Category Archives: Practice

A Pep Talk for You!

May 20, 2013 2:52 pm \ Leave a Comment \ Sharon

A Little Pep Talk Just for YOU How many flexible people do you know? Let’s be honest here—you don’t actually … Continue Reading →

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Yoga and Meditation Classes with Sharon Rudyk

April 29, 2013 12:34 am \ 1 Comment \ Sharon

This Week: Starting Monday, April 29, 2013 GROUP CLASSES: This MONDAY I am teaching an all levels (and when I … Continue Reading →

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Are you doing yoga “right”?

December 30, 2012 1:16 pm \ Sharon

This is a re-post of one of the most read blog posts I have written in the past 5-years. This … Continue Reading →

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Have a Cuppa for Holiday Tension

November 28, 2012 11:42 am \ Sharon

Many of my yoga students confide in me that they “can’t meditate.” In most cases, this is based on a … Continue Reading →

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We Can Be Buddhas

November 21, 2012 9:30 pm \ Sharon

Excellent Ted Talk by Robert Thurman about the ego and that our misperception that what we are is inside our … Continue Reading →

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Inspiration for Tree Pose

November 21, 2012 9:01 pm \ Sharon

Enjoy some of these pictures as inspiration for your next tree pose.

Posted in: Personal, Practice \ Tagged: asana, balance asana, inspiration, Pittsburgh yoga, Sharon Fennimore, Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, Sharon Rudyk, sharon rudyk yoga, Squirrel Hill yoga, strength, strong asana, tree pose, vrksasana, yoga Pittsburgh, yoga poses

Yoga for Happy Holidays

November 12, 2012 4:26 pm \ Sharon

The “holiday season” can be rough—-maybe your holidays are all about “too much”: you eat too much, drink too much, … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Classes, General, Personal, Practice, Studio News, Yoga Philosophy \ Tagged: aromatherapy, holiday stress, holiday yoga, mantra, mudra, stress holidays, yoga for stress

Pregnancy and Beyond

September 1, 2012 5:04 pm \ Sharon

Please check out our Matrika Prenatal Website for all our fertility, pregnancy and postpartum classes, workshops and services. Sign-up for … Continue Reading →

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Meditation in Pittsburgh

May 30, 2012 12:18 pm \ Sharon

So….Bhante Pema is traveling in Asia and we are missing the Monday night meditation classes at Yoga Matrika. Please note … Continue Reading →

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All this Graduation Energy

May 17, 2012 11:55 pm \ Sharon

Has all this graduation energy got you feeling, well, OLD? Flexibility is youth—-strong, long and lean muscles and bodies in … Continue Reading →

Posted in: Classes, General, Practice, Studio News \ Tagged: flexibility, getting older, Pittsburgh yoga, Practice, Sharon Rudyk, strength, yoga for seniors, Yoga Matrika, yoga Pittsburgh, youth

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