Monks or bruisers have one thing that makes them great soloers and IMO one of the best names farmers. That is 10 second recast feign death. You can run like hell to the names FDing mobs off you along the way. Pesky see invis mobs dont effect you. With good gear and spells you become a farming machine.
Learning to time your stuns will help. When you get to the higher levels you get some really good stuff. A 10 second 100% avoidence buff, 4k magic dmg ward(if you dont know you wont be touched by a magic spell until the mob has done more then 4k dmg to you) You can dispel buffs(get this in early lvls but the more you level the more usefull it becomes, and a heal.