Rocket Yoga The Grateful Dead, and Christy Turlington. Rocket Yoga ROCKET yoga method , lovingly referred to as 'The Rocket', is a yoga sequence developed by Larry Schultz in San Francisco during the 1980s. ROCKET is rooted in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga practice of yoga. It is combined with and restructured from the Primary and Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as well as key postures from the 3rd and 4th advanced series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Schultz's yoga method was first called "The ROCKET" by Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead, because Weir said, "It gets you there faster." Larry's system
Ashtanga vinyasa yoga classes in similar style, offering posture variations, and teaching Ashtanga in a much less linear style, with a greater emphasis on alignment and breathing. Sharath's "new generation" of young students have adopted Sharath's new rules, and teach in a linear style without variations. According to the Sharath generation, variations are not allowed, and practice must be in a strict Mysore environment under the guidance of a Sharath-approved teacher. How-to videos & workshops, detailed alignment instructions, and strength-building exercises are not part of the method, neither for the practitioner or the teacher. These types of instruction are not approved by Sharath,