Larry Payne

Larry Payne, PhD, E-RYT 500, is an internationally respected yoga teacher and author, and a founding father of yoga therapy in the United States. He is coauthor of Yoga Rx and the international best-seller Yoga for Dummies. In Los Angeles, he founded Prime of Life Yoga® and Yoga Therapy Rx programs at Loyola Marymount University. Over a career of 30 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 doing a headstand at the North Pole.

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