Donna Farhi

Donna Farhi is a yoga instructor and the author of five books on the subject of yoga practice and instruction. Donna was born in the United States and currently resides on a 30-acre ranch with her horses, Santosha, Liberty, and Ambrosia, in Christchurch, New Zealand. She's been dubbed a "superstar" of yoga. Donna Farhi is a Yoga teacher who has been teaching since 1982 and has been practicing for 39 years. She is one of the world's most in-demand guest teachers, delivering international teacher training and intense programs. Her Yoga philosophy is based on the refining of the natural and universal movement principles that underpin the safe and long-term practice of Yoga. Students of all levels of expertise and from all traditions can construct their own authentic Yoga practice by focusing on the foundations.

Students are referred to be "teachers of teachers" since they return year after year to be a part of Donna's amazing progress in her practice and teaching. Donna, in her own words. The Book of Breath, Yoga Mind, Body, and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness, and Bringing Yoga to Life: Practicing Every Day for Enlightenment are Donna's four contemporary classics. Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship, her fourth book, is a textbook for yoga teacher training courses all around the world.

Donna Farhi has been featured in four different books of outstanding modern teachers, including Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga. Donna feels that Yoga is about learning to make friends with ourselves and others as a method of establishing better connections with all of humanity after nearly four decades of practice.

Born: 5 June 1959