Original Larry Schultz Rocket Yoga

Welcome to the Rocket Yoga Academy

A word from Amber Jean.
We have experienced a lot of changes since the pandemic, we have had highs like traveling to Europe to offer Rocket Training as well as expanded our online offerings, we have had lows like having to search within to accept change and through it all the rocket practice continues and evolves to meet the needs of the practitioners. The rocket as developed by Larry Schultz was always meant to change and evolve, that is the heart of rocket philosophy. With that said,  allow change and allow change to inspire you to new heights on and off the mat. Change comes in the form of shiva destroying what is out worn to birth greater good. I’m sure we all can relate to such change. It is during this time there is an even stronger need to shift our perceptions of the life we always “thought” we wanted and to accept the present moments and the gifts that are right here, and right now. 

Yoga ah Cincinnati was opened with the blessing of Larry Schultz in 2008, while it has changed form our community is thriving and Yoga ah Studio has a regular schedule of classes as well as teacher training programs.

I have been teaching Rocket online regularly since March 2020 and thanks to that we have a wonderful library of classes and training. Check out our On Demand training, its a wonderful value for 400.00. If you have any questions email me yogaahstudio@gmail.com

Rocket Training at Our Retreat Location

Here are some pictures from our last in person training in Cincinnati with Amber . We had so much fun we are opening up two more training weekends in January 2023. Each weekend we cover 18 hours of contact training and 6 hours you complete on your own. For 25 hour certification in the rocket yoga system.

London, Brighton, Ireland Rocket Yoga

 Eat, Pray, Love

 Most of us have heard of the book, Eat, Pray, Love where the narrator has 3 different experiences in 3 different locations. So I decided to talk about my summer in Europe based on that concept.

London, even though it was the location for the rocket training, it was also when I made the conscious decision to eat anything I wanted. Having had my whole life have had a restricted yoga diet, which means no breakfast, I wanted to bend the rules and feed my body and spirit. The high paced London lifestyle was the perfect place to do that. I enjoyed making omelets for Amme and I early in the morning before we would head into the studio. The training took place in Shoreditch so for lunch we had loads of options. Honestly after the training we were both so tired that we would grab something from the train station and head straight to our flat to zone out and get into bed early. I logged that even taking the tube we were averaging 5-7 miles of walking every day in addition to 8 hours of rocket daily. We crushed it, and the only way to build endurance like that is to teach a lot. Amme and I together have over 44 years experience in teaching! The rocket training was a huge success and we had many return students who have taken over 2 rocket trainings. These trainings we offered rocket 1 and rocket 2. If you were already teaching rocket 1 you were encouraged to start teaching rocket 2.

Pray Brighton 

After I lead a training, I like to take a couple days to rest and reflect on what just happened. So I decided to take a train south of London to Brighton beach. Brighton is located on the English Channel and is known for embracing everyone and everything slightly strange, colorful and diverse. My hotel had a balcony with an ocean view. I checked in by myself as I have become very adept at traveling solo.

 My step dad that raised me passed within this past year and I felt once I was by myself I would have some time to grieve and process my loss. It happened early one morning, I woke up with the sunrise and decided to put on one of my new dresses and take a walk down the pier. My dress was inspired by Stevie Nicks who sang with Fleetwood Mac. My step dad was a former rock concert promoter in the 70's. I made my way down the world famous Brighton Pier, found a chair and began to stare at the sea. It was so beautiful, everything was shimmering from the sun's bright rays and the reflection that that the sea gave off reached into infinity, being by myself I could feel the multitude of love and loss and in silence a stream of salt watery tears ran down my face. I may of began to make a few noises as one does when they cry, paying no attention to other people around me it was my moment to feel the oneness of the universe and how when people leave their human bodies they are still with us in the energy of the universe and in quiet moments you can feel them. 

Ireland Love

To coincide with traveling halfway across the world,  one of the rocket ladies invited me to Ireland and we decided to set up an introduction to a rocket yoga workshop in Belfast. So in my spirited yogini way, I booked a plane ticket once in England to fly out of Gatwick, which is much smaller than the main London airport Heathrow, and therefore much easier to get in and out of, these are the types of things you learn when you travel abroad . Flying directly into Belfast I was met by Ciara and we drove 30 miles up north to her home. Suddenly I was in the Game of Thrones world and around some of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen. When you find yourself in the “Causeways” without planning it, the Causeways is one of the natural wonders of the world, you have a deep understanding that the universe is so infinite and we are just tiny particles and our life itself is a blip on the radar. You can find a deep silence within and without thoughts of space and time and it's in those moments you can truly LOVE yourself. 

The rocket yoga workshop in Belfast at Studio 52 was a huge success. Ciara and I were brought together by the power of the rocket and I left Ireland feeling renewed and not only in love with myself but I had renewed my love for life again. So as part of my teaching the rocket is to impart LOVE. Larry Schultz philosophy of focusing on what you are doing right in your practice, instead of the layer of  insecurities that are covering us all so deeply that we have lost our inner voice. As I have adopted Larry Schultz philosophy into my life and heart I want to empower my students to connect to their innermost voice that encourages joy, peace and self love. So here I am 22 years in the rocket system and I’m really just a baby, just beginning to manifest my vision. I’ve already lived many lives and raised 2 sons that are now aged 18 and 20 and having done that at the tender age of 42, possibilities are endless for growing the rocket medine yoga program and sharing the rocket with the world and into the metaverse and beyond. Peace and love, be inspired! Amber Jean xx

Real Talk!! What it means to be a rocket yogi, practitioner and facilitator...

Real talk!

Let’s talk about what it means to be a rocket instructor, practitioner or trainer. The rocket was never meant to be an exclusive practice operated by one organization. I have been personally practicing and teaching rocket for 22 years! Way before any trademark claims. Anyone who is serious about practicing rocket should seek out to study with Larrys direct students. Each one of Larrys students have different pearls of rocket wisdom to share. Me personally, being one of the oldest students to offer rocket, I have taken 100’s of classes from Larry Schultz and assisted him in trainings for over a decade.

My pearls are that I facilitate old school rocket, as well as use *Schultz Training Techniques in my trainings. I understand that yoga evolves organically to meet the needs of the students and that’s why I developed *Bottle Rockets

Rocket is a COMMUNITY of many teachers and many students, my dream is to carry the rocket legacy as Larry Schultz would of wanted. Through the trainings, the classes and stories Larry lives. If you cut out part of the story or limit yourself to one way of rocket you are limiting your own potential to grow and develop.

For the past 22 years I have dedicated my life to the rocket every day, through my writing, developing a solid rocket training, and teaching to the masses. This has been a labor of 💕 love .

I am reaching out for support for my upcoming visit to London where I’ll be offering 8 days of in person rocket classes, workshops and trainings. Art of Sequencing Workshop with Amme and Amber Jean-Marie

It’s time to press reset June 12th-19th @triyogauk Information on London Rocket Training

I believe we, Amme and I will be teaching out of the Shoreditch studio. If you want to get a feel for my teaching I’m offering a Rocket 3 on Zoom this Friday also through Tri Yoga, 6-8 London time. If you can’t make the class it will be recorded! Rocket 3 on Zoom

Let’s do this everyone! Share, support, register, these trainings in Shoreditch may become part of a legacy that YOU want to be a part of and possible my most important work to date. Lots of love 🌈🌈🌈 and remember we are a COMMUNITY AND ALLIANCE that supports ALL rocket yogis and new yogis regardless of your background. This is INCLUSIVE #rocketyoga #rocketyogalondon

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Amber Jean-Marie
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Amber's Rocket Training

Amber Jean-Marie continued Larry Schultz's work after he left his body, by creating Rocket teacher training as a Continuing Education program for yoga instructors who want to deepen thier practice, learn more sequences, refine the way they describe poses, become more confident in hands on adjustments and learn the history and philosophy behind the Rocket routines. Amber's Rocket Training is based on her personal experience of instructing Rocket for over 21 years. While she stays true to Larry's Rocket 1 and 2 she has developed Bottle Rocket 1,2 and 3 that can be practiced in under an hour. Amber found that the Bottle Rockets make Rocket Power Yoga more accessible for yogis on the move who don't have 90 minutes to commit to a full Rocket 3. Her Rocket Training Part 1 focuses on learning to instruct Bottle Rocket and Rocket 1, you are encouraged to develop a personal practice of the other Rocket Routines, Part 2 is taken after you have ample time to integrate what you have learned in Part 1 and apply it to Part 2 which has more of a focus on Bottle Rocket 2, full Rocket 2 and Rocket 3. Part 3 is a teacher training for teachers, where you learn techniques to lead your own Ashtanga yoga and Bottle Rocket trainings.

Rocket Yoga London 2021

The It’s Yoga Royal Family

May the circle be unbroken by and by lord by and by…..

Amme Poulton and I are the oldest women students that trained directly with Larry Schultz we have a combined experiences over 40 years in the Schultz Rocket System. The circle continues with us and these valuable trainings and to the students we share the Rocket!

Larry Schultz had this amazing quality to bring people together, we would joke about our float ups into handstands and arm balances and give them a mystical quality that we attributed to Larry because when Larry entered the room he lightened the atmosphere. Larry could defuse situations with simple words and make us all look inside ourselves more deeply. Often after our teachers training was complete we would want to stay in San Fransisco to be close to Larry and the yoga, this was how the Royal family came to be. Amme and I were a part of this Royal yoga family and for whatever reason our loyalty was unbroken over the years which turned into decades. So Amme and I knew of each other and walked the temple walls sharing in the same breath in the yoga practices, going to the same yoga parties and sharing the same love for Larry, however we never spoke until just recently in this past year. I knew Amme was in London and she had heard of me too and time did a funny thing and brought us back together almost 20 years later. Thats pretty much how it happened and before I knew it I was on a plane heading to England to facilitate a 5 day Rocket Training at Tri Yoga, one of the oldest schools in London and Amme was going to be my host and assistant. I have to laugh to myself when I think of the owner Jhonathan asking us over lunch how long we knew each other and we both smiled and said this is actually the first time we met but we have KNOWN of each other for two decades! That is the crazyest thing about the Royal family is that if you are in it, there is an unspoken trust and alliance within Larry’s students. 

This was the 2nd Larry Schultz approved Rocket Training that was run by all women in London. The first time was in 2018, also facilitated by me. 

What happened over the 5 days is all part of the formality of Rocket Training. For me what I loved about London the most is the caliber of students who take practicing yoga very seriously and schedule their life around it. I loved all the students who took the course and formed what I hope to be life long relationships. We had lots of exotic places represented, like Maldives and Malita. We shared a lot of laughs and a lot of breaths. England feels like my second home and I am looking forward to returning. It was a true Rocket blessing to be back working with the Royal family and I am always amazed about how powerful this practice is…. just keep doing the yoga everyone and everything will sort itself. Much Rocket Love, Amber Jean-Marie 

Why Laboring Woman Don’t Need Support

Why Laboring Woman Don’t Need Support

Yes I wrote the correctly and please continue to read, ( this is not an article about pregnancy, that is just the metaphor)
After I had been instructing Ashtanga for sometime I went to Yogaville which is an ashram that was started by Swami Satchidananda in the 70’s and it offered a two week, live in program for prenatal teacher training. During these two weeks I lived at the ashram with my mother who cared for my two year old son and I was pregnant with my second and felt it was the perfect time to take a prenatal course.

When I received my manual there was an article titled, Why Laboring Woman Don’t Need Support, and I was immediately so confused. What? I thought to myself, because all I ever heard is how you will need a midwife or a doctor and maybe a doula and or a support person. This article really got me thinking and has stayed with me for the past 17 years. 

Basically it talked about how woman have been giving birth for centuries and we know naturally what to do. Instincts that we have been born with take over, like how the mother of buddha walked into the woods and held the branches of the sacred Bodhi  Tree and gave birth to the Buddha, alone with no-one else around. 

As a spiritual thinker and practioner I often think about this phrase during my life when I feel alone, and the moments when I am by myself, the moments I feel a longing for support or a longing for someone I can’t see. I come back to this phrase over and over again as a way to remind myself that all the tools I need in this lifetime are hidden deep within me and if I am quiet and alone these tools or instincts are forced to come out. Making us be able to feel our intuition more strongly and feel everything we don’t see.

Larry Schultz discusses this concept with his philosophy Nauliland, which is basically a place in our hearts were true yoga resides and encourages us to sit with our feelings and not be consumed with all the outside influences that cloud our judgement and our mind.

I thought I would share this because I know many of us have moments where we feel alone, lost, searching, looking for answers outside ourself, unsure of what to do and what decisions to make. Be reassured that all the answers you seek reside within. 

Change is the only constant, allow things to change and shift, allow yourself to feel alone and lost, allow yourself to feel confused and unsure, allow yourself to feel pain and hurt but most important give yourself proper time to process your feelings that’s how the healing begins.

I am a believer that God does not give you more than you can handle and YOU can do it, you can get out of the ‘funk” and move into expansion. You must trust yourself and your deepest instincts. All you need is you, beautiful YOU made in the image of perfection. “Only in the calmest of minds, the truth is revealed to us” LS. 

Namaste,

Amber Jean-Marie 

In Loving Memory of Larry Schultz

It’s been 10 years since I sat by my beloved teacher as he took his last breath. I have great reverence for this time in my life and the past 10 years to reflect on all the gifts Larry has given. Larry change lives not just for me but for the thousands of students he touched. Larry had a special and unique relationships with all  of his close students. Larry had the ability to look deep within your soul and tell you exactly what you needed to hear these truths were not always easy and he often “rocked the boat” with many. But that is what we loved about Larry is his ability to keep us all on our twinkle toes! 

Some of my most fond memories were just simply sleeping at Larry’s studios over more than a decade. There is no place I sleep better than at a yoga studio! I can recall all of Larry’s different studios I stayed at. Of course the studio I stayed at the most was it’s Yoga San Francisco where I slept in the loft, I visited it’s Yoga Vancouver which was the first international it’s Yoga and I stayed in what looked like dormitory rooms attached to the main studio.

Larry got to live out his last couple years living his dream surrounded by his students tucked away in beautiful Sonoma County and this soon became my second home, where Larry created his vision of a modern day Ashram. Larry had two different studios in Sonoma county I slept at both. One was in Glen Ellen, which has since burned down by forest fires, it was Van Morrison’s former recording studio, and then I slept at the main house which had different bedrooms as well as two yoga spaces. 

These are the memories that I treasure the most. As you get older you realize how important memories are and also how to cherish each experience. 

The Rocket system was very important to Larry and while he was alive he only granted a few students to offer Rocket teacher training. The Rocket is Larry’s legacy. It is very important to Larry’s close students of how we honor his legacy now in the future. I’ve dedicated my life to the rocket this amazing organic practice that thrives in confusion and at the same time is structured. It has been disheartening to see people that have never met Larry or that are not properly trained lead these specialized trainings. So moving forward I will continue to work on the legacy and ensure the most high quality trainings I can offer as well as mentor others to carry on the Larry Schultz legacy. In the meanwhile all you rocket yogis out there, just keep doing your practice! Everything will sort itself out in time. Thank you all for taking the time to read this and for supporting me and the Rocket legacy! Namaste Amber Jean-Marie 

Rocket Yoga and why we Love it! →

Rocket Yoga is so special because it is based in traditional yoga. That is what makes the Rocket so special is that it has roots in India. However the Rocket is made for modern western bodies! Who is that? That is you we are western bodies that are used t our modern lifestyles of being on the computer, sitting in chairs and driving in cars. This repetitive movement starts to create holding patterns in our bodies and the Rocket starts to reverse some of the stiffness and weakness our modern lifestyles have created.

The Rocket or Rocket Yoga is also called a system! I fondly remember Larry Schultz, the creator reminding us of that. It’s a system because we have different routines for everyday of the week. These routines help keep our practice fresh and invigorating.

Rocket Yoga brings people together. I would defiantly say that is the best part, is all the amazing yogis I have connected with and continue to connect with day to day. During the pandemic I have seen so many yogis that have taken my training, continuing to grow their friendships, supporting each other, lifting each other up, liking each other posts, checking in on each other and continuing to learn and grow together. The yogis and yoginis of the rocket are my landscape and envy time I see them connecting outside of the trainings my heart sings.

Whats next? Well we are going to continue to stay online and offer Virtual Rocket training as well as opening up our 200 hour training in foundations and Ashtanga yoga to be in person here in Cincinnati at Yoga ah as well as Virtually our hope is that yogis from all over the world who want to take this training will be able to. It will take place over 8 weekends and begins mid February. Our goals are to be able to start offering Rocket Trainings and Retreats ASAP, all is coming and we will treasure time together in person as soon as we can!

Much Love and Happy 2021,

Amber Jean-Marie