Yoga Synergy is a dynamic style of Hatha Yoga, devised by the directors, who are both qualified physiotherapists, Simon Borg-Olivier MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) & Bianca Machliss BSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy). The style draws heavily on information on yoga anatomy and yoga physiology that they have carefully researched over 30 years. It represents a synthesis between Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Tibetan yoga and modern medical science. The Hatha Yoga taught at Yoga Synergy is derived from the work of Professor T. Krishnamacharya. Sri Krishnamacharya, who died in 1989 at the age of 101, was the teacher of three of the most influential yoga masters alive today. These yoga masters are Sri B.K.S. Iyengar (author of “Light on Yoga”); Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and, Sri T.K.V. Desikachar (author of “The Heart of Yoga”).
Yoga Synergy style of yoga is an Ashtanga based Vinyasa flow-style meditative practice, linking postures with the breath while maintaining an awareness of anatomical and physiological alignment, and allowing students to progress with guidance at their own pace.
Yoga Synergy style is a dynamic moving meditation, that improves cardiovascular fitness, strength and flexibility in a safe and nuturing environment. All the teachers who work at Yoga Synergy have been trained personally by Bianca and Simon, and follow the same program of teaching throughout the schools, as outlined by Bianca and Simon on a weekly basis. The aim of every practice at Yoga Synergy is to enhance one’s life by nurturing and generating the internal fire and life force that keeps us alive. We welcome you to Yoga Synergy and look forward to meeting you.
How Yoga Synergy style is taught
There are 5 Yoga Synergy sequences (Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether) that are each taught over a 9 week period throughout both schools , in both casual attendance open classes and pre-booked courses at varying levels. By coming regularly and learning the sequence, students will develop their own practice that can be done safely and independently.
See Class Levels & Courses for information about class levels and Bondi Classes or Newtown Classes for timetables.
Design of each of the 5 sequences takes into consideration the time of the year, the level of the group being taught, and that each posture must have a simple version and more complex version that the practitioner can choose to attempt with the level of intensity that practitioner desires. In each class there is meditation, pranayama (breathing exercises) and relaxation. A sequence sheet of the postures in each sequence is available to assist students in their own practice.
By regularly attending Synergy Style Yoga Classes, the student is able to learn a yoga sequence enough to do self-practice and yet still be stimulated every 9 weeks by a new set of postures and exercises. Yoga Synergy is a team of professional teachers, trained personally by Bianca and Simon, with years of experience teaching the Synergy style of yoga.
At Yoga Synergy, we aim to teach our students to work intelligently with their bodies, and to use the practice of yoga to enhance their lives, to bring energy and vitality, and to work at the level appropriate to their needs on each particular day, developing a responsive rather than an automated practice.
In it's full advanced form the Synergy style of yoga is as challenging and dynamic as any of the traditional yoga styles can get and in it's simplest and easiest form, it is as gentle and soft as one may need or desire – it is up to the individual how hard one works in a Yoga Synergy style class. Generally we do not encourage attendance at the higher level courses (Morning, Intermediate & Advanced) until you have had some experience and understanding of this unique style through attendance at either Beginner courses or Open classes, no matter what your experience of yoga is elsewhere. If you are not sure of what level is appropriate for you, please don't hesitate to contact us via email yoga@yogasynergy.com or telephone (+61 2 9389 7399).
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