Yogis Anonymous

Brent Laffoon

I love yoga, pure and simple. Like many people, it helped me change my life in tremendously positive ways, and the more I practice the more I realize how much is possible, and how truly awesome life can be. This is the gift I try to pass along with the yoga I teach. Sometimes people ask me how long I've been practicing, and I'm never sure what to tell them. In some ways, I began practicing without even realizing it when I was about eight years old, when a doctor prescribed me a regimen of "exercises" to correct a mild case of Scoliosis. The doctor told me the exercises would be difficult and require a lot of discipline. Instead, I found them not that difficult and kind of fun... so I just kept doing them all through my teens and 20's, long after the Scoliosis had been corrected. It wasn't until I was almost thirty-five years old that I walked into a yoga class and realized I'd been practicing yoga all along, albeit without proper guidance. The timing turned out to be auspicious. I was looking to make some changes in my life, and yoga came calling. Within a month I dropped everything and went to Bali to attend an intensive teacher training, and when it was over I came home to LA and started teaching. Less than two years later I was named one of the top 30 yoga instructors in Los Angeles, which felt good, but what felt even better was that I'd found meaningful work that I truly loved, that kept me in good health and that introduced and connected me to an amazing community of dedicated, inspiring people. I was trained at Radiantly Alive in Bali, where I learned that yoga is not simply a practice of poses, as I'd previously thought. It's a methodology that opens the door for people of all ages and walks of life to enjoy good health in body, mind and spirit, to live out dreams and explore passions, to be able to find joy in almost all things and peace in the rest, and to be able to share both with family, friends, peers and community. Simply put, I discovered that yoga is living at its best, and that it doesn't require any special amounts of wealth or enlightenment or anything else. It just takes practice. A continuous, committed effort to educate your mind, activate your body, uplift your spirits and face your fears, demons, shadows and weaknesses. Through my training, I learned to incorporate aspects of Ashtanga, Iyengar and Bhakti, as well as other disciplines, which I combine in the classes I teach to create a thoughtful blend of conscious movement designed to help people explore their edges safely, and ultimately move past them. Teaching is a gift, and I feel very blessed to be sharing this passion. I'm eternally grateful to Daniel Aaron, the founder of Radiantly Alive, as well as the many other teachers I've encountered along the way in Los Angeles and beyond who have shined a light on this amazing practice and thus afforded me the pleasure of doing the same for others. In the name of limitless possibility: Om... In the hope of abiding peace as one of those possibilities: Shanti... and in the spirit of unity, love and respect among all living creatures: Namaste.

Brent's Latest Classes

  • 11 minutes

    Pranayama 103

    By Brent Laffoon on May 10, 2023

    Meditation Beginner

    A short pranayama practice focusing on Nadi Shodana, otherwise known as "alternate nostril breathing." Perfect for when you only have a few minutes to cultivate a state of deep calm and clarity. Enjoy!

  • 44 minutes

    Root Chakra 101

    By Brent Laffoon on Apr 22, 2023

    Hatha Intermediate

    A slow but powerful practice that invites you to stay open to possibilities in the midst of heightened intensity and uncertainty... enjoy!

  • 34 minutes

    Back to Basics

    By Brent Laffoon on Mar 25, 2023

    Hatha Beginner

    Whether you're new to yoga or been practicing for years, it's always a good idea to make sure your foundation is solid. The goal with this practice is to slow down, feel deeply and give yourself time to let your mind get calm. Enjoy!

  • 52 minutes

    Leg Day Part I

    By Brent Laffoon on Mar 17, 2023

    Hatha Intermediate

    Looking to strengthen and stretch your legs? This practice has you covered. With a variety of balances, lunges and deep stretches, your legs will thank you for completing this class... enjoy!

  • 40 minutes

    Deep Feels

    By Brent Laffoon on Mar 10, 2023

    Yoga for Athletes Intermediate

    In the mood for something a little different? This practice is designed to help you feel familiar poses in a whole new way that might just help you access some new possibilities. Bring an open mind and a willing body.. and enjoy!

  • 14 minutes

    Pranayama 102

    By Brent Laffoon on Mar 4, 2023

    Meditation Beginner

    A short pranayama practice focusing on Kumbhaka, otherwise known as "breath retention." Perfect as an introduction to help prepare you for longer pranayama practices, or for when you only have a few minutes to get centered and figure out how to put your best foot forward. Enjoy!

  • 14 minutes

    Pranayama 101

    By Brent Laffoon on Feb 17, 2023

    Meditation Beginner

    A short meditation to help you focus your mind and find your center. Perfect for before or after a posture practice, or anytime you're feeling the need to reset and recharge... enjoy!

  • 69 minutes

    All About the Binds, Part 3

    By Brent Laffoon on Feb 8, 2023

    Vinyasa Flow Intermediate

    A nice, juicy practice that incorporates a variety of binding postures, and invites you to investigate all the elements that go into making them possible--strength, balance, flexibility and mobility. Enjoy Part 3 of our binding adventure!

  • 41 minutes

    All About the Binds Part 2

    By Brent Laffoon on Dec 24, 2022

    Yoga for Athletes Intermediate

    Building on the foundation of All About the Binds, Part 1, this invigorating practice will lead you through a sequence of postures that involve not only binds, but twists as well. A great challenge for mind and body. Enjoy!

  • 31 minutes

    All About the Binds, Part I

    By Brent Laffoon on Dec 9, 2022

    Yoga for Athletes Intermediate

    A short practice that focuses on basic binds--Triangle, Side Angle, Half Moon, Bird of Paradise and Yogi Squat. This practice is great as a stand alone, and also as a way of building a foundation for deeper binding in "All About the Binds, Part II"... which will be coming soon... enjoy!

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