from your ‘core’. Open your ‘heart’ from your ‘core’. In this blog we discuss how to move towards advanced postures safely and effectively. More importantly, we discuss how, if you learn to move in the way described here, you don’t need to do advanced postures to get the main benefits of yoga on …
Yoga Therapy for Knee Problems
by Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss Knee problems are amongst the most common physical problems experienced by adults in our western society – many students of yoga, arrive at yoga with a pre-existing knee problem, and some, unfortunately, get knee problems as a result of incorrect yoga practice. Knee problems that occur as a result of yoga are often due …
Exercises for the Healthy Development of Babies and Children
by Simon Borg-Olivier In this 9 minute video I am using my understanding as a physiotherapist and yoga teacher to give exercises to my 9 month old son Eric. This training takes advantage of the natural spinal reflexes that are most prevalent in babies. These spinal reflexes help to facilitate the exercises that I am getting him to practice. I …
Exhale for Pleasure, Strength and Freedom
In this short video below I discuss the seven main ways you can exhale and how by understanding and mastering these ways of exhalation you can stimulate the pleasure centres of your brain, improve core strength, save energy, reduce stress, make your spine more mobile and flexible, and massage your internal organs to improve the function of your digestive …