reawakening to self with donna farhi

about the course

Teaching yoga places very special demands on us. So much of a Yoga teacher’s practice can be caught up in generating content, and sequences and themes for teaching that we forget to focus on what we need from our time on the mat. Most yoga teachers are also working alone without significant collegial connection and support which can lead to a sense of isolation. Burn out and a lack of inspiration can erode our personal enthusiasm for practice leaving us feeling depleted. This intensive is intended as an antidote, renewing a sense of enjoyment, enthusiasm and pleasure in practice as well as offering opportunities for meaningful collegial connection, whether that be through dyad exchange or through receiving gentle touch. In this special gathering Donna will be sharing inventive and effective practices that can help to improve and maintain your mobility, strength and balance at any age. A special emphasis of this intensive will be a “ground up” approach to well-being: giving attention to our feet and the kinetic chain upwards through the legs, pelvis, and spine. To our core: in facilitating core connectivity from the center to the limbs. And to our relationship to space: through a more refined alignment of the shoulders, neck and head. While our focus will be on gentle but stabilizing experiential practice, there will be lots of interesting material to add to your teaching toolbox. Each day will include two sessions. The morning sessions will be devoted to more active practice and the afternoon sessions will include discussion, collegial exchange (some of which may include touch), Restorative Yoga, and deeply relaxing guided Yoga Nidra. Whether you’ve just begun your teaching journey, have been teaching for decades or are taking a hiatus from teaching, this intensive is an opportunity to reconnect to yourself, reinspire your own practice, and be on the receiving end of Yoga’s power to regenerate. EARLY BIRD before 1 FEB 2026: £495. Then £525. See booking form. VENUE: Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, CB3 1AA DATES: Thu 2 July 10:30–4.30 (Meet & Greet 4.30-5.15); Fri 3 July, Sat 4 July, and Sun 5 July 10:00-4:00 To read more about Donna, please head to the "About Donna Farhi" page in the drop down menu.