In the 20th century, Indian yoga masters were first publicly gracing mass audiences and enticing followers in the West and a reawakening of ancient knowledge was unravelling.Since that passing of time to now, a vital gap exists in many understandings of yoga presently. Those practices and theories brought benefits but no guarantee of the complete liberation promised by these original messengers of the teachings. Perhaps because a language and cultural gap existed between the poetry of the sages and their lack of appreciation for the troubled people they would be extending their compassion and wisdom to.Simon travelled and studied with Iyengar, Desikachar & as well other such greats as mythical Himalayan masters, making India a second home after discovering yoga as a young biology student in the 1980s. He went on to cofound the Synergy yoga school in Australia. A research scientist before becoming a master yoga teacher, he also trained as a physiotherapist at the turn of the millennium.He has EVOLVED the yoga practices with those complimentary sciences over time, synthesising the essence of the teachings and bridging the gap between body and mind with a detailed and practical understanding of psychology and physiology. Otherwise, one might attend to loosing the essence of contemporary help with a fixation on tradition. What emerges is a effect based approach to yoga which is very different to conventional 20th century styles and their continuation into modern vinyasa in the main.Though not formally trained psychotherapeutically, his experience with tens (or hundreds) of thousands of students privately and in public settings worldwide allows Simon to share remarkable insights into how our emotional state and physical activities relate. Our conversation makes tangible, the oft-pseudo scientific claims made about subtle Indian energy systems.This conversation would be especially beneficial for yoga teachers & space holders who aspire for additional tools to add to their trauma informed belts, and to those who would like some expansive information about adapting practice for individual people with presented temperaments.Particularly, delving into neuromechanics in such contexts as the Polyvagal theory devised by Stephen Porges and Deb Dana, Simon starts us off with an overview of the nervous system which in its simplicity is also elegant. He points out important aspects, about how we can first approach. If you're familiar with these concepts already he demonstrates importance by drawing parallel the autonomic and somatic systems to the so-called conscious and subconscious mind.In this talk we cover some of the key concepts about how it comes to be that our perception shapes our reality. This conversation makes the intangible, practical and it is a true honour to share our conversation with you.https://simonborgolivier.comBreath with Georgie interview with Simon:https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gplAkOcmdtABook - Layayoga - Goswamiblackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780892817665pilgrimsonlineshop.com/layayogayou can visit yogastef.com/podcast for more conversations of this kind and interviews with yoga teachers and enthusiasts helping to connect back to the essence of physical practice

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