IYI 302 Teacher Training  – The Rocket ® Take off – Cancun

Lead Instructor: Liliana Mejia

The IYI 302 Course, The Rocket® Take Off, is offered to those who have laid the foundation of the Rocket® by graduation of the IYI 200 Hr. Teacher Training and/or the IYI 301 The Rocket® Foundations Course.  Once the main ingredients of the It’s Yoga System have been firmly established, participants are prepared for “take off!” Learn the mechanics, routines, transitions, and methods that have advanced students worldwide to fly, on and off the mat.

The course is offered in a 10 Day format, with one day of rest.  100 Hrs. are granted towards the IYI 300 Hr./500 Hr. Registrations.

It’s Yoga, was founded in 1989 by Larry Schultz, a student of Sri K. Patthabi Jois; was the original Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga studio in San Francisco and has since graduated over 5000 students around the globe from our affiliated It’s Yoga Centers. Larry and It’s Yoga created The Rocket® routines, inspired by the time as the yoga teacher to The Grateful Dead. We are honored to offer daily classes and trainings worldwide!

Program Components

• Breathing and Tempo inside Transitions
• Bandhas for Real
• Drishti to advance Asanas
• Spinal Integrity and Stacking Principles
• Abdominal strength and control
• Practice drills
• Adjustments
• Sequencing The Rocket® by days of the week – The It’s Yoga System
• Selections from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• Philosophy and History of The Rocket®

Mechanics of Flight

• Weight transfer into the hands
• Floating with control
• Inversions and handstands from standing postures
• Arm balances and inversions from seated postures
• Creating fluid movement throughout your practice
• Slowing down the Rocket ®
• Yin Yoga Introduction

Asanas of The Rocket®

• Mukta Hasta Sirsasana
• Pincha Mayurasana
• Adho Mukha Vrksasana
• Bakasana
• Eka Pada Bakasana
• Koundinyasana
• Astavakrasana
• Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana

Pricing

Full Tuition:  $ 1,650.00 USD

Early Bird Price:  $ 1,200.00 USD (paying more than 90 days in advance )

Certification Requirements

Sanskrit

Learn Sanskrit names of all 140 Postures of the It’s Yoga System

Transitions

Scripting The Rocket ® Transitions

Quizzes

Complete written assignments

Written Essays

Practice Teaching/Journaling

History of Ashtanga in the West

Assist classes

You will be assigned to assist classes being taught by senior instructors. You will be required to give physical adjustments and answer questions at the beginning and end of class.

Sample Schedule

8:30 – 10am Morning Practice
10 – 11am Journals/Breakfast
11 – 1:30pm Practicum 1
1:30 – 3pm Lunch and Free Time
3 – 5pm Practicum 2
5 – 5:30pm Tea/Juice
5:30 – 7pm Rocket Practice

Pre-requisites

IYI 200 Hr. Teacher Training and/or the IYI 301 The Rocket ® Foundations Course, enthusiasm
and commitment.