Synergy 5-D Flow
200h Teacher Training
With Simon Borg-Olivier
📍 Salento, Italy
🗓️ 9th May - 6th June 2026
Dive Deep Into the Synergy of East & West
Experience the power of Yoga, Qigong, Physiotherapy, Dance, and Meditation woven together through intelligent movement system designed for Health, Happiness & Longevity.
This teacher training 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 and deeply understanding yoga as an intelligent and healing movement system.
More Than a Training. It’s a Paradigm Shift of what you've known so far.
Whether you're an experienced teacher ready to evolve, or a dedicated practitioner seeking to reconnect with your body in a deeper way—this immersion offers the space, support, and tools for true transformation.
Practice with Simon Borg-Olivier
This is a rare chance to study with one of the most experienced, innovative, and respected voices in the global yoga and movement world.
Yoga that works with your body, not against
Does your practice feel like yoga or just a workout?
Are you’re doing all the right postures but still dealing with pain & tension.
Is your mind still all over the place in your life off the mat?
Simon’s approach is rooted in modern science, yoga tradition, and decades of real-world experience. You’ll learn how to move in ways that generate strength without tensing, flexibility without stretching, and breath that calms your system instead of hijacking it.
This is embodied yoga that heals and makes sense not just in theory, but in your own lived body.
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.
🧘 Try the Full Yoga Synergy Class Here → CLICK HERE
(Fully guided session you can follow along)
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.
🌀 Try the 5D Flow Spinal Class → CLICK HERE
(Verbally guided follow along session)
EARLY BIRD PRICING
Early Bird price is valid until 15th of December 2025
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
Starts from: 4,600€
Includes training + accommodation & food + online material
SINGLE ACCOMMODATION
Starts from: 5,450€
Includes training + accommodation & food + online material
Pricing includes:
✅ Full 200h Teacher Training
✅ 2 healthy vegan meals per day
✅ Beautiful accommodation in Salento, Italy
✅ Printed manual + access to Simon’s online study resources
Accommodation options:
We offer a range of accommodation options to suit different needs and budgets — from triple and double shared rooms to private single rooms. Prices vary depending on the type of room you choose. You’ll receive full details of availability and pricing once your application is received.
Payment info:
Payment plans are available to make it easier to join. A deposit is required to secure your place. Please note: the early bird price is valid until 15th December. From 16th December onward, the regular price will apply.
One Month Immersion
200h TEACHER TRAINING
This training is designed for open-minded practitioners and teachers who are ready to challenge their assumptions, upgrade their skills, and reawaken their relationship to yoga, movement, and life.
You Will Learn
The full Yoga Synergy Fundamentals Sequence — based on Ashtanga Yoga, but refined through the lens of physiotherapy for safety, and adaptability.
The 5-Dimensional Flow System — a unique movement framework combining yoga, qigong, dance, martial arts, and breath-based therapy.
Principles of injury prevention, nervous system regulation, and movement biomechanics you won’t find in most modern yoga trainings.
The often-forgotten inner practices of kriya, bandha, mudra, and pranayama — taught as living tools, not just ancient theory.
A practical understanding of applied anatomy and physiology for embodied movement and teaching.
How to teach with clarity, confidence, and creativity — no scripts, no rigid dogma.
What's Included
Certification: Upon completion, you’ll receive an internationally recognized certification in the Synergy 5-Dimensional Flow system.
Exclusive Learning Resources: Gain access to online courses, perfect for revisiting concepts and deepening your knowledge after the training.
Comprehensive Training Manual: A professionally curated booklet covering all key principles, techniques, and methodologies for your personal reference.
Personalized Mentorship: Receive expert guidance from Simon Borg-Olivier and gain insights from his 50+ years of teaching experience.
Included Online Courses
Who Will Thrive Here?
This event is designed for those who seek transformation, growth, and connection.
Experienced Teachers & Practitioners
You’ve done the 200 hours. You’re strong, disciplined, and flexible but you’ve hit a plateau. You want a deeper, more intelligent, embodied approach that actually makes sense for your body and mind.
KNOWLEDGE & health Seekers
You’re curious about the why behind breath, bandhas, the nervous system, and energy. You want to go beyond shapes and sequences and understand the mechanisms of real and lasting transformation.
ATHLETES Healing from Over-efforting & Burnout
You’ve pushed, stretched, and overridden your body. You’ve confused intensity for progress. Now you’re ready to move with clarity, feel more, and rebuild your system from the inside out.
This is only for those who are open-minded and ready to challenge what they’ve been taught.
If this resonates with you, Salento 2026 is your opportunity to step into a deeper, more intelligent yoga practice.
Who This Is NOT For?
What practitioners are saying
Early Bird offer ends in:
This teacher training will sell out.
Take advantage of the Early Bird offer and reserve your place before the price increases.
Agricola Samadhi
Your Home in Salento
Nestled in the heart of Salento, Agricola Samadhi offers the perfect blend of comfort and nature. This unique organic farmhouse is more than a retreat center—it’s a sanctuary for well-being and transformation.
Agricola Samadhi is home to Yoga In Salento (YIS), a premier yoga destination that has hosted world-renowned teachers.
6 lunches per week
7 dinners per week
single or shared rooms
Swimming pool and beautiful gardens
Spa Healing Center
What You’ll Experience Here:
Accommodations Tailored for Comfort: Choose between double, single, or shared rooms with serene views and cozy interiors.
Nutritious & Delicious Cuisine: Enjoy organic, locally-sourced meals designed to energize and delight. All food is vegan with gluten free options.
Relaxation & Healing: Unwind in the SPA Healing Centre with Ayurvedic treatments, massages, and more.
Beautiful Amenities: A large swimming pool, lush gardens, and tranquil spaces for reflection.
Community Atmosphere: Connect with like-minded individuals in a supportive and inspiring setting.
An energy recharge and psycho–physical well being will be the most precious gifts of your stay that you’ll take home with you, together with the new friendships you’ve made during the retreat.
Your Month of Transformation: Weekly Topics
Week 1: Liberation of Movement
Free your body from pain and stress through gentle meditative movement and posture practices that reset your nervous system and calm your mind. Learn foundational techniques for self-regulation.
Week 2: Flexibility Unleashed
Discover Simon’s innovative approach to spinal movements, safely enhancing flexibility without strain. Build strength while remaining in a relaxed, meditative state.
Week 3: Energetic Resilience
Activate your body’s natural energy systems through expansion-contraction exercises and breath control. Explore the essence of true pranayama, releasing tension and connecting mind and body.
Week 4: Harmonizing Health
Restore balance and enhance overall health by resetting your nervous system. Learn practices that foster hormone balance, improve energy, and revitalize your entire being.
GENERAL DAILY FORMAT
• 7:00 am – 10:00 am Morning Session
• 10:00 am Brunch
• 11:30 am - 13:30 pm Midday Lecture
• 16:00 pm - 19:00 pm Afternoon Session
• 19:30 pm Dinner
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
You’ll learn far more than just postures and breathing techniques.
This 200h teacher training is a complete education in how your body, mind, and energy work together for health, happiness and longevity.
Simon will guide you through the full Yoga Synergy Fundamentals Sequence, as well as his 5-Dimensional Flow System. This will give you a powerful combination of form, function, and flow that transforms how you move, breathe, and teach.
You’ll learn how to:
Improve flexibility without passive stretching.
Build strength with less force or tension.
Breathe less to get more oxygen to your cells.
Move energy through through the body.
Activate your core from the inside out.
Integrate ancient yogic and qigong principles with modern physiology.
Develop true internal awareness not just alignment on the outside.
Whether you’re a teacher or a practitioner, you’ll gain a refined and embodied understanding of:
Applied Anatomy & Biomechanics (learn what actually works and why).
Injury Prevention & Rehab Techniques (move smarter, not harder).
Breathing & Energy Systems (practical, not theoretical).
The Synergy Sequence (a dynamic, safe, meditative vinyasa method).
5D Flow (fluid movement rooted in the core inspired by yoga, qigong, dance, and martial arts).
The Philosophy Behind Movement (learn the “why,” not just the “how”).
This is a complete system for body, breath, and mind — taught by a master who’s spent over 40 years bridging the best of East and West into something truly usable.
What 200h trainees are saying...
What You’ll Walk Away With
You won’t just leave with a certificate.
You’ll walk away with the tools to transform your own practice and to help others with intelligence, integrity, and embodied clarity.
TEACHING PROGRAM
MORNING SESSIONS
5-DIMENSIONAL FLOW
7:00 - 10:00 AM
We begin with seated meditation, self-massage, and gentle movement practices, progressing to dynamic flows and breathwork. We conclude the morning session with relaxing, gentle and fluid qigong-like movements that build energy and internal health.
MIND SYNERGY: Entering the Flow State & Meditative Zone
JOINT SYNERGY: Joint Movements From Your Core
SPINAL SYNERGY: Spinal Movements From Your Core
BREATH SYNERGY: Controlling Energy & Breath From Your Core
CORE SYNERGY: Moving Your Core & Moving From Your Core
MIDDAY SESSIONS
LECTURES ON HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, ANATOMY
11:30 AM - 13:30 PM
Dive deeper into anatomy, physiology, injury prevention, and philosophy with Simon’s expert insights. These less formal sessions are for more detailed questions and answers than those addressed in the other sessions.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
YOGA SYNERGY
16:00 - 19:00 AM
Engage in dynamic yoga synergy, blending traditional postures with innovative movement patterns for a transformative experience.
YOGA SYNERGY: We use the 5 main morning practices to create Yoga Synergy, which incorporates postures from Ashtanga Yoga and elsewhere with movement patterns between each posture that make the poses much easier to access and much healthier for your joints and internal organs.
200h vs. 300h Teacher Training
200-Hour Certification
The 200-hour in-person training in Salento Italy is a standalone certification that qualifies you to teach.
Early Bird pricing starts from 4,600€
300-Hour Certification
To upgrade to the 300-hour certification, you must first complete the 200-hour in-person training and continue 100h education:
- By completing additional 100-hour online training (€825).
- Or by completing additional 100-hour of intensive in person workshops.
Upgrading to 300h Over Online Education
Health, Happiness & Longevity (HHL) is Simon Borg-Olivier’s exclusive online platform, where all of his teachings come together in one place.
For Extra 825€ you get FULL ACCESS to ALL CONTENT on HHL Platform:
All Online Courses Streamed Here
Get access to every course directly through the platform—learn at your own pace.
New Guided Practices Added Regularly
Simon uploads new practice classes, breathing sessions, and movement tutorials each month.Free Masterclasses & Content
Create a free account to access sample practices and full-length masterclasses—no payment required.
Direct Access to Simon
Ask questions, share insights, and connect with Simon and the HHL community at anytime.Supportive Global Community
Practice alongside a like-minded group of students from around the world.
Works on any device. Cancel anytime.
Meet Your Teacher
Simon Borg-Olivier
Simon Borg-Olivier is a physiotherapist, certified yoga therapist, and co-creator of YogaSynergy. With over 45+ years of teaching experience, Simon has guided thousands worldwide to improve their health, movement, and breathing through a unique fusion of traditional wisdom and modern science.
Read More About Simon
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 40 years and has been a registered physiotherapist for 25 years.
Simon works 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.
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 books and scientific articles including ‘Applied Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga’, which is the textbook for two courses they teach at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Currently, Simon conducts intensive training courses in India, Bali, Europe, and Australia. He also teaches many online courses on the applications of posture, movement, and breathing for fitness, internal health, wellbeing, and longevity.
EARLY BIRD PRICING
Early Bird price is valid until 15th of December 2025
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
Starts from: 4,600€
Includes training + accommodation & food + online material
SINGLE ACCOMMODATION
Starts from: 5,450€
Includes training + accommodation & food + online material
What more people are saying?
"Transformed My Practice"
"Simon’s teachings transformed my practice. I now move with joy, practicing for hours without exhaustion. It’s been life-changing. I can’t recommend it enough!" - Danah
"A Life Changing Experience"
"Learning from Simon Borg-Olivier was transformative. I thought I’d just gain more knowledge, but I deeply improved my own practice and teaching. If you get the chance to learn from him—take it!" - Alina
" Deeper Understanding of Yoga"
"Simon’s training completely changed how I approach yoga. I now understand the body in a functional, respectful way. Highly recommend his training for anyone wanting to evolve their practice." - Fred
"Exceeded All Expectations"
"Simon’s intensive training was beyond amazing. I learned so much about yoga and movement. His Synergy teachings have inspired me, and I look forward to sharing them." - Dushyanata
Watch a Free 3h Lecture From the Previous Live Teacher Training!
Get a sneak peek into the experience of the live teacher training with this exclusive free session from the live teacher training in Salento in 2024. Experience Simon’s expert teaching first-hand in a full in-depth session, and see how this training can transform your practice before you commit.
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Still not sure?
We understand choosing the right teacher training is a big decision. Here's why this could be the transformative experience you're looking for:
A Practice That Sustains You
Learn how to move, breathe, and live in a way that builds energy instead of depleting it. This isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about doing less, more intelligently.
Expert Guidance
Simon Borg-Olivier’s decades of teaching experience ensure you’re in safe, knowledgeable hands.
Accessible to All Levels
Whether you're a beginner seeking rejuvenation or an experienced teacher looking to deepen your practice, this event is tailored to meet your needs.
Stunning Location
The serene beauty of Salento, coupled with its high-quality accommodations and healing environment, makes it the perfect escape.
FAQ
Do I need prior experience in yoga or movement?
This teacher training goes in-depth with many aspects of yoga and anatomy. It's not recommended to beginners without any knowledge about yoga and movement.
What if I’m already strong and experienced? Will I learn anything new?
Absolutely. This training isn’t about doing “more advanced poses” — it’s about moving with more intelligence, awareness, and internal control. Even very experienced movers discover blind spots, inefficiencies, and new tools they’ve never been taught.
Is this training good if I’ve already done a 200h elsewhere?
Yes. In fact, most of our students have done 1–2 teacher trainings before this. They come because they’re seeking the deeper understanding of yoga, breath, movement, and energy that’s rarely taught elsewhere.
I’ve been injured before. Is this safe?
Simon’s approach is physiotherapy-informed and injury-preventative by design. You’ll learn how to adapt postures and breath for your own nervous system and structure — not push through pain.
Can I attend just as a retreat participant, not for teacher training?
No. This is a 200h teacher training and not a retreat.
Is the training certified?
Yes, the 200-hour teacher training is recognized and can count toward your continuing education as a yoga teacher.
Is the food vegan-friendly?
Yes, the retreat offers a variety of delicious vegan and vegetarian options.
Is the food gluten free-friendly?
Yes, the retreat offers gluten free options for every meal if notified in advance.
What’s included in the price?
Accommodations, meals (6 lunches and 7 dinners per week), access to all classes, and use of facilities like the pool. Additional treatments, massages, spa use are optional extras.
How much free time will I have?
The schedule is designed with enough time for rest, exploring the beautiful surroundings, or indulging in spa treatments.
Can I share a room with someone I know?
Yes, you can request a shared room with a friend or partner.
What should I bring?
Travel lightly, and bring only comfortable clothing for practice and personal toiletries. All the yoga props are provided on location (mats, bolsters, blocks). Don't forget to bring your swimsuit, as we'll definitely go to explore beautiful beaches.
How do I get to the venue?
Detailed travel instructions will be provided upon registration. The venue is accessible by train or car, and we can assist with transfers.
Can I pay in installments?
Yes payment plans are available. Once accepted, you’ll receive options for paying in full or splitting across several payments.
What’s the cancellation policy?
Please check our cancellation terms for details. We aim to be flexible wherever possible.
Ready to Transform Your Life?
Unleash your potential, rejuvenate your body, and nurture your spirit with Simon Borg-Olivier. Whether you join us for a serene retreat or an intensive teacher training, this event will leave you revitalized, inspired, and connected.
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