Simon Borg-Olivier
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Reduce pain, boost energy, improve circulation, and activate a felt sense of wellbeing through a gentle physiotherapy-based movement practice that fuses traditional Eastern wisdom and Western medical science.
Connect with your gut-brain (your enteric nervous system) and gut feelings to lovingly mobilize your body’s capacity to increase blood flow and positive energy — getting the benefits of meditation and exercise without working hard.
Would you like to strengthen and balance your mind, body, and soul — while inducing deep states of calm and relaxation?
Would you like to activate your body’s innate capacity to live longer in full command of your physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing?
It’s possible with 5-Dimensional (5-D) Flow, an embodied meditative movement practice by physiotherapist and research scientist Simon Borg-Olivier.
It’s a different model for embodied health that utilizes mindfulness practices and five fluid movements — lengthening, bending, side-bending, twisting, and expanding/contracting...
... to activate the gut-brain connection at your core, enabling your body to work with and not against natural homeostasis and mental, emotional, and spiritual flow.
The result is increased longevity and circulation, maximized flexibility, a calm nervous system — and a functional body that’s often pain- and stress-free, energized yet calm, and mentally clear and focused enough to hold health and happiness as a default state.
Yes, it’s possible to reap the benefits of exercise and meditation without working too hard!
In fact, Simon says vigorous workouts are actually counterproductive, tending to activate numerous stress responses in the body that are not conducive to long-term health and wellbeing — and may even cause stiffness or pain.
5-D flow synthesizes more than 50 years of study with many of the world’s best masters of Indigenous and traditional forms of posture, movement, breathing, and mindfulness into potent practices...
... that naturally leverage your body’s physiology to increase the health and strength of your system.
In joining Simon for this 7-week somatic movement course, you’ll learn these powerful practices by aligning your intention with embodied movement techniques that harness your body’s natural blueprint for longevity...
... and innate ability to self-regulate, improve energy efficiency, move with ease, and fill every cell of your body with life-giving information.
Simon teaches that our health and wellbeing hinge on how well our minds and bodies work together to transport positive and loving information to each of our 50 trillion cells — while remaining relaxed, centered, and calm.
At the crux of 5-D Flow is how to improve circulation without increasing your heart rate, strength while focusing on being relaxed, flexibility without stretching, and energy while breathing less.
You’ll begin to relieve spinal, neck, lower back, knee, hip, sacroiliac pain, and more by self-regulating your health and wellbeing through little-known bridges between your conscious (central) and unconscious (autonomic) nervous systems.
During this somatic movement course, you’ll:
- Learn how to physically connect with your gut-brain to enhance the function of the immune, reproductive, and digestive systems
- Quickly and effectively improve circulation in your body to improve energy levels, blood flow, release toxins, and bring in more oxygen
- Give yourself an internal massage with simple movements
- Begin to relieve spinal, neck, lower back, knee, hip, sacroiliac pain, and more
- Build energy, increase blood flow and oxygen release, and activate your whole body as a pump so your heart doesn’t have to work as hard
- Release trauma, tension, and stress by connecting with the physical bridges between your conscious and unconscious mind
- Obtain balance between the masculine logical brain in your head and the feminine intuitive gut-brain at your core
- Explore how to reset your nervous system to be energized yet calm
- Begin to restore natural regenerative breathing
- Learn how to share good energy and loving information to your cells — improving the health of all body systems
- Improve energy efficiency and the effectiveness of walking and swimming by using backward movement
- Begin to balance your hormones by increasing circulation but maintaining relaxation, so there is less cortisol and more oxytocin
Simon will guide you through practices that help you initiate health, love, and happiness through the parasympathetic nervous system — the system that grounds your capacity to feel calm, peaceful, and safe.
This system also supports self-reflection and expansion, and circulates its healing benefits into the immune, digestive, and endocrine systems — while supporting your deeper evolution.
As you learn how to turn this system on organically by reinstating natural posture, movement, and breathing, you’ll simultaneously turn on your connection to your authentic self, your soul, and your body’s innate ability to balance and heal.
Health becomes something you are, not something to achieve, as you begin to work in, not out to maintain your body’s naturally balanced state — no longer stressing yourself through rigorous, energy-depleting workouts.
Join us if you’d like to learn a less stressful approach to exercise that inspires mental, emotional, and spiritual flow to create and circulate vibrant streams of health and loving energy throughout your entire being.
What You’ll Discover in These 7 Weeks
In this 7-week transformational intensive, Simon will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to activate a felt sense of wellbeing — without excessive or stressful exercise — through a gentle physiotherapy-based fusion of traditional Eastern wisdom and Western medical science.
Join the Livestream — or Stream Later to Watch at Your Convenience
You’ll connect with Simon and experience his teachings through livestreaming video via any connected device. This connection is easy to use and will enhance the impact of Simon’s transmissions. Can’t make it live? After each class, you can stream the video and audio recordings to enjoy anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Course Sessions Wednesdays at 5:00pm Pacific
This course will feature LIVE teachings, interactive sessions, experiential practices, and Q&A with Simon. Each session will build harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to practice 5-Dimensional Flow and improve your health without excessive or stressful exercise.
Module 1: Connect With Your True Core & Gut-Brain to Enhance the Function of Immune, Reproductive & Digestive Systems (November 29)
Connect your thinking brain to your enteric nervous system — your gut-brain that exists at the core of your body — to improve the function of your immune, reproductive, and digestive systems.
Simon will guide you on how to access 12 specific places, or bridges, in the body that have dual control of both your conscious mind, which governs the somatic nervous system (everything except your brain and spinal cord)...
... and your unconscious mind, which governs the autonomic nervous system (your involuntary physiological processes).
Engaging your somatic and autonomic nervous systems at the same time will instill greater physiological balance, mental agency, and self-regulation over your overall health and wellbeing.
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn how to physically connect with your gut-brain to enhance the function of the immune, reproductive, and digestive systems — and obtain balance between the masculine logical brain in your head and the feminine intuitive gut-brain at your core
- Explore how to reset your nervous system to be energized yet calm
- Release trauma, tension, and stress by connecting with the physical bridges between your conscious and unconscious minds
- Begin to restore the regenerative, natural breathing of a child or a healthy sleeping adult in your daily life
- Enhance the health of your immune system by improving blood flow while in a relaxed state
Module 2: Promote Circulation, Release Toxins & Relieve Lower Back and Hip Pain With the Earth Moon Fire Sun Practice (December 6)
Explore the postures, movements, and breathing that can help you relieve lower back and hip pain, increase blood flow, and improve heart rate variability.
Simon will guide you through a practice to gently and fluidly move your core, trunk, and spine from a shortened to a lengthened state, and from a forward-bending (spinal flexion) to a backward-bending (spinal extension) state.
The Earth Moon Fire Sun practice will also help you detoxify naturally as you learn how to move in more than one dimension at a time.
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn how to quickly and effectively improve circulation in your body to improve energy levels, blood flow, release toxins, and bring more oxygen in
- Improve your heart rate variability and enhance digestive health through gentle leg movement and parasympathetic engagement as your hip flexors open and relax and your breathing regulates — without focused breathwork
- Begin to relieve most lower back pain by lengthening, relaxing, and mobilizing your spine — and nourishing it with better blood flow
- Learn how to relieve hip pain with simple movements that alleviate physical pressure on the hip that happens due to prolonged sitting
- Discover the secret of moving your body fluidly and gracefully, which involves learning how to move in more than one dimension at a time
Module 3: Improve Spinal Mobility & Decrease Neck Pain With the Earth Water Moon Practice (December 13)
Enter an energized yet calm state using postures, movements, and breathing associated with gently and fluidly moving your core, trunk, and spine from a shortened to a lengthened state, and from a left to right sideward bending (spinal lateral flexion) state.
Simon will guide you through movements to increase spinal mobility and alleviate neck pain.
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn how to relieve neck pain by massaging your neck with shoulder movement
- Explore how to safely and effectively move sideways without pain
- Begin to improve spinal mobility by releasing both sides of the spine — one side at a time
- Discover how to improve reproductive health through movement that creates suction
Module 4: Relieve Knee & Sacroiliac Joint Pain With the Fire Air Sun Practice (January 3)
Alleviate knee and sacroiliac joint pain — and improve digestion — this week.
You’ll be guided through the postures, movements, and breathing of the Fire Air Sun practice as you gently and fluidly move your core, trunk, and spine...
... from a forward-bending (spinal flexion) state to a backward-bending (spinal extension) state, while simultaneously twisting (spinal axial rotation) to the right and left.
This movement will help you increase the health of your internal organs, especially those of digestion, reproduction, and immunity.
In this module, you’ll discover:
- How to effectively mobilize your spine in twisting
- How to relieve knee pain and improve knee structure and function
- How to relieve sacroiliac joint pain (at the lower spine)
- How to improve digestive health by massaging internal organs with abdominal movement, relieving constipation
Module 5: Improve Energy Efficiency & Promote the Flow of Good Energy and Loving Information With the Water Air Moon Practice (January 10)
Stimulate the calm, restorative effects of your parasympathetic nervous system.
Simon will guide you through postures, movements, and breathing associated with gently and fluidly moving your core, trunk, and spine — while combining side bending and twisting.
This enhances blood circulation with a low heart rate while promoting the flow of good energy and loving information in your body as a model for how you can be in the world.
This Water Air Moon practice can also help improve walking and swimming performance.
In this module, you’ll:
- Improve energy efficiency and the effectiveness of walking and swimming by using backward movement
- Build energy, increase blood flow and oxygen release, and activate your whole body as a pump so your heart doesn’t have to work as hard
- Give yourself an internal massage with simple movements
- Begin to balance your hormones by increasing blood circulation
Module 6: Enhance Cardiovascular Function & Optimize the Health of Your Spine With the 12 Ether Cycle Sequence (January 17)
Explore the postures, movements, and breathing associated with gently and fluidly moving your core, trunk, and spine...
... from a shortened to a lengthened state and from a forward-bending (spinal flexion) to a backward-bending (spinal extension) state.
This promotes enhanced heart rate variability and optimal internal health of your spine.
In this module, you’ll discover:
- How to get strong while focusing on being relaxed
- How to get flexible without stretching, through movement in opposite directions and moving actively from your core
- How to improve blood flow without increasing your heart rate
- How to improve energy levels while breathing less than normal
Module 7: Gauge the Health of Your Body & Mind With the Extended 5-Dimensional Flow Practice (January 24)
There will be a short introduction, followed by an extended fluid meditative practice of posture, movement, and breathing to music designed to bring everyone into the flow state, or zone, of the elite athlete.
This practice can leave you feeling pain-free and functional — energized yet relaxed, and mentally focused, peaceful, and joyful.
In this module, you’ll:
- Share good energy and loving information to your cells — improving the health of all body systems
- Begin to relieve depression and trauma — and improve the quality of your sleep
- Discover the simple recipe for happiness — and activate a new path to health that is regulated from the inside out
The Move Free & Easy With 5-D Flow Bonus Offering
In addition to Simon’s transformative 7-week online course, you’ll receive this special bonus offering to complement the course and take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Joint Synergy — An Embodied Meditative Movement Practice
Video Teaching From Simon Borg-Olivier
This 24-minute video presents a movement practice to mobilize the main joints of your arms and legs — improving blood flow, while keeping you as relaxed as possible. Explore how to reduce joint pain and improve blood circulation while maintaining a low heart rate — ideal for healing and promoting longevity and wellbeing. This practice offers long-term benefits when done very gently and in a meditative, calm way, but it can also be done in a very rigorous and stimulated way, if you so desire.
5-D Flow — Posture, Movement, Breathing & Mindfulness
Ebook From Simon Borg-Olivier
In this Ebook, Simon summarizes the basic philosophy and methodology of the 5-Dimensional Flow system — a complete system of posture, movement, breathing, and mindfulness that can uplevel your entire wellbeing when practiced for at least a few minutes each day in a gentle, loving way. Simon explores a 3-pronged set of benefits to your health, happiness, and longevity: physical (health and happiness in your muscles and joints for a strong and pain-free functional body), physiological (health and happiness in terms of your energy levels, blood circulation, digestive health, and nervous system), and mental (health and happiness in terms of your mind’s ability to think clearly and logically with the right balance of intuition and emotional wellbeing).
What People Are Saying About Simon Borg-Olivier...
— Morgan Palmer Hubbard: “Nothing I’ve Ever Practiced Has Made Me Feel as Good as What I’ve Done With Simon”
— Thea Singer: “Simon Is the Best Master in Motion I Have Met in My Life”
— Nicholas Luck: “In the First Session, I Came Out and Was in Bliss”
— Judith: “I Have So Much More Energy and Creativity”
— Alberto: “The Amount of Information and Details About Movement Is Just Amazing”
— Ana: “My Spine’s Gotten Healthier and I Am More Stable Emotionally”
“Anything Simon teaches is gold.”
Anything Simon teaches is gold. He is Australia’s most knowledgeable movement teacher, if not the world’s. The stuff I learned from him in the 1990s I still use massively to benefit my students to this day.
— Jackie Clarke
“Simon’s skills as a physiotherapist are unparalleled.”
Simon’s skills as a physiotherapist are unparalleled. I saw him for an ankle sprain, and I could feel the benefits even before the end of the session.
— Franz Schmidt, Munich, Germany
“... after I received treatment from Simon Borg-Olivier for my knee, my knee felt more stable, I could move more freely, and I had less pain.”
I thought I needed surgery for my knee after rupturing my anterior cruciate ligament. But after I received treatment from Simon Borg-Olivier for my knee, my knee felt more stable, I could move more freely, and I had less pain. Now, it has been eight months since I have been practicing the exercise assignment, and I’m so glad I never went for an operation. Although I would be reluctant to go play squash again at this stage, I can comfortably function in my daily life.
— Emily Stanley, Sydney, Australia
“I think these simple exercises should be taught at every school.”
I have had lower back pain since I went to university in my late teens. Simon Borg-Olivier’s spinal movements have helped me tremendously. Provided I remember doing at least 10 minutes of these exercises daily, I remain pain-free in my lower back. I think these simple exercises should be taught at every school.
— Paul Mackay, Melbourne, Australia
“After my first session with you, I felt immediate relief, and it was much easier to breathe and move.”
Thank you very much, Simon, for helping me with my asthma problems. Before meeting you, my breathing had seemed difficult every day. I was previously too scared to exercise at all. After my first session with you, I felt immediate relief, and it was much easier to breathe and move. Now, after practicing your simple breathing exercises for the last four months, my asthma is no longer a problem, and I have regular movement practice that makes me feel great.
— Janice Crowley, Perth, Australia
Join the Global Community
Move Free & Easy With 5-D Flow offers some of the most transformational online teachings available, within a thriving global community of learning and practice.
Join fellow students and practitioners to support and inspire each other as you integrate the teachings and practices Simon Borg-Olivier will share in this powerful program.
You’ll join an international community on the leading edge of manifesting a world grounded in the principles of cooperation, harmony, and reverence for all of life.
Here’s What You’ll Receive
Seven 90-Minute Class Sessions With Simon Borg-Olivier
Experience a unique opportunity to be mentored by and learn from Simon Borg-Olivier, co-founder and director of Yoga Synergy — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes a livestreaming video option and will guide you to reduce pain, increase your energy, improve circulation, and activate a felt sense of wellbeing without excessive or stressful exercise. Course sessions are on Wednesdays at 5:00pm Pacific.
Seven Video Recordings of Class Sessions
After each class, the video will be available for you to stream in a high-quality format. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Seven Audio Recordings of Class Sessions
After each class, the audio will be available for you to stream. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
Seven Transcripts of Class Sessions
You’ll also receive the entire class transcription after each session is completed. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Interactive Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
Between class sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each week’s lesson.
Online Community
Our exclusive Facebook online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each class. Here, you can continue the discussion about your course materials and interact with your fellow students to take your exploration to an even deeper level.
The Move Free & Easy With 5-D Flow Bonus Offering
- Joint Synergy — An Embodied Meditative Movement Practice
Video Teaching From Simon Borg-Olivier - 5-D Flow — Posture, Movement, Breathing & Mindfulness
Ebook From Simon Borg-Olivier
An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join the Online Course, Move Free & Easy With 5-D Flow
We feel honored that Simon Borg-Olivier has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online course. This is a unique opportunity to interact directly with the co-founder and director of Yoga Synergy whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.
If you’re serious about getting healthier without excessive or stressful exercise, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind program.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your own evolution, click the register button below to reserve your space now.
Your Satisfaction Is 100% Guaranteed!
Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed! If you don’t absolutely LOVE Move Free & Easy With 5-D Flow — or don’t feel that it meets your needs — please submit your refund request form on or before December 13, 2023 and we’ll happily issue qualifying customers a refund.
More Praise for Simon Borg-Olivier...
“I consider Simon a modern-day body mechanics wizard.”
When I saw Simon for my knee consultation, I could hardly walk. The meniscus tears in both of my knees created so much movement limitation. What I learned from Simon were simple, effective co-activation exercises that immediately gave me a significant increase in movement and a decrease in pain. I consider Simon a modern-day body mechanics wizard. For the last 20 years, Simon has taught me how to manage my internal processes in ways that give me the capacity to self-regulate and meet my energy management and vitality goals. Working with me to reconfigure my knee damage took it to the next level. The surgery I was required to get was no longer required.
— Zoe Braithwaite, ACRO Boss
“If you’re serious about understanding the mechanics of your body and every detail in between, you have found the master.”
In 2019, I spent nearly a month training with Simon in Bali, Indonesia. I can profess with the utmost enthusiasm how much that experience and this movement have augmented and healed my mind, body, and spirit. If you’re serious about understanding the mechanics of your body and every detail in between, you have found the master. Simon is among the most authentic, intelligent, kind, funny, and delightful humans. What a joy his presence is. I can’t recommend Simon’s classes, courses, and teacher pieces of training enough.
— Shanan Löuise, Quantum Energy Rewire, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
“Simon’s expertise and passion for yoga were truly inspiring, as he effortlessly brought a new level of depth to my practice.”
My teacher training with Simon Borg-Olivier was a profound experience that completely transformed my understanding of yoga and deepened my journey of self-inquiry. Simon’s expertise and passion for yoga were truly inspiring, as he effortlessly brought a new level of depth to my practice. His ability to illuminate the intricacies of yoga poses and their spinal transitions was enlightening and eye-opening.
— Raphaël Semeteys, YogĀrkana, Paris, France
“I started studying Simon’s courses, and immediately, through these practices, my recoveries became faster...”
I practice kettlebell lifting, and I train seven days a week. I practically have an addiction to movement, so I have taken many supplements for years while following adequate dietary regimens. I started studying Simon’s courses, and immediately, through these practices, my recoveries became faster, and after about four months, the need for supplements began to decrease. Today, by practicing one session a day of the 5-Dimensional Flow, I practically feel as if I were taking a booster.
— Dr. Valerio Capi, Italy
“Simon is the caliber of insightful genius and innovator within his fields of expertise you will rarely find.”
I have been an osteopath for 24 years. Back when I was training at UWS, in (only) one class demonstration, Simon absolutely blew my mind with his incredibly extensive knowledge base, blending the principles of his qualifications in physiotherapy with his qualifications and insights into the principles of traditional movement forms, which still to this day resound with me. Simon is the caliber of insightful genius and innovator within his fields of expertise you will rarely find.
— Mark Baer, osteopath
About Simon Borg-Olivier
Simon Borg-Olivier, MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM, c-IAYT, has practiced various types of traditional posture, movement, breathing, and mental control for 55 years. His primary modalities include hatha yoga, Qigong, non-contact internal martial arts, dance, music, chanting, and massage. He has been a registered physiotherapist for 25 years.
Simon is a research scientist and university lecturer. He has been regularly invited to teach about exercise, meditation, therapy, nutrition, and life coaching at conferences, festivals, and intensive teacher training courses internationally since 1990. He also teaches online courses on the applications of posture, movement, and breathing for fitness, internal health, wellbeing, and longevity.
Simon has studied intensively with great traditional masters worldwide, including 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, the textbook for two courses taught at Australia’s RMIT University.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What’s a virtual course?
A: It’s a great way to engage live and pre-recorded teachings and each other from the comfort of your home! All you need is a computer, mobile device, or telephone. If there’s more than one person in your household taking the course, you’ll each need your own connection. We use Zoom video conferencing to make it just like an in-person event, where you can ask questions and deepen your exploration of the course themes.
There’s no additional charge for connecting to Zoom with your computer or mobile device. Please note that dialing Zoom from your telephone is a toll call; your telephone service provider will charge you according to your existing long-distance calling plan. International access numbers are available.
“I’ve never seen a course so well put together ever...”
I had never participated before in an online course. The packaging, presentation, inclusion, and Facebook postings created a wonderful, safe cocoon within which to participate. I’ve never seen a course so well put together ever — not in all the years of taking college classes — and I had my doubts about doing an online course. The wealth of organization and ease of learning materials and support made this fun as well.
— Claudia F., Medford, Massachusetts
Can I still benefit from the course if I miss the live classes?
A: Absolutely! You can stream the recordings and download the transcripts of all course sessions, so you never need to worry about missing live calls. You can also engage with the full community and leaders in our private online community group.
Q: Can you tell me about the private online community group?
A: We’ll have a private online community group for all course participants on Facebook that will support you in making connections with others, sharing insights, engaging in discussions, and completing homework assignments that can supplement your transformational journey. You’ll have the ability to share your experiences, projects, and growth throughout the course.
Q: Are there scholarships available for this training?
A: Yes, we always make a certain percentage of spaces available for partial scholarships, for those who otherwise would not be able to enroll at the regular rate. If you’d like to apply for a scholarship, please review our guidelines, which include a link to our online application form.
Q: What’s your refund policy?
A: Your satisfaction with The Shift Network and this course is our highest priority! We offer a satisfaction guarantee so that you can sample the course risk-free. The deadline to receive a full refund is December 13, 2023. To request a refund, please click on this refund request form and submit your request. Qualifying refunds will be processed within five business days and an email confirming the refund will be sent. However, we’d love to have a chance to address and resolve your concerns first. If there’s something we can assist you with, please email us at support@theshiftnetwork.com and we’ll be happy to help! (No refund requests accepted after the above date or with scholarship awards.)
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