AYP

The Talented and Dedicated Team

COMMITTED TO SERVICE

Brent Laffoon

President and Founder

Brent, a karma yogi at heart, teaches and leads workshops and retreats globally while also conducting Teacher Trainings for Pure Yoga and Equinox Fitness Clubs in SoCal. He has spent the last fifteen years deepening his practice and building a network of fellow practitioners, studio's, and collaborators

After nearly two decades of being deeply engrained in the global yoga community. It became clear to him that there was no reliable standard for certification, and he sought to change this. He founded The AYP in 2020 with a simple mission to provide all yogi's with access to highly qualified and teachers.

Lynn Anderson, Ph.D, ND

Board Member

BDr. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in Natural Health and is the developer and owner of Kosmos Education, a continuing education provider to health and fitness professionals. She is a faculty member the American Council on Exercise and has lectured and taught extensively

Lynn has been teaching yoga for over thirty years. She is a certified Yoga Therapist and faculty member at IAYT, as well a professor at the LMU Yoga Therapy program. Dr. Anderson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to The AYP Board

Kevin Justus, MD

Board Member

A double board certified American Board Medical Specialty (ABMS) physician and surgeon, and devoted yogi, Kevin Justus brings over fifteen years of dedicated yoga practice to The AYP Board.

"Yoga has helped me to grow stronger both on and off the mat. I will always be a student of the yoga practice and I am forever grateful for the instruction, wisdom and time from the many gifted teachers who I have practiced with and along side of during this amazing journey Kevin Justus, MD

OUR MISSION

AS A REGISTERED 501(C)(6) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF YOGA PROFESSIONALS AIMS TO RECOGNIZE THOSE TEACHERS WHO POSSES THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET TO TEACH YOGA EFFECTIVELY, AND TO CONNECT STUDENTS OR POTENTIAL STUDENTS OF YOGA WITH THOSE TEACHERS

THE AYP SCHOLARSHIP FUND

WE BELIEVE THAT INCREDIBLE TEACHERS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. BRENT, OUR FOUNDER, HAS ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT GIVING BACK TO THE YOGA COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY WE STARTED THE AYP SCHOLARSHIP FUND, TO HELP PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO UNDERPRIVILEGED INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK TRAINING TO BECOME YOGA INSTRUCTORS

AYP BY LAWS

AYP BY FINANCIALS