Ashtanga 21/04/2021: Rocket

Style: Ashtanga
Length: 90 minutes
Focus: Rocket
Props: Block & belt
Date Recorded: 24/04/2021
Rocket is a style of yoga based on the Ashtanga sequence. Its founder, Larry Schultz, spent many years practicing the primary series of Ashtanga in a mysore style but became frustrated with not being able to move on; the next pose in the Ashtanga sequence is traditionally given after mastering the one prior, so if you become stuck on a posture, it can take a long time to develop your practice - everyone’s physiology is different after all. And so a new style of yoga was born. Based on the Ashtanga sequence, Rocket blends postures from the primary, secondary and third series into a really fun (but equally challenging!) practice. There are are a few Rocket sequences and this practice focusses on arm balances, so prepare to fly!