Bio

Dr. Larry Payne, Ph.D., E-RYT 500 is an internationally respected Yoga teacher, author, and a “Founding Father Of Yoga Therapy” in the United States. He is coauthor of Yoga Rx, Yoga Therapy And Integrative Medicine, and the international best-seller, Yoga for Dummies and founded the International Yoga Center, Samata Yoga, in 1980. Over a career of 40+ years, he has accomplished many firsts, including serving as founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, cofounding the Yoga program at the UCLA School of Medicine, teaching Yoga at the World Economic Forum, and founding the Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx programs at Loyola Marymount University.