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Donna Farhi

Donna Farhi is a Yoga teacher who has been practicing for 39 years and teaching since 1982. She is one of the most sought after guest teachers in the world, leading intensives and teacher training programs internationally. Her approach to Yoga is informed by the refinement of natural and universal movement principles that underlie safe and sustainable Yoga practice. This concentration on fundamental principles allows student of all levels of experience and from all traditions to build their own authentic Yoga practice.

Considered the “teacher of teachers” students return to Donna’s intensives year after year to be a part of the inspiring evolution of Donna’s own practice and teaching.

Donna is the author of four contemporary classics; The Breathing Book, Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness and Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living. Her fourth book Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship is a curricular text for teaching trainings worldwide. She has been profiled in four separate publications on exceptional contemporary teachers of our time, including Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga.

After nearly four decades of practice Donna believes that Yoga is about learning to befriend our self and to be in friendship with others as a means to building greater fellowship with all of humanity. American born, Donna now resides in Christchurch, New Zealand on a 30- acre farm with her horses, Santosha, Liberty and Ambrosia.

Joanna Abbatt

Joanna Abbatt obtained a master’s degree in biomechanics from McGill University in 1999, a bachelor’s degree in dance from York University in 1981, is a registered massage therapist (massage physiotherapist, member of FQM), certified in pilates in New York City in 1989, certified in gyrotonic in 1999 in Los Angeles, and danced professionally for 14 years in Montreal. She has taught functional anatomy at Concordia University, Ashtanga Yoga Montreal, the École supérieure du ballet du Québec (ESBQ), and in the context of private workshops. Her practice combines the techniques mentioned above with manual therapy, which sets her apart from other teachers. She was one of the first to introduce Montrealers to pilates in 1990, before any pilates studio existed.She has run her own re-education studio in Montreal since 1990, where she works with dancers, circus artists, yogis and ordinary people. She has always been motivated by the desire to get people moving and to help them solve their locomotor problems.

Dr. Baxter Bell

Since Baxter Bell decided to give up his stressful career as an overwhelmed family doctor for that of yoga teacher and medical acupuncturist, he has actively broadened his knowledge of yoga and relaxation. A graduate of 18 months’ advanced training at Piedmont Yoga Studio, he is now director of Deep Yoga training at Piedmont and teaches courses in experiential anatomy, yoga technique and yoga methodology. He is also a faculty member of several teacher education programs in the United States, including the Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training at the Niroga Institute in Berkeley, California.

Baxter studied extensively with Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden and Erich Schiffmann. He is very inspired by the work of TKV Desikachar and Donald Moyer. Presented by a Yoga Journal DVD, Yoga for Stress, Baxter has written numerous articles for Yoga Journal, Yoga for Everybody and International Journal of Yoga Therapy. He also blogs in the Yoga for Healthy Aging and Doctor’s Orders sections of the Yoga Journal. Very involved in the integration of clinical applications of yoga in Western medicine, Baxter regularly lectures to health professionals throughout North America and uses hatha yoga asanas and pranayama practice when he treats his patients as part of his acupuncturist profession.

Baxter gives back yoga classes for the general public, in companies and for specific clientseles in Oakland, Berkeley, Petaluma and Novato in California. He also offers yoga workshops and retreats across the United States and other countries. He teaches a comforting, stimulating healing hatha yoga style that balances the desire for action with the need to calm the mind, while highlighting the curiosity and meditation that are fostered by the practice. . His students say they really appreciate his clear instructions and his sense of humor.

Ann Dyer

For over thirty years, Ann Dyer has explored sound and music as an artist on stage and in the studio, yoga practitioner, student in Hindustani vocalization and teacher of sound in the context of the yoga tradition.

Ann Dyer has given numerous concerts in the United States, India, Brazil, Mexico and Canada. She has produced three critically acclaimed albums: Ann Dyer & No Good Time Fairies, When I Close My Eyes and Revolver: A New Spin. This one was classified by the Village Voice in the 10 best albums of the year. Ann Dyer’s music is acclaimed for its originality and its subtle treatment of sound that “takes you to the guts while playing tricks on your mind” (The Metro). Ann also composed and performed the soundtracks for two Rodney Yee DVDs released by the Gaiam label: AM Yoga and Five-Day Ashtanga.

Ann’s teaching in yoga of sound promotes understanding of philosophy, skill in practice and experiential knowledge. The effects of sound on the physical body, physiology, emotions, intelligence and consciousness of the mind are highlighted. Themes covered include, Sanskrit, Vedic mantra, tantric mantra, ghakti yoga, naada yoga, the mystical foundations of Indian classical music and the incorporation of sound in one’s personal practice and in yoga classes. .

Ann is the director of Mountain Yoga in Oakland, California and a member of the Deep Yoga program faculty at Piedmont Yoga Studio. The music project she is currently working on, VAK: Song of Becoming, is a long, multidisciplinary concert based on the principles of sound and the foundations of yoga. It was commissioned by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Elizabeth Emberly

Elizabeth Emberly, co-founder of Montreal studio Naada Yoga, holds an Ashtanga teacher certification. His approach is oriented towards the creative expression of yoga. She has done extensive studies with Dharma Mittra, Darby, Allison Ulan and Richard Freeman. A graduate of the Concordia University dance and choreography program, she uses her 25 years of dance and somatic experience to enrich her yoga teaching.

Kreg Weiss

Kreg is a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher, international presenter and kinesiologist (exercise science). All of his classes integrate a purposeful, meditative quality to allow for an experience of connection and reflection while the body explores expansion and renewal. Kreg acquired his Yoga certification in 2002 following several successful years of venturing in the wellness industry as a personal trainer, group fitness trainer, and national competitive athlete. He has been able to complement his teaching practice with additional studies in Kinesiology and Health Sciences at the University of British Columbia.

With his extensive background in anatomy and physiology, Kreg feels privileged to be able to empower students with practices that are educational, engaging and accessible. Through integrity-driven classes, Kreg aims to provide students with the tools to pursue a unique, confident practice where asanas, pranayama, and meditation interact collectively to rejuvenate and heal the body and mind.