Evolving Towards Simplicity - A Yoga Intensive with Donna Farhi
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.~ Doctor Seuss
Sometimes the simplest yoga practices can be the most potent. Small and gentle movements, when applied with sensitivity can reap powerful changes, restoring elasticity, balance and ease. In this special intensive, Donna invites you to join her in a shared inquiry to deepen your connection with core asana, breathing, and meditative practices. These practices can form the bedrock for a sustainable (and enjoyable) yoga practice whatever your age.
The practice of yoga asana (postures) can be distilled into “seed” forms that constitute an alphabet that we can use for our own purpose and to achieve our personal goals.
Through subtle adaption, variations, gradation, and creative sequencing, these simple forms can be applied in almost infinite application. Through sensing and feeling what is needed, we can learn to move into a practice by listening to what the body is already self-suggesting.
Each day of this intensive will be divided into a morning and afternoon session. We’ll explore a wide variety of practices, from active practices that build strength and vitality to more passive practices that restore calm and relaxation. Yoga practitioners of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.
Schedule:
Friday 9th July
6:30-8:30 pm
Saturday 10th July through to Tuesday 13th July
10:00am -1:00 pm and 2:30-4:30 pm each day
Biography
Leading yoga teacher Donna Farhi has been practicing for almost 50 years and teaching since 1982. As a post-lineage pioneer, Donna has been at the forefront of generating a new model for teaching that fosters self-inquiry through the cultivation of a deepening trust in one’s own perceptions.
Through creating a warm atmosphere free of judgment and competition she invites her students to investigate their experience and to adapt and evolve their practice according to their individual needs. Incorporating the rigorous backing of anatomical principles for safe and sustainable practice, Donna offers progressive levels of engagement that allow people of all levels of experience and from all traditions to build their own authentic yoga practice. Considered the “teacher of teachers” people return to Donna’s intensives year after year to be a part of the inspiring evolution of her own practice and teaching.
Donna’s livestream and online courses make her expertise accessible to teachers and students worldwide and, in 2021, Donna became the first yoga teacher to present the practice of yoga to a global audience through MasterClass USA. This e-learning platform provides classes taught by some of the world’s foremost minds and experts in their fields.
Donna is the author of four contemporary classics: The Breathing Book, Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness, Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living, and Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship which is a curricular text for teacher training worldwide. Her fifth and most recent book, co-authored with Leila Stuart, Pathways to a Centered Body: Gentle Yoga Therapy for Core Stability, Healing Back Pain and Moving with Ease is becoming the go-to text for Yoga teachers, therapists and somatic practitioners.
Refunds & Cancellation Policy
Payment Options
Participants may choose one of the following payment options:
Pay in full at the time of booking; or
Pay a 50% deposit to secure their place, with the remaining balance due on or before 15 April 2027.
All outstanding balances must be paid by 15 April 2027. Bookings with unpaid balances after this date may be cancelled and the place offered to another participant.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel on or before 15 April 2027
If you are unable to attend and notify us on or before 15 April 2027, you will receive a refund of any payments made, less a $75 administration fee.
This applies whether you have paid in full or paid a 50% deposit.
If you cancel after 15 April 2027
Unfortunately, no refunds can be provided for cancellations received after 15 April 2027, as commitments and event costs will already have been finalised.
However, if your place can be filled from a waiting list, or you arrange for another person to take your place, we will refund your payment (less a $75 administration and transfer fee) once the replacement booking has been confirmed.
Transfer of Booking
You may transfer your booking to another person by notifying Soul Tribe Studio in writing no later than 25 June 2027.
The replacement participant must complete all registration requirements and pay any outstanding balance before the transfer can be confirmed. A $75 administration fee applies to all booking transfers.
Event Cancellation
If Soul Tribe Studio cancels the event for any reason, participants will receive a full refund of all monies paid.
Please note that Soul Tribe Studio cannot accept responsibility for travel, accommodation or other expenses incurred in connection with the event. We strongly recommend obtaining comprehensive travel insurance if travelling from outside the local area.