Larry Payne, Ph.D., E-RYT 500 is founder and director of the Yoga Therapy Rx program. He is co-author of Yoga Therapy Rx with Richard Usatine, M.D., and Yoga for Dummies with Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D. He previously introduced Yoga to the curriculum at the UCLA School of Medicine, and was founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Christopher Chapple, Ph.D., co-founder of the Yoga Therapy Rx program at Loyola Marymount University, is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University. He has authored and edited 12 books on religious traditions of India, including a co-translation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.

Rick Morris, D.C. is associate director of the Level I program and a sports medicine chiropractor with more than 25 years experience and team doctor for the US Olympic Medical Team, The NBA, and UCLA Track and Field. He is also a senior instructor at the Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles.

Richard Usatine, M.D., is associate director of the Level II program and the Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also the recipient of the National Humanism in Medicine award and, since 2000, chosen by his peers each year to be included in the Best Doctors in America list, a national consumer reference source published by Ohio State University.

David Allen, M.D. is a graduate of UCLA Medical School, and also holds a masters degree from the College of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Oxford, England. He is the medical director of the Longevity Center, one of Los Angeles?s most prestigious integrative medicine centers.

Art Brownstein, M.D.,M.P.H., D.Y.Ed., is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii. He is the author of Healing Back Pain Naturally (Harbor Press), and Extraordinary Healing (Harbor Press). He is the only U.S. physician to be certified in Yoga by the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Education.

Lorne S. Label, M.D. is a board certified neurologist trained in both traditional and complementary medicine. He currently holds the rank of Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has taught at the UCLA Neuromuscular Clinic and General Neurology Clinic for 24 years. His full-time private practice in Adult and Pediatric Neurology incorporates his Eastern and Western medical studies.

Michael Sinel, M.D. served as Director of Outpatient Physical Medicine at Cedar Sinai Medical Center and later became board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management. He is also an assistant clinical professor at UCLA Medical Center and has been certified as a Yoga teacher by Samata International Yoga & Health Institute. He is Co-author of Yoga for Dummies and has been quoted in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Reader?s Digest.

Dr. Arsen Nalbadyan, D.O. was awarded the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Teaching Fellowship while attending Western University, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific where he is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor as well as a clinical preceptor for students. Dr.

Nalbandyan is a member of the Cranial Academy and the American Academy of Osteopathy.

Linda Lack, Ph.D. has dedicated her life and work to the study of the human body, movement, breath, and their relationship to creativity, healing, and spiritually. She is a movement/yoga therapist, ritualist, performer, dancer, lecturer, and researcher. Lack believes that the basic human impulses of movement and breath are profound pathways into healing, creativity and spirit.

Fay VanDerKar Levinson, Ph.D. received a special joint Ph.D. from UCLA in psychology and special education. She serves on the board of the Association of Educational Therapists and has held teaching posts at UCLA and Pepperdine University. She has also received advanced training in Yoga, learning development and helping her clients deal with chronic physical and/or emotional stress.

Richard C. Miller, Ph.D. is a leader in the field of yoga and meditation, honored by Yoga Journal and featured in American Yoga (Barnes & Noble.) He is co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapists and was founding editor of its professional journal, The International Journal of Yoga Therapy. He has also authored numerous articles on Yoga, nondualism and psychotherapy.

Sherry Brourman, P.T., RYT is a yoga therapist with thirty-five years as a practicing physical therapist. She is the author of Walk Yourself Well, translated in five languages. Her new book and DVD on the subject will combine yoga and physical therapy. She currently teaches at Exhale in Los Angeles, leads anatomy teacher training for Exhale and Yoga Works, and offers workshops, seminars and consultation for both yoga and physical therapy worldwide.

Lori Rubenstein P.T., CYT has a B.S. in Physical Therapy from Boston University and completed an Advanced Master?s Degree in Manipulative Therapy from the University of South Australia. She is on faculty at Mount St.

Mary?s College Doctoral Program of Physical Therapy and has appeared on "Good Morning America". Lori was certified as a Yoga teacher by Samata International Yoga & Health Institute and is the director of Mosaic integrative physical therapy and movement center in Los Angeles.

Nicole Weithaas Scott, MPT, holds a B.A. in Sports Sciences from the University of Florida and a M.A. in Physical Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Nicole has worked with top doctors in the orthopedic field rehabilitating pre and post surgical patients and at the Southern California Orthopedic. Currently she is Clinical Director of Lynda Huey?s Complete PT Pool and Land Physical Therapy Clinic in Los Angeles.

Jamie Shaw M.P.T., CYT is a registered physical therapist with a master?s degree in physical therapy, and a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. She served as director of the Spine Team at Abilities Health and Rehabilitation Center in New York City and currently directs the Yoga Home Services in Westlake Village. She is also a popular keynote speaker.

Jnani Chapman, RN, CYT is clinical specialist in complimentary medicine for the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. She specializes in teaching people with cancer, heart disease, and chronic illness. A former executive director of IAYT, Jnani has worked for the Commonweal Cancer Help Program since 1986 and for Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease.

Robert Birnberg, CYT studies with Kausthub Desikachar internationally and has traveled numerous times to the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) in Southern India. Robert trains Yoga therapists, conducts seminars and specializes in relationship guidance and addictive/compulsive disorders.

Chase Bossart, CYT is a 14-year student of TKV Desikachar, including 3 years of residential internship in Chennai, India. He is co-founder of the Yoga Health Alliance and currently finishing a Masters degree in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., CYT, studies and teaches in the lineage of T.

Krishnamacharya and is a Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation (KHYF) Certified Yoga Teacher and Trainer. Amy teaches at California State University San Bernardino and is the Research Director of the Healing Yoga Foundation in San Francisco. Amy is a Sport Psychology Consultant and Yoga Teacher to many elite athletes, including the Los Angeles Lakers and five U.S. Olympic/ National Teams.

Michelle Chang Lin, CYT, Assistant Academic Director of LMU?s Yoga Therapy RX Course. She is the academic program director for Patrick English Network

(PEN) in Beijing, China and is the co-founder of a bilingual educational radio program for Asia. She is also certified as a Yoga teacher by Samata International Yoga & Health Institute.

Arun Deva, CYT is a Diplomate in Ayurveda and a Board Member of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine. He has been trained in Ayurkyoga in the Ayurvedic Institute and studied with Dr. Vasant Lad. He has also studied Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami. Arun is the founder of Arunachala Yoga & Ayurveda and teaches Ayurvedic and Yogic workshops and classes, and writes articles for various publications.

Leslie Kaminoff is the founder of The Breathing Project in New York City, a center dedicated to the advanced training of yoga teachers and therapists.

He is inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar, and is one of America?s most knowledgeable presenters on anatomy for yoga teachers. He is also the founder of the international online yoga list and blog, "e-Sutra", and his new book, Yoga Anatomy was released by Human Kinetics in July 2007.

Veronica Zador, E-RYT 500, President Emeritus; International Association of Yoga Therapists, Vice-President Emeritus; Yoga Alliance, Chair; Standards Committee, Yoga Alliance. She is a member of the Values task force of the National Education Dialogue to Advance Integrated Health Care (NED), a board member of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC). Veronica is a coordinator for the annual IAYT Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR).

Margaret Doonan Pierce is co-author of Yoga for Your Life and owner of the Pierce Yoga Program, Atlanta?s oldest and most established Yoga center since 1973. Margaret has studied privately with T.K.V. Desikachar in India, Europe and the U.S. for close to thirty-five years and is one of his most respected students and experts on Yoga and pregnancy. Her focus is on the practical adaptation of Yoga for the individual.