Why Rocket Yoga Rocks?

Rocket yoga, the original power yoga, is a dynamic and fast-paced style of yoga that combines traditional Ashtanga yoga with elements of creative Vinyasa yoga flow. Developed by a person named Larry Schultz, who has spent seven years studying Ashtanga under its founder – Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, rocket yoga is a more accessible form of Ashtanga yoga for practitioners outside India. It was first seen in the 1980s, now it is practised by hundreds of thousands of yogis worldwide.

Key features of Rocket yoga

• It is joyful and fun.
• It features a fast-paced tempo.
• It is accessible to all students of all levels.
• It mainly focuses on inversion and arms balance poses.
• It can be divided into 3 sequences based on Ashtanga Vinyasa.

Benefits

• It helps to expand their physical and mental abilities, including strength and flexibility, as well as self-confidence.
• Increase physical health, including cardiovascular health and lung function.
• Reduce stress and anxiety, it leads you down the path of self-control, self-discipline, self-improvement, self-realization, and self-transformation

Three categories of Rocket Yoga 

It is divided into three sequences based on Ashtanga Vinyasa. They are: 

Rocket I: Like the primary series of Ashtanga Yoga, Rocket I focuses on hip openers, forward bends, and core strength. 

Rocket II: Based on the second series of Ashtanga Yoga, Rocket II made some modifications, consisting of backbend techniques and spinal twists of seated poses of the Ashtanga intermediate series that complement Rocket I well.

Rocket III: Bringing together the poses of the previous two sequences, Rocket III includes all the twists, folds, and balances to help you build strength and flexibility.

Typical structure of Rocket Yoga Flow

It is a perfect combo of tempo and sequence. There are plenty of ways to modify or adjust the classic yoga poses, to make it appropriate for all levels of practicers. However, the typical rocket class contains three parts:

Warm up: Surya Namaskar A and B (Sun salutation B has two more poses than sun salutation A)

Middle part: the standing poses, seated poses, twists, and bends.

Ending: the traditional closing series

Frequently asked question

1. Rocket Yoga vs Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, which one to pick?

Both are similar. Rocket is simply an easier and more doable version of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. You should try both classes and practice both forms.

2. What does ‘Rocket’ refer to in Rocket Yoga?

Rocket refers to the fast-paced tempo.

3. Can doing rocket yoga help to lose weight?

Yes, it does help one shed calories and achieve a toned physique. It is a fast-paced activity that elevates your heart rate to a fat-burning zone and is comparatively more vigorous than other forms of yoga.

4. What is rocket flow yoga?

This is another name for rocket yoga. It refers to free free-flowing and more dynamic yoga form than other traditional yoga flows.

5. What to wear to rocket yoga?

It is said that wearing a matching yoga set will boost your yoga performance, check out our sports bra and leggings set that can take you from a casual stroll downtown to an intense workout session.