Yoga: Ashtanga Yoga
San Francisco, California

Our Purpose Statement :

To create a safe environment for students to explore, experience and learn conscious breathing & movement in an atmosphere of openness & fun.

To bring a high level of respect, compassion and professionalism to each student.

To teach the method of the It's Yoga Vinyasa system by which students learn to empower themselves physically, mentally and spiritually.

Yoga:

A dynamic series of postures that flow one into another, Ashtanga Yoga provides a high energy workout whose therapeutic effects align and purify the body. Ashtanga yoga is dynamic and aerobic. By synchronizing movement with the breath, this ancient system of yoga arouses the inner fire to cleanse and strengthen the body. Ashtanga yoga's great strength focuses on correct breathing. It oxygenates the blood, helping circulation and bringing more blood to the brain to maximize clear thinking and full creativity. Ashtanga yoga's most favorable aspect is its capacity to de-stress and reshape the body, counteracting the aging process. The practice induces the elimination of toxins and purifies the body. It serves as a path to health, flexibility, strength, and balance through concentration.

It’s Yoga features the Rocket Vinyasa System, based on the It’s Yoga Philosophy. Larry Schultz created the Rocket routine, a series of postures based on a modification of the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga intermediate series, to renew energy and vitality in the body. This vibrant routine is called the "Rocket" because, "it gets you there faster." The Rocket is designed to wake up the nervous system and feed it the precious prana it craves while promoting a spirit of change and freedom in the practice.

Full of back bending and spinal twisting, this uplifting sequence of postures has gained global recognition as a feel-good experience which opens the body and clears the mind. The Rocket breaks through areas of tension and energy blockage, combating tendencies towards stagnancy and resistance in the body. Frequent hand stands and arm balances keep the energy level high and encourage students to connect to their inner power and change their world view. The playful and upbeat Rocket routine is the perfect counter to the soothing forward bending of the Primary Series. As a part of a weekly schedule, this routine creates an energy peak in the cyclic rhythms of the practice.

It's Yoga Faculty:

It's Yoga is a teacher training school attracting students from all over the world. As an internationally recognized Yoga Center, It's Yoga is honored to certify students of yoga from over 10 countries this year. Our teachers are better viewed as instructors, practicing the art of sharing their practice and bringing yoga to the masses. At times, we ask them to fill in and teach beginner classes. At It's Yoga, we believe that beginner teachers can teach beginner students, and in the end, we are all beginners of this ancient practice. The It's Yoga philosophy believes that we should only teach what we practice, and practice what we teach. We trust you will support us in giving our recent graduates the playground to explore teaching - we believe that everyone has something to give in the yoga room.

It's Yoga Class Descriptions:

Beginners/Modified Primary: A modification of the primary series including both standing and seated postures. 40 postures

Rocket I: Advanced beginners plus participate in one class featuring traditional poses and variations from the primary, intermediate, and advanced series.

Rocket II: This routine includes poses from the first, second and third series of the Ashtanga vinyasa system. The Rocket sequence focuses on back bending, spinal twisting and arm balancing. It is and uplifting series of postures that has gained global recognition as a "feel-good experience" which opens the body and clears the mind. Frequent hand stands and arm balances keep the energy level high and encourage students to connect to their inner power and change their world view. The playful and upbeat Rocket routine is the perfect counter to the soothing forward bending of the Primary Series.

Ashtanga Yoga website
Location
Starts: Its Yoga San Francisco Studio
848 Folsom Street
San Francisco, California 94107
Fees