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1/27 and 1/28 Larry Payne and Robert Birnberg
January 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - January 28, 2024 @ 3:00 pm
Workshop Overview
We are thrilled to bring two of our most influential teachers to Orange County for an epic Yoga Therapy Weekend!
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”. 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. He studied with Yoga Master, TKV Desikachar in Chennai, India.
Robert Birnberg also studied with TKV Desikachar for many years. For over 25 years, he served as clinical director of the Breathing Space in Los Angeles, he offered ongoing Sutras Studies, Yoga Teacher trainings, and workshops on Bhavana, Relationships, Addiction and Positive Psychology. He has facilitated private Yoga Coaching sessions with hundreds of individuals and couples looking to manifest deeply meaningful lives and satisfying relationships. His first book, ‘Why Yoga Works, and How It Can Work For You’ is currently being used as a teacher training manual by Yoga studios worldwide.
Join us for four very special class offerings over two days:
Saturday AM
The Alchemy of Yoga
- January 27th
- 10:00 – 12:00 PM
- In-Studio
- Robert Birnberg
Pricing:
- $60 pre-registration
- $75 day of event
Saturday PM
Yoga for the 3rd Phase of Life
- January 27th
- 12:30 – 3:00 PM
- In-Studio
- Robert Birnberg
Pricing:
- $75 pre-registration
- $95 day of event
Sunday AM
The Evolution of Yoga Therapy
- January 28th
- 10:00 – 12:00 PM
- In-Studio
- Larry Payne
Pricing:
- $60 pre-registration
- $75 day of event
Sunday PM
Prime of Life Yoga Practices
- January 28th
- 12:30 – 3:00 PM
- In-Studio
- Larry Payne
Pricing:
- $75 pre-registration
- $95 day of event
Larry Payne, Ph.D, C-IAYT
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”. 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 1979 he was an advertising executive, plagued with chronic back pain and stress. His quest for relief led him to study Yoga and health in eleven countries and inspired his career change upon certification in India.
In 1980, Larry founded the Samata Yoga Center in Los Angeles and later earned a Master’s degree and a Doctorate in fitness education with an emphasis in Hatha Yoga from Pacific Western University. His background is in Psychology and he has also completed graduate work in Physical Therapy at Cal-State University at Long Beach. He was the U.S. representative to the first World Congress of Yoga in Montevideo, Uruguay, and has received Outstanding Achievement Awards for Yoga in Europe and the United States, and the Golden Lotus Award from South America. In 2000, he was a panelist and yoga instructor at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In addition, he is the founder of the Healthy Back Program at the world-famous Rancho La Puerta Fitness Spa.
Robert Birnberg, C-IAYT
For several decades I studied with TKV Desikachar and his senior students, receiving an in-depth education on the techniques and underlying principles of Yoga Therapy. Noticing the parallels between Yoga and Positive Psychology, I became a Certified P.P. Coach working to integrate proven Positive Psychology interventions with the time tested tools of classical Yoga Therapy. For over 25 years, as clinical director of the Breathing Space in Los Angeles, I offered ongoing Sutras Studies, Yoga Teacher trainings, and workshops on Bhavana, Relationships, Addiction and Positive Psychology, I’ve facilitated private Yoga Coaching sessions with hundreds of individuals and couples looking to manifest deeply meaningful lives and satisfying relationships. My first book, ‘Why Yoga Works, and How It Can Work For You’ is currently being used as a teacher training manual by Yoga studios worldwide.
