Archive for April, 2010
Tribecca Yummy Mummy
One of my most wonderful yoga instructors in New York, Cate Bruce-Low, does the most creative and beautiful activities with children and documents her most excellent recipees for cooking with children and ideas for keeping in touch with nature (even in the most urban of environments!). Check out her blog for some inspiration:
http://tribecayummymummy-cate.blogspot.com/2010/04/planting-spring-is-here.html
Didgeridoos and Yoga: No kidding!
If you love the digeridoo and yoga, then these fabulous workshops being hosted by the Yoma Room later this month look unique and wonderful. The Yoma Room is a very supportive friend of Yoga Matrika and I hope you will consider a trip out there for these workshops. Check out the Yoma Room here: http://www.yomaroom.com
Friday, April 30th
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Journeying Through the Chakras
This lecture is designed to introduce the novice as well as the experienced healthy living seeker to concepts that include:
What is a Chakra? Location of Chakras?
What is a Meridian? What are the Dantiens?
How are the Chakra, Dantiens and Meridian systems similar?
How are Chakras, Dantiens and Meridians interconnected?
What are energetic stagnations? What are emotional stagnations?
How does the health of my energetic body effect the physical body?
What illnesses are rooted in particular chakras/organ energies?
General Q and A
Chakra Meditation:
Joseph has a collection of very unique didgeridoos that give him the ability to change the note or key of the instrument while he plays (slide didgeridoos) as well as a complete set of keyed Eucalyptus didgeridoos in each note of the chakra system. The ability to access the various notes of the chakra system enables him to provide a meditative journey that not only reconnects the mind with body but also allows an individual to journey and meditate within each Chakra.
Participants are encouraged to bring meditation oils of their preference.
Where: Yoma Room, 170 West Main Street, Saxonburg, PA 16056
Cost: $45.00
Please Pre-register with payment by
April 24: (724) 352-9454, www.YomaRoom.com
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Saturday, May 1st
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Yoga with the Didgeridoo ~ a Sound Healing Experience
Experience the Healing Sounds of Didgeridoo.
You will be guided through a flowing sequence of yoga postures and movements as Joseph will play the didgeridoo throughout the room and directly around you.
The gentle, organic progression of this class has a powerful yet meditative quality, which inspires you to explore more deeply your own experience in the moment.
Didgeridoo harmonics produce sound waves that affect the “whole” body, including your ethereal being. Coupled with Yoga with the Didgeridoo brings your body and mind to a state of deep relaxation, self-healing and personal consciousness.
Where: Yoma Room, 170 West Main Street, Saxonburg, PA 16056
Cost: $25.00
Please Pre-register with payment by April 24: (724) 352-9454, www.YomaRoom.com
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Saturday, May 1st
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Sound Therapy *Entrainments with Joseph Carringer
30 Minute Entrainment: This session provides an environment for the client to reach a deep
meditative state where they can reconnect with their own self-healing abilities. During this session
multiple different didgeridoos are played over the clients chakra system and there corresponding
meridian points to help clear stagnation.
1 Hour Entrainment: This session is recommended for clients clearing deep energetic stagnations
that have manifested in the forms of with PTSD, Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia, Cancer and other
related chronic illnesses. It can also be used for deep shamanic journeying and meditation.
*Entrainment — The process by which the powerful rhythmic vibrations of one object are projected upon
a second object with a similar frequency, thereby causing that object to vibrate in resonance with the first.
“The Healing Power of Sound”, Mitchell Gaynor, MD
Where: Yoma Room, 170 West Main Street, Saxonburg, PA 16056
Cost: 30 Minute Entrainment – $75.00, 1 Hour Entrainment – $150
Please Pre-register: (724) 352-9454, www.YomaRoom.com
Grow Something
Hey Pittsburgh! Don’t be afraid of a little rain……spring is here and all our little blooming friends need a sweet drink. Speaking of which, have you planned your garden for this year? Here are some of our favorite resources for dreaming of sweet tomatoes, bright wildflowers and local resources:
We love these seed companies:
http://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/
http://www.pittsburghgardenexperiment.org
http://www.wildseedfarms.com
The Urban Gardener on the North Side is a bright spot on Brighton Road:
http://www.urbangardenerpgh.com/
Our very own Maria Graziani’s Healcrest Farm:
Healcrest Urban Community Farm is an established urban farm in Garfield now in its 4th year of production. The total land, which lies between Atlantic and Pacific Avenues, with the entrance at Hillcrest Street in Garfield Heights, equals 1.7 acres. With 4 established mixed vegetable/herb/fruit gardens, small, young orchard, community fire circle, rainwater collection systems and a pending greenhouse, Healcrest Farm is well on its way to being the strongest single-community local food and green resource in Pittsburgh.
http://www.healcrest.com/index.html
Gardener’s can stay in great shape for lots of kneeling, squatting and tending with yoga in Pittsburgh. Try gentle stretches that protect joints and strengthen your back, legs and arms. Yoga Matrika offers over 30-classes a week and we keep our studio comfortable with air conditioning in the summer.
Hope to see you soon at Yoga Matrika and I’m looking forward to seeing everything blooming in your yards very soon!
Posted by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, Owner and Director of Yoga Matrika and Prenatal Yoga Pittsburgh.
http://www.yogamatrika.com/
NEWS: Sustain Health and Wellness
This is VERY exciting! Our good friend and the creator of the most beautiful handmade notebooks that you see for sale at Yoga Matrika is now offering holistic health counseling services. Check it out:
Sustain Health and Wellness is run by Emily Levenson, LCSW, HHC.
Emily practices a holistic approach to nutrition, looking at how all areas of a person’s life are connected. Does stress at your job or in your relationship cause you to overeat? Does lack of sleep or low energy prevent you from exercising? As we work together, we look at how all parts of your life affect the whole.
Each person has their own nutritional needs, meaning that one dietary approach will not work for everyone. We look at your age, health, activity level, food sensitivities or allergies, and personal preferences to determine your dietary needs.
When making changes in diet, it is important to look at the other areas of your life. Everything is food; healthy relationships, a fulfilling career, regular physical activity and a spiritual practice are essential forms of nourishment. When these areas are balanced, what you eat becomes secondary.