4BEAT Rocket Immersion with Fiona Callanan
19-21 February 2027 | Pacific Place – Admiralty
‘Everybody gets to do what they wanna do’
Larry Schultz, the creator of The Rocket, put his sequences together to be playful, dynamic and accessible, something that has, on occasion, been slightly lost in translation!
In our 4BEAT Rocket immersions we look at Rocket through the lens of accessible, mixed level practice and teaching to the beat.
During the weekend we will dive into the sequences of Rocket breaking down the funkier moves and inversions, examine why the idea of everyone getting to do what they want to do, functionally and inclusively, is so important, and explore ways that you can practice and teach Rocket accessibly.
We will also examine the neuroscience, philosophy and methodology of teaching and practising to the beat. In particular how this can enhance concentration and flow state and balance the nervous system.
An 20-hr immersion into 4BEAT Rocket, this will be a weekend of accessible practice and learning, suitable for adventurous beginners all the way to teachers wanting to go deeper into their own practice and gain the skills to teach 4BEAT Rocket to all levels.
This training can be booked as separate sessions or alternatively as a whole.
Learning outcomes
On this TT/immersion you will learn
- The neuroscience and psychology of teaching and practising to the beat.
- How to teach and practice the Rocket sequences in a truly accessible way.
- Effective techniques for teaching and practising to the beat and how to incorporate this into other sequence/styles of yoga.
- How the beat can be used to regulate the pace and rhythm of your teaching and create smoother transitions between poses in your practice.
- Counting, cueing, & aligning the voice with the rhythm of the music. Simplifying and decluttering your teaching.
- How to use the beat to facilitate your pranayama practice and teaching.
- The precise, specific alignments (ie actions) for specific asana in the Rocket sequences and how to apply these to your body and the bodies of your students so that you can measure progress with accuracy and precision.
- How to make this action based approach to teaching and practising Rocket work functionally for all bodies and minds.
Faculty
Hannah Whittingham
Founder and Lead Teacher of Good Life Yoga School, Muscian, Writer, and Psychotherapist
After a post-grad at the Royal Academy of Music, Hannah worked in theatre and the pop world alongside being a producer for the BBC, before training in Ashtanga Vinyasa, the Rocket, Yin, Qigong, Embodied Yoga Principles and the neuroscience of mental health. When she is not teaching, she works as a writer and has published two books on yoga. She is currently mid-MSc in integrative psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute, working clinically at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance.
Fiona Callanan
Bionic Yoga and Handstand teacher, mum to two brilliant teenagers, Lawyer, Author, Disability Advocate, TEDx Speaker and Coach, Fiona has been teaching yoga in London and Hong Kong for the past 8 years.
Off the side of her desk Fiona is also currently training for a Guinness World Record for the longest freestanding handstand hold by a below knee amputee. Just as she has found through her yoga practice over the years Fiona knows that this goal makes very little sense on the surface but at the same time that it is completely logical and definitely the next right thing for her to do.
Fiona has been lucky to have learned from the best teachers in the world, including Patrick Creelman and Rinat Perlman in Hong Kong, Jason Crandell in the US, and Hannah Whittingham and Marcus Veda in London. Her classes are all rooted in classical Iyengar alignment principles updated using modern functional movement techniques, anchored by the steady, slow beat of the music. Fiona creates a safe and joyful space for students to learn, aiming always to encourage critical thinking in the practice both on and, most importantly, off, the mat.
Imogen Holdsworth
Imogen teaches Rocket inspired 4BEAT vinyasa and yin yoga with a warmth that makes every student feel seen. She offers challenging, inclusive classes with precise cueing, considered sequencing, and supportive hands on assists.
Imogen’s journey began with mindfulness and Mysore-style Ashtanga before she fell for the energy of Rocket and the detail of Iyengar. Drawing on this rich foundation and with a background in design, she brings a grounded yet creative approach to traditional yoga asana. Her 4BEAT mixes sync breath with movement, making each practice an immersive moving meditation. She remains a devoted student herself, regularly assisting and leading on teacher training programmes.
Schedule
19 February 2027 (Friday)
5 – 6:30pm – lecture on the neuroscience and psychology of teaching and practising to the beat
7 – 9pm – what is 4BEAT Rocket yoga? Origin story and tuition on controlled rhythmic breathing to the beat, followed by the complete 4BEAT Rocket 1 sequence (90 mins)
“Everybody gets to do what they wanna do”
20 February 2027 (Saturday)
9am – 11am – full 4BEAT Rocket 2 practice with pranayama
12pm – 1pm – science and practice of pranayama
1pm – 2:30pm – sequencing and alignment; suryas
2:30pm – 3:30pm – teaching to the beat; finding the 1
3:30pm – 4pm – practising and teaching the suryas to the beat
4:30pm – 6:30pm – arm balance workshop
21 February 2027 (Sunday)
9am – 11am – inversions workshop
12pm – 1:30pm – accessibility; how can we make this practice accessible? Both to us as students and to our students (if we are teachers)
1:30pm – 3pm – sequencing and alignment – warriors and standing poses
3pm – 4pm – practising and teaching the warriors and standing poses to the beat
4:30pm – 5pm – wrap up questions
5 – 6:30pm – yin, pranayama and close
Tuition
Full Workshop (Total 20.0 hours)
Super Early-Bird Price: HK$2,800 (ends 19 December 2026)
Early-Bird Price: HK$3,000 (ends 19 January 2027)
Regular Price: HK$3,800
Friday Sessions: $800
Saturday/ Sunday Sessions: $1,600
** Your spot is secured once your payment has been successfully completed. A booking confirmation will be sent to you on the next working day. **
** PURE Cardholders and non-PURE Cardholders are welcome. **
Bionic Yoga and Handstand teacher, mum to two brilliant teenagers, Lawyer, Author, Disability Advocate, TEDx Speaker and Coach, Fiona has been teaching yoga in London and Hong Kong for the past 8 years.
Off the side of her desk Fiona is also currently training for a Guinness World Record for the longest freestanding handstand hold by a below knee amputee. Just as she has found through her yoga practice over the years Fiona knows that this goal makes very little sense on the surface but at the same time that it is completely logical and definitely the next right thing for her to do.
Fiona has been lucky to have learned from the best teachers in the world, including Patrick Creelman and Rinat Perlman in Hong Kong, Jason Crandell in the US, and Hannah Whittingham and Marcus Veda in London. Her classes are all rooted in classical Iyengar alignment principles updated using modern functional movement techniques, anchored by the steady, slow beat of the music. Fiona creates a safe and joyful space for students to learn, aiming always to encourage critical thinking in the practice both on and, most importantly, off, the mat.
Founder and Lead Teacher of Good Life Yoga School, Muscian, Writer, and Psychotherapist
After a post-grad at the Royal Academy of Music, Hannah worked in theatre and the pop world alongside being a producer for the BBC, before training in Ashtanga Vinyasa, the Rocket, Yin, Qigong, Embodied Yoga Principles and the neuroscience of mental health. When she is not teaching, she works as a writer and has published two books on yoga. She is currently mid-MSc in integrative psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute, working clinically at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance.
Imogen teaches Rocket inspired 4BEAT vinyasa and yin yoga with a warmth that makes every student feel seen. She offers challenging, inclusive classes with precise cueing, considered sequencing, and supportive hands on assists.
Imogen’s journey began with mindfulness and Mysore-style Ashtanga before she fell for the energy of Rocket and the detail of Iyengar. Drawing on this rich foundation and with a background in design, she brings a grounded yet creative approach to traditional yoga asana. Her 4BEAT mixes sync breath with movement, making each practice an immersive moving meditation. She remains a devoted student herself, regularly assisting and leading on teacher training programmes.