INFORMATION ABOUT MY (1) LIVE IN PERSON TRAINING, (2) PRIVATE TRAINING & (3) ONLINE TRAINING, PLUS (4) PRACTICE LINKS:
(1) LIVE TRAINING:
WORKSHOPS & TRAINING COURSES:
8-15 August 2022: Byron Bay Shire (Australia) with Simon Borg-Olivier
Please contact me directly via telephone, WhatsApp or direct message for details on this course. My number is +61417041179. Text a message if I can’t answer, and I will get back to you ASAP.
If anyone would like to come to Byron Bay soon, I will be doing live training six hours a day from 9 am to 4 pm from the 8th to the 15th of August 2022.
This is only a small course for only 10-15 people, and I only have a few spaces left to fill. So if anyone is interested, you can ask for more information or apply to join the course by direct messaging me.
This course is suitable for anyone in good health and will include static to dynamic meditative practices of posture, movement & breath work, including Qigong (chi-gung), Yoga with some elements of dance, non-contact martial arts and exercise-based physiotherapy. If you’re interested in coming, I would need to know as soon as possible, please. If you are not local, you would need to be able to also get accommodation in the area.
Cost: $1550
(Part attendance at $200 per day possible in some cases)
Maximum of 14 participants only
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2 x 10 Day Courses Co-taught by Simon Borg-Olivier, MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM c-IAYT, and Master Zhen Hua Yang, who have been liaising and teaching workshops together since 2007.
COURSE 1: 22 September 22 to 1 October 2022: (See below for details)
Master Zhen Hua Yang is an internationally recognised energy and martial arts expert and the founder of a unique internal healing system, Calligraphy Health. Backed by his family lineage of over 400 years, Master Yang’s knowledge is steeped in ancient energy systems and techniques, his teachers’ influence and diverse personal experiences.
Together, these modalities forge a powerful tool for transforming mind, body & spirit. Practising with the Master opens one to shifts in their energy field, helping to unlearn unconscious patterns and heal pain, anxiety, and chronic illness. The result is a more aligned, pain-free, and vibrant life.
COURSE 1: 22 September 22 to 1 October, 2022: Live 10-Day Course with Simon Borg-Olivier MScBAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM c-IAYT, & Master Zhen Hua Yang
This course revolves around the concept of compassion.
In these courses, we will be using simple posture, movement, breathing, and mental control systems based on the traditional movements of India, China and western exercise-based physiotherapy to enhance physical, physiological and mental health.
• deal with trauma more effectively
• manage anxiety better
• deal with stress and depression
• develop physical strength and flexibility
• create balance and harmony in body and mind
Where: Gold Coast
When: 22 September to 1 October 2022
Further inquiry: simon@simonborgolivier.com
COURSE 2: 4 October to 13 October 2022: Live 10-Day Course with Simon Borg-Olivier MScBAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM c-IAYT, & Master Zhen Hua Yang
(Each teacher teaches half day each day)
This course deals with the energy of the chakras. We will be using simple posture, movement, breathing, and mental control systems based on the traditional movements of India, China and western exercise-based physiotherapy to enhance physical, physiological and mental health.
Where: Gold Coast
Further inquiry: simon@simonborgolivier.com
Effect:
Organ function problems will be addressed
Physiological basis or health
Link to the central channel
Brings real awareness
Makes you grounded
Connect spinal flow with blood cells through the centre channel
Shows how to open the channels to the chakras
In this course, you will feel your energy from inside to outside.
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MY WEEKLY CLASSES IN BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA:
If you are in Australia (or maybe you would like to come here one day), I run live workshops periodically (sign up for my free newsletter at www.simoborgolivier.com if you would like to be informed).
I also regularly teach classes in ‘BodyHealz’ in the Byron Bay Industrial Estate (Australia) on a Tuesday and Thursday night at 5:15 pm for 90 minutes each class.
In my Tuesday class I teach my ‘Five-dimensional flow’ system, which I see as the basis for all movement forms.
The Thursday class uses these fluid movements to enter the traditional yoga postures of the Yoga Synergy System.
In my teaching, I usually make the first part of each class more verbally instructed and demonstrated. In the second part of each class, I usually play music and have a visually-instructed meditative practice.
You can find out more about my classes at https://www.byronbodyhealz.com.au/yoga-inspired-exercise-based-physiology
(2) PRIVATE TRAINING:
I offer private consultations either live or online, and I am happy to treat people with musculo-skeletal problems, medical conditions, and disorders of the mind such as depression and stress. I also work with diet and lifestyle. My rates are $200 per hour, which is negotiable depending on training frequency and needs.
(3) ONLINE TRAINING:
For those of you who are not able to come to classes, I also have several online courses which are available at my website www.simonborgolivier.com where I mainly teach simple practices for health, happiness and longevity, and my website with my co-director, exercise-based physiotherapist business partner, Bianca Machliss, at www.yogasynergy.com, where I teach traditional yoga with an understanding from exercise based physiotherapy.
On our, websites we have lots of online courses, including the following:
(3A) MY ONLINE COURSES AT WWW.SIMONBORGOLIVIER.COM :
‘12 Ways To Enhance Circulation’ Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/12-ways-improving-blood-flow/
In this course, you can learn how to enhance your circulation like a pro-athlete, without raising your heart rate and putting stress on your joints.
‘Beginner Breath-control’ Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/breath-control-practice/
This is an accessible set of practices that can be done by anyone who would like to learn how to breathe less than normal (less than one breath per minute) to calm the mind, reduce cravings, and enhance longevity.
‘Intermediate to Advanced Breath-control’ Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/intermediate-breath-course/
This course is for intermediate and advanced practitioners who would like to learn how to practice advanced breathing techniques such as the Valsalva Manoeuvre and the Müller Manoeuvre.
‘84 Postures for Strength Flexibility & Fitness’ Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/84-key-yoga-postures-unpacked/
In this course, you can learn Simon’s multidisciplinary approach and physiotherapy-enhanced take on 84 key yoga postures that are commonly taught and practised in most modern yoga classes, fitness classes, as well as in martial arts and dance classes.
‘5-Dimensional Flow’ Full Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/5-dimensional-flow/
This comprehensive training program for your mind, body and soul teaches you how to move your body using fluid meditative movement from your core (which can move in 5 dimensions). This course is the basis for all physical forms. It is a precursor to martial arts, gymnastics, dance, modern yoga and chi gong. It can help you get strong, flexible and fit stress-free, and raise your energy levels while regulating your emotional and mental states.
‘Knee Therapy’ Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/knee-therapy/
This course teaches simple posture and movement to strengthen and stabilise your knees, improve knee function, and reduce chronic pain.
‘Joint Synergy Program’ Online Course:
https://simonborgolivier.com/joint-synergy-program/
In this course, you will learn a five-stage movement system for each joint complex, and you will learn how to initiate every movement from your core to enhance the strength, flexibility and functional ability of your joints while developing a fluid meditative practice that gives you energy and internal organ health without stress.
5-Dimensional Flow Moving Meditation Class
https://simonborgolivier.com/masterclass/5dimensional-flow-moving-meditation/
In this 1-hour long video, Simon will teach you a simple moving meditation practice based on a spinal movement sequence that mobilizes your core, spine and trunk in 5-dimensions. This practice will not only relieve your back pain but will make you focus and energised without increasing your heart rate, putting you into flight and fight mode and depleting your immune system. This practice is: sustainable, enjoyable, energising, while it is also calming if it is done in an effortless way relaxing way.
(3B) MY ONLINE COURSES AT WWW.YOGASYNERGY.COM :
‘Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga’ Online Course:
https://yogasynergy.com/product/ashtanga-vinyasa/
In this course, I go through the primary series of this traditional posture movement and breathing system. There are detailed lectures on each of the postures, movements and breath control practices in the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Sequence. There are also practice sessions in this course.
‘Yoga Therapy’ Online Course:
https://yogasynergy.com/product/yoga-therapy-online-course/
This thirteen-week online course will ground you in the principles and practice of basic physical (physio) therapy and yoga therapy. The course addresses many of the most common physical problems and physiological conditions of body systems such as the nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, renal and reproductive systems.
‘Spinal Synergy’ Online Course:
https://yogasynergy.com/product/spinal-synergy-move-your-spine/
This course teaches a movement system that teaches dynamic meditation and fluid movements for strength and flexibility. It will also teach you how to mobilise your core and spine while aligning these movements with breathing as well. These spinal sequences will make you stronger and fitter without making you over-tense. At the same time, they will also enhance your flexibility without putting you into passive stretching postures that can be dangerous. This course teaches a movement system that strengthens and energises the body while calming the nervous system.
‘Advanced Yoga Fundamentals’ Online Course:
https://yogasynergy.com/product/advanced-yoga-fundamentals-online-course/
This is a must-do course for anyone who wants to become a yoga teacher and/or deepen their yoga practice. After an introduction to yoga history and theory, you will be expertly guided through foundational sequences. You will learn what each pose entails, including internal actions usually undetected visually; when a pose is best performed in the sequence/when the body is ready for more challenge; and how the body can achieve the most significant benefit from each pose.
‘Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga’ Online Course:
https://yogasynergy.com/product/anatomy-physiology-yoga-online-course/
This course provides yoga teachers and students with essential, basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology and the skills necessary to understand the fundamental workings of the body while practising asanas (static postures), vinyasas (dynamic exercises) and pranayamas (breathing exercises) of Hatha yoga. You will also learn how to safely increase strength and flexibility whilst minimising the risks of injury due to unsafe practice. It contains recorded video lectures and written information, and you will have access to the course material for 16 weeks with the option to download the lectures.
Yoga Synergy 200-Hour Online Teacher Training Course:
https://yogasynergy.com/yoga-teacher-training/
This course contains hundreds of hours of online training (much more than just 200 hours!), including access to some of the courses mentioned above. Plus, the regular lectures are recorded live on zoom twice a month by both Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss. This premier course is the culmination of 80 years of teaching experience from two highly qualified yoga teachers and physiotherapists.
(4) LINKS TO PRACTICES FOR YOU HAVE:
Here are some links to some of my Practices and other information you may like to try perhaps:
- 4-min verbally-instructed version of my Spinal Synergy (simple spinal movements) practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fCEw7yl2xQ&t=15s
- 20-min version of slightly more difficult spinal movements. It is a visually instructed practice with no verbal instructions to music: https://youtu.be/Uvu-1gHBwoQ
- 7-min explanation and demonstration of my 5-Dimensional Flow that you can practice if you wish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVfTSE3uDhc&t=7s -
- 30-min class entitled "Joint Synergy" (simple, accessible joint movements for joint health, improving energy and fluid meditation): https://youtu.be/5WuKCcXJRgk
- 40-min breath-control class, I guide you verbally, then I guide you visually through a series of controlled breaths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxlhcTu4lq0&t=2265s
- My PowerPoint presentation with notes explaining the principles behind the practice I am doing and the reasons why, after 40 years of teaching, I teach what I teach in the way I teach: https://ln5.sync.com/dl/9950e7f10/rab4z85c-e9sfdamk-jqzviq9z-kfjxgpxz
- 12 meditative movement practices for internal health and trauma relief (my masterclass I offered for Australian flood relief) https://youtu.be/Ulxuq0juO2A