April 09, 2018 • Ashtanga Training • Cincinnati Yoga • International Rocket Yoga Training • Rocket Certifaction • Rocket Girl Yoga • Rocket Retreats • Rocket Yoga London • Rocket Yoga UK • Yoga Blog •Yoga Cincinnati • Yoga Kentucky • Yoga Retreats
None of us can escape time, time teaches us to love and teaches us about sorrow and grief. When Larry Schultz left his body, his beloved students were at a loss of what to do. It has been such a delicate subject since Larry’s gone because he was our alpha and could gently and sometimes not so gently allow the Rocket to grow as he saw fit if he didn’t like the way you were presenting the Rocket he would say “shut it down”.
Now 7 years later Rocket Girl sees more yogis using the name the Rocket more freely which is good and also not good sometimes because before Larry passed he only authorized a few of his students to lead the Rocket trainings and use the name the Rocket so some Rocket trainings out there are not being lead by his original students therefore the representation of the Rocket could be questioned.
Rocket Girl has always said yoga and the Rocket is organic so naturally little parts and interpretations change over time, however in Rocket Girls eyes there are only a few students that carry on the way that Larry instructed it. First of all the Rocket is a system of 140 poses a week therefore to practice the system you must practice Rocket 1, 2 and 3 thruout the week. The Bottle Rocket which Rocket Girl Amber Gean developed is greaed towards to beginners and for those of you who may only have a limited time to practice because a full Bottle Rocket can be completed in 50 minutes. Also, a big part of Larry’s philosophy is that we only use “two finger” adjustments. This is the area that when you are prcaticing the Rocket and learning it you have to ask yourself are these Mysore adjustments or is the instuctor staying more true to the philosophy of being more gently guided in and out of asanas. The reason for the two finger adjustments is not only to prevent the student from being injured but also as a means of empowering the inner teacher.
The Rocket itself is meant to be a holistic approach to Ashtanga yoga. As time goes by Rocket Girls mission is to continue to share the Rocket in the light that Larry Schultz instructed it. Rocket Girls Trainings are special and unique.... because Rocket Girl studied with Larry for 11 years ... stay tuned more trainings will be announced “soony soony” like Larry would say! 🚀💛🚀💛🚀🚀💛🚀💛🚀💛🚀🚀