Level 2: Advanced Training
Advanced Ashtanga Yoga Training
50 – 100 hours
Learn the Rocket
Larry Schultz created the Rocket routine, a series of postures based on a modification of the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga primary and intermediate series. The perfect marriage of tempo and sequence, these advanced routines are appropriate for all levels levels of students. With plenty of ways to modify the classical poses, the benefits of the poses are transmitted equally to renew vitality and energy.
This vibrant routine is called the “Rocket” because, “it gets you there faster.” The Rocket is designed to wake up the nervous system and feed it the precious prana it craves while promoting a spirit of change and freedom in the practice.
Teach the Rocket
Our intensives our designed to share and breakdown the world famous Rocket Routines. They are physically awakening and mind soothing with enhanced drills, core routines and modifications to support students in deepening their experience with the advanced poses of the Ashtanga System. 10 day sessions break-down the Rocket 1 and 2 routines
Purpose Statement:
The Purpose of this training is to invite students into the mechanical brainwork of the Rocket Series. Appropriatly dubbed the “feel-good” routine, the sequence and philosophy are well thought out, and proven to be effective over years of experience practicing in this system. These ground-breaking routines approaches the Ashtanga Vinyasa system in an open, fun and challenging way.
The Training
You will learn the Rocket routine in detail, learn the mechanics of “flying”, and learn the method and nuances helpful in teaching the Rocket. A Rocket video and training manual come as part of the curriculum.
Program Components
Flying is made possible by combining multiple aspects of yoga that when put together allow you to move and maintain a sense of levitation or flight in your practice. Principals you will learn include:
- Breath
- Forward and backward bends
- Scripting techniques
- The first chapter of the Sutras of Patanjali
- Adjustments
- Practice drills
- 140 Ashtanga postures in the Rocket system sequenced by days of the week
- Abdominal strength and control
- Full body strengthening including hand, wrist, shoulder, and back development
- Stacking methods for inversions
- Drishti (the integration of eye focus into your practice)
Learning the “Mechanics of Flight”
Flying is the ability to move fluidly through your practice in sections that require balancing on your hands while your feet are off the ground: Areas covered include:
- Weight Transfer into the hands
- Floating back and forth in the Sun Salutations
- Jump backs from seated postures
- Inversions and handstands from standing postures
- Arm balances and inversions from seated positions
- Creating fluid movement throughout you practice
- Floating with control vs. ballistics
Arm Balancing and Inversions
Balancing on your hands has many invigorating benefits. Some of the arm balancing and inversion techniques taught include:
- Headstand
- elbow stand
- scorpion
- handstands (multiple variations)
- crow posture
- side crow
- one legged crow
- “crazy eight” posture
- tripod headstand
- peacock posture, and much more
The Rocket trainings mostly consist of students from our 200 hour teacher training program since the trainings inception over 10 years ago. These trainings are a great opportunity to put in some hours of practice without distraction, and open up to new routines and ideas. On track for 500 hours…
Location, Cost and Details: Trainings and Workshops are led worldwide – please visit the events page to find Rocket activities in your neighborhood!
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