Moving from the Inside Out: A One-Day Yoga Immersion on Donna Farhi’s Moving Principles

What if your yoga practice could become more than a series of shapes?

In a world that often asks us to perform, perfect, and push, it’s easy to lose touch with the deeper intelligence of our bodies. We may find ourselves chasing the outer form—striving for the “right” look, the “correct” alignment—while missing the living, breathing essence that makes yoga truly transformative.

But what if the real magic of yoga lies not in the form, but in the feeling? What if the asana is just the finger pointing to the moon, and the real practice is learning to catch the moonlight?

Join us for a day of embodied exploration, where we move beyond the surface and into the heart of practice.

This immersive workshop, created and facilitated by Zamir, is inspired by the teachings of Donna Farhi, one of the world’s most respected voices in yoga and somatics. Together, we’ll dive into her Seven Moving Principles—somatic sutras that invite us to move from the inside out, to listen deeply, and to let our practice become a living inquiry.

What You’ll Experience

• A New Relationship with Your Body: Learn to move from interoception—your felt sense from within—rather than external ideals. Discover how to let go of striving and instead cultivate a practice that is nourishing, sustainable, and deeply authentic.

• The Seven Moving Principles in Action: Through guided movement, breathwork, and mindful asana, you’ll experience each principle as a living thread in your practice. These are not just concepts, but embodied experiences that will awaken new possibilities in your movement and teaching.

• Mini-Awakenings: Each exercise is designed to create “mini-awakenings”—moments when you catch the feeling of a principle in your body. These insights will ripple out, transforming not just your asana, but your life off the mat.

• Tools for Teachers & Practitioners: Whether you’re a teacher seeking to inspire your students, or a practitioner longing for more depth, you’ll leave with practical tools and fresh inspiration to bring into your own practice and classes.

Why These Principles Matter

In Donna Farhi’s words, “We perform the form to practice the principles.”

The form is a doorway, not a destination. When we learn to move from the inside out, our practice becomes a living, breathing inquiry—one that evolves as we do.

These principles—Breathe, Yield, Radiate, Center, Support, Align, Engage, and Return—are not rules to follow, but invitations to explore. They help us:

• Reconnect with the intelligence of our bodies

• Move with greater ease, safety, and joy

• Find stability and freedom, both on and off the mat

• Teach and practice yoga in a way that is truly transformative

Who Is This For?

• Yoga practitioners ready to move beyond surface-level practice

• Yoga teachers seeking to deepen their understanding and inspire their students

• Anyone curious about somatic movement, embodiment, and the deeper dimensions of yoga

What You’ll Take Away

• A felt sense of each Moving Principle, and how to weave them into any asana or movement practice

• Practical exercises and cues you can use immediately

• A renewed sense of connection—to your body, your breath, and your life

• The inspiration to make your yoga a living, evolving practice

About the facilitator

Zamir’s hatha yoga training was influenced by a number of teachers – particularly Swami Sivananda and Donna Farhi.

He served as an instructor in yoga asana, pranayama, meditation and yoga philosophy for the Langara College yoga teacher training program.

Author of the Inner Path Yoga Deck, he is passionate about bringing the wisdom of the mystics to the modern mind and ancient heart. He leads Awake’s yoga program, co-created the TRU Yoga School (www.truyoga.org), and has been teaching yoga internationally in Canada, Asia and Latin America. You can find out more about Zamir on his website: https://zamirdhanji.com/

Ready to Catch the Feeling?

Slow down. Listen in. Let your practice become a romance with your own aliveness.

Spaces are limited. Get your ticket today and step into a new relationship with your practice.

We will serve Lunch at our organic, vegan and gluten-free Café Cora, for those who are interested to eat on site ($12).

Contribution:

$90

$70 for CR Nationals