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One of Leslie's oldest Yoga friends, Larry Payne, Ph.D. joins him to talk about some of their shared background, their mutual teacher T.K.V. Desikachar and the history of the individualized work that has become Larry's trademark.Larry is the co-author of Yoga Therapy Rx, Yoga for Dummies and The Business of Teaching Yoga. Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.Larry's website - Samata InternationalVintage Desikachar Yoga Routine for Soccer and Football - with Larry Payne, 1986DVD of Krishnamacharya Tribute, Los Angeles 1987Remembering Rama Vernon - Zoom Tribute December 2020Mara Carrico - YogaLady
Episode #10 meet Yoga Therapy Founder Larry Payne. Ph. D,.C-IAYTHe is an internationally respected Yoga teacher, author, and founding father of Yoga therapy in America. Dr. Payne co-founded the International Association of Yoga Therapists and the Yoga curriculum at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is also the founder of the Yoga Therapy Rx ™ and Prime of LIfe Yoga™ programs at Loyola Marymount University, and the Corporate Yoga Program at the J. Paul Getty Museum and Getty Trust. In 2000 he was the first Yoga teacher to be invited to The World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, and in 1996, he performed the first documented headstand at the North Pole. He founded Samata International Yoga and Health Center in Los Angeles in 1980, where he continues to teach groups and individuals. Dr. Payne is co-author of the international bestseller “Yoga for Dummies”, Yoga Rx, The Business of Teaching Yoga and Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine. He is featured in the Prime of Life Yoga, and Yoga Therapy Rx DVD series. His most recent publication is AARP's Yoga After 50 for Dummies
Larry Payne, Ph.D. is an internationally respected yoga teacher and back specialist. The L.A. Times named Larry “One of America’s most respected Yoga teachers”. He co-authored Yoga Therapy Rx, Yoga for Dummies and The Business of Teaching Yoga. Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder of the Corporate Yoga program at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the first Yoga teacher to offer Yoga classes at the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the yoga curriculum at UCLA’s School of Medicine, and the founding director of the new Yoga therapy certification program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In this episode we talk about: How him and richard miller met How he got into yoga and the people he was fortunate to study with How yoga is a stress reducer How Krishnamarchya adapted yoga to be about the individual (vini yoga) The evolution of today’s yoga What Prime of Life yoga is How Yoga Therapy started How his want for material things has changed over time What his purpose in life is https://samata.com/ Prime of Life Yoga International Association of Yoga Therapists Class on Common Aches + Pains
Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and director of the Yoga Therapy RX certification program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In our conversation we talk about how meeting some of the legends of modern yoga inspired his move from working as a successful advertising executive to becoming one of the founders of Yoga Therapy in America. Larry shares some great stories of his time with TKV Desikachar and offers some invaluable career advice to yoga teachers and therapists.Samata Yoga Centre: https://samata.com/Intro Music: A Beautiful Mine by RJD2Support the Podcast!1. Leave a review on iTunes, or share with your friends on social media2. Become a Patreon supporter at http://patreon.com/brianjamesteaching and gain access to many hours of yoga practice resources including vinyasa sequences, breathwork, chanting and guided meditations.3. Leave a one-time donation at http://paypal.me/medicinepathyogaAbout Brian JamesBrian James is a yoga teacher, integrative coach, musician and artist currently living in Montréal, Canada with his wife, astrologer Debbie Stapleton and their two Boston Terriers, Kingston and Sweetie. He has been exploring the intersection of music, yoga and shamanism for over 20 years.medicinepathyoga.combrianjamesyoga.cominstagram.com/brianjamesyogaSupport the Medicine Path PodcastSubscribe! RSS / iTunes / Google Playtags: larry payne, yoga, yoga therapy, desikachar, krishnamacharya, career
Larry Payne, founder of Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx, gives J a dose of expertise and humor in this conversation about his life and career. They discuss his journey to India and the many amazing teachers he encountered, the influence of TKV Desikachar on his life and teaching, bridging yoga and western medicine and the challenges therein, differences between yoga and yoga therapy, and the grand picture of yoga spreading around the world with the power of its transformative qualities. This episode is brought to you by YogaAnatomy.net. This episode is part of our premium podcast subscription. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.
Larry Payne, PhD, is an internationally respected yoga teacher and author. A founding father of Yoga Therapy in the U.S., he is coauthor of Yoga Rx and the bestselling Yoga for Dummies. He is based in Los Angeles, where he founded the Samata Yoga Center, Prime of Life Yoga® and the Yoga Therapy Rx program 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. We spoke about designing yoga for people in midlife, Indra Devi and other yoga luminaries he’s known, and the development of Yoga Therapy as a discipline. Learn more about Larry Payne here: http://www.samata.com/?page_id=21
Julie Carmen. Julie is a Hollywood actress turned yoga teacher, yoga therapist and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Associate Director of Mental Health at Loyola Marymount University’s Yoga Therapy Rx program, she helps train yoga therapists and works with private clients. We spoke about her transition from acting to healing, her emphasis on synthesis and integration and the benefits of yoga for actors.
Speaker Topic - Integrative Well-Being Dr. David Allen, a graduate of UCLA Medical School, has been in practice for over 30 years. Dr. Allen wrote the foreword to actress, health activist and author Suzanne Somers' bestselling book “Slim and Sexy Forever”. While a medical student, he became interested in alternative medicine, and began a lifelong investigation into meditation, diet and nutrition, Oriental health practices (including tai chi chuan and acupuncture), and the relationship between the mind, the body, and our emotional states. A pioneering figure in alternative/integrative medicine, Dr. Allen founded the La Jolla Clinic of Preventative Medicine, and was the Medical Director of the Center for Holistic Health in Solana Beach, California, one of the first alternative medical facilities in the United States. Currently he is in private practice in Los Angeles, and is a frequent lecturer throughout California, including at the prestigious Esalen Institute in Big Sur, and as a guest faculty member in Loyola Marymount University's pioneering program Yoga Therapy Rx, directed by leading yoga expert Larry Payne, Ph.D. For more information visit David Allen