All this great sun and the first little peek at some bulbs starting to rise from the earth here in Pittsburgh makes me think that it is time to refresh the elemental qualities of earth and air in my own body ecology. While I am sure that I have a significant bias, I’d like to [...]
Category Archives: Classes
Pittsburgh Yoga Classes in German, Hebrew & Spanish
March 8, 2010 – 1:10 pm
You can sign-up for these creative classes for all levels of yoga practitioners and language abilities HERE. Each class is $10 and all instructors are fluent in English—so if your other language skills are just beginner, you should feel comfortable knowing that your instructor can answer any questions that you may have in whichever [...]
Teaching Children Peace
March 1, 2010 – 8:10 am
When I was young, not sure how old, but definitely younger than 11 since my memory of this activity includes me in the bunkbed that I shared with my sister in a small room in an apartment in Brooklyn, my mother obtained a book of guided visualizations for children. This was probably my first experience [...]
Yoga and Meditation in Pittsburgh
February 28, 2010 – 11:42 am
Yoga Matrika is the only yoga studio in Pittsburgh to offer drop-in meditation classes. These classes are titled “Stretch, Breathe & Meditate” and last one-hour. Offered at various times throughout the week, they are both a beautiful and complete yoga and meditation practice or can easily complement a more rigorous vinyasa or ashtanga practice.
It’s not [...]
Cabin Fever & Yoga in Pittsburgh
February 12, 2010 – 12:00 am
There was one very brave student at tonight’s class. She was new to Yoga Matrika and was curious about what the class title, Mindful Yoga, really meant. I prattled on about Vajra Yoga and not making a distinction between asana practice and meditation and how we create a moving meditation through our practice……….but during our [...]
Insults Can Be Funny
February 6, 2010 – 12:03 pm
It’s a snow day here in Pittsburgh—-a REAL snow day! A day that reminds us not to take our little scheduled selves all that seriously, to stay in our pajamas and build snow creatures in our backyards. In honor of the snow day, I thought I’d provide a list of insults and jokes from one [...]
Welcome Julika!
January 17, 2010 – 10:26 pm
WELCOME JULIKA LOMAS
Pittsburgh’s yoga community is fortunate to have a new yogini in town. Yoga Matrika is delighted to welcome Julika Lomas to our community specifically and to Pittsburgh in general. Julika Lomas will be offering a Core Challenge Vinyasa Flow class on Tuesdays from 8:15 to 9:30am and on Sundays from 7:30 to 8:45 [...]
Yoga Works
December 10, 2009 – 11:55 pm
I’m just about as committed, or perhaps even MORE committed, to the “Why?” as anyone. I think it’s a rather good question to be asked about anything from WHY is the Nobel peace prize winner suggesting that we increase our war activities to WHY do Pittsburghers call sprinkles, “jimmies”. Or, the yoga owner gasps, WHY [...]
Remembering the Beginning
December 3, 2009 – 8:02 pm
I remember my first yoga class. I was terrified, but also desperate—two emotional qualities that I prefer to limit, never mind experience together! The terror was due to the absolute distrust that I had that my body could “do” yoga. The desperation was due to a mounting level of stress that was starting to rule [...]
OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, December 5
December 2, 2009 – 12:32 pm
You know you’re curious—-what’s going on in there at 6520 Wilkins Avenue?
Here’s your chance to check out Yoga Matrika’s new studio spaces, share some sweet holiday spirited refreshments and shop for some hand-crafted gifts. There are many items that are under $10 that are great for office presents, gift exchanges, hostess presents and stocking stuffers. [...]