Brent Laffoon

A favorite yoga instructor to yogis of all levels in Los Angeles and beyond, Brent Laffoon is the lead Teacher Trainer for Pure Yoga and Equinox Fitness Clubs in Southern California. When he’s not teaching his regular classes or working with individual students in Los Angeles, he can be found hosting workshops and leading his signature Yoga Adventures all over the world. Trained in a variety of styles — including Ashtanga, Iyengar and Bhakti — Brent’s classes are both playful and intense, blending traditional yoga philosophy and postures with a variety of creative and functional movements designed to keep your body strong & limber, your mind calm & positive, and your spirit light & uplifted.

In addition to being a devoted student and teacher, Brent is also the President and Founder of The Association of Yoga Professionals (AYP), the world’s first and only certifying organization for teachers of hatha yoga. The AYP’s mission is to support the growth and understanding of yoga as a recognized healing practice, and to connect students of yoga with the teachers best qualified to serve their needs.