Sharon Fennimore Rudyk: Owner

Since I’m not much of a bagel maker, Yoga Matrika is my way of bringing a slice of New York to Pittsburgh. I was introduced to yoga over ten years ago when, as a graduate student in Philadelphia, I stumbled upon a pamphlet advertising a local yoga school that asked, “Are you stressed?” I took my first class that evening and I haven’t stopped exploring yoga since. I have been blessed with brilliant guidance from my teachers and it is my great joy to share my practice with my students.  I am excited to add a focus on supporting women and families to the growing yoga community in Pittsburgh.

Heidi Zellie-Instructor

Melissa Montani - Family Yoga Instructor

I was first introduced to yoga in 1997 as a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. It did not take long for the numerous benefits of group practice to turn into a private practice and then slowly the desire to share my eclectic style with others. In 2003 my mentor and group fitness director at X-Shadyside encouraged me to begin teaching. I picked up a flow style class and loved it!! Showing others how to strengthen and heal their body from the inside out was gratifying. ÊThen I became pregnant and was blessed with experiencing pre-natal yoga first hand. Modifications became intriguing during pregnancy and then even more so post pregnancy. I took Mom and Me yoga for 22 months with my first daughter Emma and pre-natal again during my second pregnancy. It was after the birth of my second daughter Chloe, in fall of 2006 that I began teaching Mom and Me yoga regularly. Seeing the intense connection yoga brings to mothers and their babies first hand was invigorating. It was May of 2007 that Yoga Matrika opened and I brought my love of sharing yoga with your infant to the “Mat.” It is my goal as an instructor to show you the bond that is created between parent and child in a short time, in a loving environment, while strengthening your physical body and developing your spiritual one.

Joni Sturgill

Guest Pre-Natal Instructor - Website: www.yogawithjoni.com

Cindy Warden: Instructor

Linda Voss Plummer

Guest Knitting Instructor - Website: www.knitone.biz