ROCKET YOGA WITH VIX YOGA

I’m excited to offer this exceptional asana practitioner and student, Vicky Roberts to offer an introduction to Rocket Yoga

SUNDAY 13TH AUGUST

10AM - MIDDAY

£30

Vicky has tailored the class for the Open Shala to create a sequence for all levels. So if your interested in the physical postures of yoga this is definitely one not to miss!

The Rocket is the original “power yoga.” It was created in San Francisco by the late Larry Schultz, who was a disciple of Sri Pattabi Jois, the founder of Ashtanga yoga. Larry’s vision was to make Ashtanga yoga more accessible to the western practitioner. Rocket routines were designed in a more intelligent way, with an emphasis on opening the body naturally and working through the joints systematically.

The Rocket builds strength and stamina through its series of postures. It eliminates the hierarchy of classical Ashtanga practice by incorporating advanced postures like arm balances and inversions into the same practice as the primary series. A consistent practice molds a lean, toned physique, lengthening and stretching the overdeveloped muscles and strengthening those muscles that may have been neglected, fostering a more balanced body. The structured sequence cultivates strength, flexibility, and focus, while maintaining the evenness of breath, making the practice moving meditation. 

The Rocket incorporates the same core principles of the ancient Ashtanga practice: observing of the breath, incorporating of energy locks, and focusing the the gaze...classically stated as breath, bandhas, and drishti. It also uses the same postures as classical Ashtanga, the difference is the arrangement of the postures and the pace of the practice. 

“The Rocket has a very fast tempo, so it works on the cardiovascular system and gives you a sense of stamina and endurance...its non stop movement from the beginning to the end.”