5-D Synergy Flow
7-Day Intensive
Manchester, UK
6th - 12th July, 2026
Simon Borg Olivier in Manchester 2026
5-D Synergy Flow workshops serve as the foundation for Simon’s unique approach to intelligent yoga and movement.
In these workshop, you’ll explore the secrets and science of yoga and unlock the five key dimensions of Simon's system — joints, spine, breath, core, and mind — and learn how to integrate them into one cohesive system that unites strength, flexibility, circulation, and calmness.
Drawing on over 50 years of practice and teaching across yoga, physiotherapy, and traditional movement systems, Simon distills complex principles into simple, experiential learning.
The workshops are intense yet accessible to practitioners of all levels from yoga teachers and movers to anyone curious about how to move with less effort and more internal connection.
Each session provides clear theory, practical application, and space for personal exploration within the 5-D Synergy framework.
SUPER EARLY BIRD PRICE
Super Early Bird ends 15th February 2026! This is the best price.
7-Day INTENSIVE
6th - 12th July 2026
Pay in full £760
or book with a deposit £200
The price includes training only.
Limited spots available!
For payment you will be redirected to the checkout page.
This is official payment link from on site organizer Stefan.
Please note, deposit is nonrefundable if booking is cancelled by the participant.
Yoga that works with your body, not against
This workshop is the culmination of a lifetime of embodied experience.
Simon has taught thousands across the globe and lived through countless health challenges himself. Drawing on the wisdom of teachers from India, China, Tibet, and beyond, this training goes far beyond learning postures—it’s about experiencing yoga as intelligent, healing movement.
About the Yoga Synergy Method
Developed over 40 years by physiotherapists Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss, the Yoga Synergy Method blends Western medical science with traditional yoga wisdom. Simon studied personally with Sri B.K.S. Iyengar, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and Sri T.V.K. Desikachar. The result is a safe, dynamic, meditative flow that thousands worldwide have benefited from. Bianca and Simon have successfully trained teachers globally for over 20 years.
About 5-Dimensional Flow System
5-Dimensional Flow explores the common origin of all natural movement, from yoga to qigong, martial arts, dance and therapeutic exercises. It centres on the idea that movement, breath, and even emotions originate in the lower abdominal region—the seat of your enteric nervous system (the “gut brain”). By reconnecting with the five main “dimensions” of core and trunk movement, adults can rediscover the natural fluidity often lost in modern life.
About the workshop
Over the week, you’ll immerse yourself in 5-Dimensional Synergy Flow — a system that unites the common roots of yoga, tai chi, qigong, dance, and natural human movement, enriched with modern physiotherapy and exercise-science principles.
Simon combines modern science with traditional yoga to create practices suited to the modern body. Drawing clear bridges between Eastern methods and Western physiology, he explores the evolution of kriyā and the art of prāṇāyāma as practical tools for everyday life — helping you tense less and feel more.
This practice teaches you how to develop strength without tension, flexibility without stretching, and much more. You will learn how to trully restore the harmony between body, breath, and mind.
GENERAL DAILY FORMAT
8:00 - 11:00
5-D Flow
11:00 - 12:00
Lunch Break / Rest
12:00 - 13:00
Optional QA with Simon
13:00 - 16:00
Yoga Synergy & 5D Flow Implementation
DETAILED SCHEDULE
Each day is structured to move from direct experience into clear understanding.
Mornings focus on a deeply meditative practice combining fluid movement, subtle breath work, and internal techniques. These sessions are designed to calm the nervous system, improve circulation, and cultivate internal awareness through efficient, low-effort movement. This is the 5-D Flow Method in action.
Afternoons explore traditional yoga forms — including āsana, prāṇāyāma, and kriyā — through the Yoga Synergy System. Here, the yogic practices are unpacked and integrated using principles of anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, and therapeutic movement, helping you understand why the practices work and how to apply them more effectively and safely.
Throughout the day, practical theory is woven directly into movement, bridging embodied experience with functional understanding.
MONDAY, 6.7. (8:00–16:00): SPINAL SYNERGY
Arrival and registration (7:30–8:00)
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Opening circle (30 min)
Interactive lecture: The Essence of Yoga for the Modern body – Introduction of Spinal Movements (1h15min)
Practice with verbal/visual instructions (1h 15 min)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Basic principles of 5-dimensional flow (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Interactive lecture for morning practice: Yoga Kriya – the Basis of Hatha Yoga (1h 30min)
Practice with verbal/visual instructions and music (1h 30min)
TUESDAY, 7.7. (8:00–16:00): JOINT SYNERGY
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Interactive lecture: Introduction to Joint Synergy (1h 30 min)
Morning practice with verbal/visual instructions and music (1h 30 min)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Paradigm Shifts when Learning Yoga for the Modern Body (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Interactive lecture: Adapting Traditional Asanas for a Healthy Spine (1h 30 min)
Final afternoon practice with verbal/visual instructions and music (1h 30 min)
WEDNESDAY, 8.7. (8:00–16:00): MIND SYNERGY
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Interactive lecture: Mantras and Meditation (1h 15min)
Morning practice with verbal/visual instructions and music (1h 45min)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Yogic superpowers and Simon’s influences (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Interactive lecture: Movement from the Core (projection of movement, breath and resistance from the center of the body) (1h 30 min)
Afternoon practice (1h 30 min)
THURSDAY, 9.7. (8:00–16:00): BREATH SYNERGY
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Morning practice with visual instructions and music (1h)
Interactive lecture: Pranayama – How to Breathe Less (2h)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Anatomy and Physiology in Yoga (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Interactive lecture: Breathing in modern yoga (1h 30 min)
Afternoon practice with visual instructions (1h 30 min)
FRIDAY, 10.7. (8:00–16:00): CORE SYNERGY
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Morning practice with visual instructions and music (1h 30 min)
Interactive lecture: Core synergy – the Common Origin of all Natural Movements (1h 30 min)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Secrets of internal health (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Interactive lecture: Reverse engineering all movement from the core (1h 30 min)
Visually instructed afternoon practice (1h 30 min)
SATURDAY, 11.7. (8:00–16:00): YOGA SYNERGY
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Morning practice with visual instructions and music (3h)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Advanced Asana and Long-term Goals (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Visually instructed afternoon practice (3h)
SUNDAY, 12.7. (8:00–16:00): INTEGRATIVE SYNERGY / 5 DIMENSIONAL SYNERGY FLOW
MORNING (8:00–11:00):
Morning practice with visual instructions and music (3h)
OPTIONAL QA & TOPIC DISCUSSION – Integrating what you've learned into your teachings (12:00–13:00)
AFTERNOON (13:00–16:00):
Visually instructed afternoon practice (2h 30 min)
Closing circle (30 min)
What you'll learn
Simon combines modern science with traditional yoga to help you tense less and feel more. Each session includes posture, movement, breath, and meditation integrated into simple, effective practices suitable for all levels.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to unlock their practice by bringing clarity, intelligence, and lived understanding to traditional yogic methods — unpacking, questioning, and flipping some common paradigms of modern yoga.
You'll learn to:
Move with intelligence rather than effort, beginning at the spine and integrating joints, breath, and core.
Build mobility, strength, and circulation without strain or exhaustion.
Regulate the nervous system through meditative movement, breath, and internal techniques.
Understand prāṇāyāma and kriyā as practical tools for health, clarity, and resilience.
Integrate anatomy, biomechanics, and yogic principles into one coherent, lived practice.
What This Workshop Isn’t Designed For
Meet Simon Borg-Olivier
Simon Borg-Olivier, MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM c-IAYT, has been practicing traditional forms of posture, movement, breathing, and mental control for 50 years. He has been teaching for over 40 years and has been a registered physiotherapist for 25 years.
Read more about Simon
Simon has studied with great traditional masters from Tibet, Japan, India, and China. Along with his business partner and fellow physiotherapist, Bianca Machliss, Simon has co-authored many scientific articles including the book ‘Applied Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga’, which is the textbook for two courses they teach at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Simon has worked as a research scientist and a University lecturer. He has been regularly invited to teach about lifestyle, posture, movement, breathing, and meditation at conferences, festivals, and intensive teacher training courses internationally since 1990.
He is also co-director of YogaSynergy, one of Australia’s oldest and most respected yoga schools, which has a style based on a deep understanding of modern medical science and traditional forms of exercise and therapy from all over the world.
He is the sole founder of 5-Dimensional Flow system which draws from the common origin of all movement methods across the world. An intelligent practice that combines all knowledge from a lifetime of Simon's experience in teaching and research.
Currently, Simon conducts intensive training courses in India, Europe, and Australia. He also teaches many online courses on the applications of posture, movement, and breathing for fitness, internal health, wellbeing, and longevity.
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Where you’ll practise
You’ll be practising at Space at the Mill, a light-filled studio set within a beautifully restored historic mill in Manchester.
The space is calm, spacious, and intentionally designed for movement, learning, and embodied exploration. With high ceilings, natural light, and a quiet atmosphere, it supports both focused study and relaxed practice.
This environment makes it easier to slow down, sense subtle changes in the body, and integrate the principles explored during the workshop — without distraction or performance pressure.
Yoga mats and basic props are provided by the studio. If you wish, you’re welcome to bring your own mat or props.
Your host on site
Stef is Simon’s senior student and an experienced teacher who has been teaching the Synergy approach since 2018. He is a passionate practitioner and guide, deeply interested in how intelligent movement and embodied awareness can support us in navigating life with greater ease
Stef will be your main point of contact on site and is responsible for local coordination and bookings.
After you complete your payment, you’ll hear from him directly via email.
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp (on-site questions): +44 7449 224244
FAQ
Do I need to be a yoga teacher or have prior experience?
No. The workshop is open to teachers, practitioners, beginners, therapists, and movement professionals.
Can I attend if I have an injury or physical limitations?
Many people attend with minor injuries or movement limitations. Practices are adaptable, but this workshop is not a substitute for medical treatment. If unsure, please contact us in advance.
Will there be theory, practice, or both?
The workshop blends theoretical and interactive lectures with guided movement, breathwork, and visually instructed practices.
The workshop will start with introductory interactive parts emphasising the felt effects in real time. Everything participants experience is explained in theory as well. As the week progresses the teaching utilises visual and intuitive methods during longer movement practices.
Each day follows a consistent rhythm: Morning practice, Midday Q&A and discussion, Afternoon practice.
Please reffer to the detailed schedule for more information.
Is this physically demanding?
The practices are adaptable and focus on efficiency rather than effort. You’re encouraged to work within your own capacity. The range of participants vary from 18 - 60 years old.
What should I bring?
Comfortable clothing, a notebook if you like to take notes, and a water bottle. Mats and basic props are provided.
How do I get to the venue?
The workshop takes place at Space at the Mill
2nd floor, Wellington Mill, Duke Street, Manchester M3 4NF
Arriving on foot or by taxi
From Liverpool Road, turn onto Duke Street.
Wellington Mill is the building straight ahead.
Use the black corner door to enter the building.
Arriving by car
There are paid street parking bays and nearby car parks on Beaufort Street and Duke Street.
Public transport
The venue is approximately a 6-minute walk from Deansgate–Castlefield Metrolink station.
Please arrive a few minutes early to allow time to find the entrance and get settled.
What’s included in the price?
The price for the Manchester 7-Day Intensive workshop with Simon Borg-Olivier includes:
- 49 hours of lectures/practice with Simon Borg-Olivier
- Learning manual
- Certificate of completion
Is the training certified?
Yes, this training is certified. All trainings offered by Simon Borg-Olivier are certified under Yoga Alliance International.
Do I have to pay in full or are there installments possible?
You can secure your place by either paying in full or by paying a £200 deposit.
If you choose to pay a deposit, the remaining balance must be paid according to the pricing tier you book under:
Super Early Bird (available until 15 February)
Remaining balance must be paid by 15 February. If the balance is not paid by this date, your booking will be updated to the Early Bird price.
Early Bird (available until 15 April)
Remaining balance must be paid by 15 April. If the balance is not paid by this date, your booking will be updated to the Regular price.
Regular Price
Remaining balance must be paid no later than 45 days before the workshop start date (by 22 May)
If you require additional instalments due to financial circumstances, please contact us with a brief explanation and we’ll let you know if an alternative arrangement is possible.
What if I can’t attend all 7 days?
To maintain the quality and continuity of the training, priority is given to participants who can attend all 7 days.
In some cases, it may be possible to join for a limited number of days. If this is an option, participation would need to be from the beginning of the training, rather than joining only the final days.
If you’re unsure about your availability, please contact us in advance and we’ll let you know whether an exception might be possible.
What is the refund policy?
Cancellation by Participant:
More than 90 days before the workshop start date (until 7 April):
– The deposit is retained (where applicable).
– Any additional amount paid will be refunded.
Less than 90 days before the workshop start date (from 8 April onward):
– 50% of the total amount paid is retained.
– The remaining 50% is refunded.
Less than 30 days before the workshop start date (from 7 June onward):
- No refund
Replacement Clause
If you find your own replacement (someone you refer or who directly takes your place), we will refund 90% of the amount paid, minus a £100 administrative fee, regardless of the timing of the cancellation. This takes effect after your replacement has booked and paid the full amount for the workshop.
Workshop Cancellation by the Organisers
In the unlikely event that the workshop is cancelled by the organisers, but if it happens, participants may choose between:
- a full refund, or
- a transfer of funds to a future workshop.
The organisers are not responsible for any additional expenses incurred by participants (travel, accommodation, etc.).
Still have questions?
Feel free to contact us, and we'll help you decide if this event aligns with your goals.
Get a taste of 5-D Flow and Simon's teachings
This free masterclass introduces the core principles behind Simon Borg-Olivier’s teaching — combining traditional yogic methods with modern anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics. It offers a practical, embodied insight into how 5-Dimensional Flow creates movement that is meditative, efficient, and deeply supportive of long-term health.
It’s important to note that this masterclass represents only one aspect of Simon’s work. In the workshop and live trainings, these principles are further integrated into traditional yoga practices, including āsana, prāṇāyāma, kriyā, meditation, and teaching methodology — supported by anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, and therapeutic insight.
LOCATION
Monday – Sunday
Space at the Mill - 2nd floor, Wellington Mill, Duke Street, Manchester M3 4NF
PRICE
SUPER EARLY BIRD (ends on February 15th 2026)
£760.00
EARLY BIRD PRICE (Ends on 16th April 2026)
£850.00
REGULAR PRICE (From 16th April 2026 onward)
£930.00
You can book your spot by paying the deposit of £200.
Price must be paid in full before the above dates to qualify for Super or Early Bird tiers.
The registration is complete when we process your payment.
You will receive more info after we confirm your registration.
Grab Your Super Early Bird
Before the 15th February 2026
7-Day INTENSIVE
6th - 12th July 2026
Book with deposit or pay in full.
The price includes training only.
Limited spots available!
For payment you will be redirected to the checkout page.
This is official payment link from on site organizer Stefan.
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