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Use Gmail? Read this.

Big news — Gmail is rolling out some new features that may prevent you from receiving
emails from me including newsletters that are a part of your coaching packages.

Gmail will now be automatically filtering your email messages for you, and is categorizing
my emails to you as “Promotions”, which makes them automatically skip your inbox.

Simply put: You won’t be seeing any email from me in your inbox unless you adjust
your Gmail settings!

You may have not seen these changes in your account yet, as Google is continuing to roll

them out to all users over time — but you will soon.

Here’s how to ensure you won’t miss any updates from me:

Option #1:

If you want to stay in charge of what email gets sent to you, you can disable the new categories
by doing this:

Click the little “+” at the upper right corner of your inbox next to the tabs. See the screenshot right
here: (Click to display graphics if you can’t see it!)

When that pops up, uncheck the “Social and Promotions” box, and don’t forget to click save!
You’ll then revert back to the traditional Gmail inbox.

Option #2

If you want to keep the tabs, but don’t want to miss out on valuable emails, do this:

Step 1: Go to the Promotions Tab:

Step 2: Find an Email from “Sharon Fennimore Rudyk” in your inbox, and drag that email into
your Primary Inbox:

When you find an email from Sharon, drag and drop the email into your “Primary” inbox.

You’ll get an alert saying, “This conversation has been moved to “Primary.” Do this for future
messages from sharon@yogamatrika.com?” Then click “Yes” when the alert pops up.

Now you are all set to receive messages from Sharon Rudyk and Sharon Rudyk Yoga!

Thank you to Paid To Exist http://paidtoexist.com/from-path-taking-to-trailblazing-webinar/ because I cut and pasted this from their e-mail newsletter explaining this process.

Tension Relief for Pregnancy

Relax & Find Calm

Tension Relief for Pregnancy Tele-Workshop and Recording

Tuition: $15
(Includes  MP3 download so you can enjoy the relaxation as many times and as often as you like!)
Thursday, August 1, 2013
10:30 to 11:30 am (USA, Eastern)

Recording available a few hours after the event through August 7, 2013.

 

  • Relieve tension in head, neck and shoulders

  • Release water retention and discomfort in hands and wrists

  • Learn a simple breathing exercise to help you relax at any time

  • Experience a deep relaxation and yogic sleep that will refresh your body, mind and spirit even more than a nap (yes, really!)

 

Traditional pregnancy yoga and meditation classes and workshops require you to set aside time to attend that single event. Unfortunately, this means that you only have one chance to attend and perhaps you are exhausted that day or childcare for your toddler or older children falls through.  Matrika Tele-Workshops are simply fabulous because you can enjoy the workshop when it is most convenient for YOU and practice relaxation techniques with the guided recording as many times as you like through pregnancy and beyond.

 

 

Register and Save Your Space Today! 

 

 

Upon tuition payment you will be taken to a web page that provides a link to the page where you will listen during the live event and where you can download the MP3 recording after the event is finished.  You will also be given a password for the event.  If for some reason you aren’t taken to this page after your purchase is completed, please send an e-mail to: sharon@yogamatrika.com to confirm your payment and receive registration information by e-mail.

Are you interested in learning more about birth vision, pregnancy and birth preparation services with me?  Please book your FREE phone consultation today!  

Don’t miss out on future Matrika Tele-Workshops!  Sign-up for our newsletter mailing list and always be the first to know about workshops and other events.  Newsletters always include valuable information, recipes, essays and articles of interest to women in all stages of life.  BONUS!  When you first sign-up you will receive a FREE mini-booklet of five-minute meditations to help you bring calm to each and every day no matter where you are or what you are doing.

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Health Benefits of Yoga

I’m really impressed with Tova Payne’s message and work.  If you sign up for her newsletter she sends out a FREE three-day program that is really intelligent and transformative.  It’s also do-able.  Because, let’s be honest, a lot of the “advice” out there is nearly impossible to follow.  Here is an interview that she did where she talks about the health benefits of yoga.

FREE Guided Meditation Webcast

Guided Meditation Recording

Oh no!  Did you miss the live webcast? Download the MP3 and listen at your convenience and practice as often as you like (but not while driving–PLEASE)!  The recorded meditation will be available within an hour of the end of the live webcast.

Online Book Club Courses

I offer an online book club that features my favorite books on Buddhism, meditation, yoga, philosophy, anthropology, science, the body, anatomy, energy and more.  You can enroll anytime in my book club style course on the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths.  The cost is $25 and we spend five-weeks on this book: Dancing with Life by Phillip Moffitt.  The cost of the book is not included in the participation fees.  Start anytime and read and watch the videos and complete the worksheets all at your own pace and convenience.

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My newsletter members get exclusive access to additional FREE guided meditations, webcast seminars and yoga trainings.  If you aren’t already getting my newsletter, please sign-up today.  Upon registration you will immediately receive access to a mini-book of meditations you can complete on your own in less than 5-minutes for fast stress relief on the go.

Happiness

Happiness

~Deborah Warren

 

You think of it as a summer that’s somewhere else,
where the insects are rubies and emeralds in the trees,
flitting through hymns you’ll be able to hear–tomorrow,
where petals quiver out on the air like flames.
And plumed birds flash around it, scarlet peacocks
waiting there, tricked out for your arrival:
Music and beauty;  that’s what you want from it.

 

What it is is the opposite of that.
It’s here already, here in your local April–
what did you picture? A bauble from the sun?
A star come down and planted in a garden
(up the road) and even at noon the dew
hanging like beads of heaven on its leaves?
No. It’s more like burdock, say, or vetch.

 

You want it to be the color of sherbet;  strange;
a tulip in blue or melons with violet flesh,
or a tree with arpeggios where the fruit should be,
tended by gods who amuse you while you eat–
who fan it with gold-hinged wings and delicious antics;
sweeter, really, than you can believe.  Instead,
it’s plain–it’s too plain even to be noticed,
as plain as the grass you’re walking in today.

 

This poem is a profound inquiry into mind, desire and being present and aware of our reality.  These exact themes are explored in my new online course, The Four Noble Truths.  What is not offered in the poem above is a method for dealing with the suffering that arises in the difference between what we desire and what happens.  This suffering from the desire for things to be any other way than how they actually are is a shared human experience.  The Four Noble Truths course is a “book club style” online course that provides a reading guide to Phillip Moffitt’s beautiful and insightful book, Dancing with Life and worksheets and meditations to help you bring these insights into your practice and daily life.  The tuition for this 5-week course is $25.  If you are looking for a meaningful summer read and a way to create or re-inspire a daily meditation practice, please consider joining this supportive and intelligent book club community.

Here is more information on how this unique book club style course came to be:

FREE GUIDED MEDITATION

And, I hope you will either join me LIVE or listen to the recording of a guided meditation on interdependence.  The live guided meditation is on Monday, July 1st from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.  It is FREE.  Completely FREE with no registration or strings attached.  Due to space limitations, I highly recommend showing up for the call at least 5-minutes before it is supposed to begin.  Absolutely no experience with yoga or meditation is required.  Just get comfortable, sit back, listen and relax!  Here is the link to the event page: http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=43192956

SIGN-UP

Every week I send out love notes to everyone on my mailing list.  Yes, that’s right.  Love notes.  The kind that make you all excited and a little giggly and nervous because you just can’t wait to open them and see what’s inside!  Of course, you will also have access to exclusive meditation and yoga events and get the first notification on new programs and projects.  And, as a little treat, I will also send you a mini-booklet of short meditations that you can do right now to feel less stress.


Online Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program

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Not only is this a very rewarding specialty, but considering the fact that over 80% of American yoga practitioners are women, it is imperative that all yoga instructors explore ways to support optimal women’s reproductive health for women who choose to attend their classes.  These skills will help inform all of your teaching and the program itself is rigorous and demands personal and professional transformation.r pregnancies and prepare for childbirth.

This intellectual approach to yoga as a science requires self-study and an investigation of the cultural, social and economic values that we hold around fertility, women’s health and specifically reproduction so that we can teach from our hearts.  Informed by contemporary social theory and medical anthropology, also allows Matrika Prenatal instructors to support students in a way that no other method provides support for.  If you are looking for a yoga training that is about memorizing asana sequences, then this is not the program for you.  These personal and professional training programs are transformative on both personal and professional levels and will require consistent commitment to study and practice.

This method, philosophy and approach has been refined over almost 15-years by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, MA, E-RYT, R-PYT and DONA Trained Birth Doula and enjoyed by thousands of women.

I would be honored to be your guide in working with this incredibly special student population.

  • Flexible options for birth professionals, yoga teachers and adults who want to become yoga teachers
  • Hybrid online and mentoring based programs provide an economical and flexible way to obtain professional development
  • Start whenever you like!  Flexible programs are ongoing and your program begins when you register.
  • Unique curriculum considers culture and politics of the body and reproduction
  • Matrika Yoga applies tantric energy anatomy to meditation, yoga and mindful movement
  • Feel confident and safe in your ability to support women from fertility challenges through birth
  • Yoga Matrika is a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance and all programs carry continuing education credits and registration opportunities with this professional organization

Training Options

Birth Professional

$250

Prenatal Yoga Teacher (R-PYT)

$450

Yoga Teacher Training (RYT) 

$800

6-month Access to Online CourseOne private mentoring session 6-month Access to Online CourseOne private mentoring session 12-month Access to Online Course
Private Facebook Group Private Facebook Group Private Facebook Group
Reading & Resource Lists Reading and Resource Lists Reading and Resource Lists
Monthly Live Webnar Office Hours and Lectures Monthly Live Webnar Office Hours and Lectures
Writing Assignments Writing Assignments
Training Portfolio Review Training Portfolio Review
Teaching video review Teaching video review
Subscription to Matrika Teacher News, an informative e-mail newsletter Subscription to Matrika Teacher News, an informative e-mail newsletter
*Certification to teach Matrika Prenatal Yoga classes *Certification to teach Matrika Yoga, Matrika Meditation and Matrika Prenatal Yoga classes

 

OPTIONAL MENTORING PACKAGE  $300 OPTIONAL MENTORING PACKAGE $500 OPTIONAL MENTORING PACKAGE $1000
*Three 45 minute phone sessions
*Unlimited e-mail support for 12-months after registration date
*Five 45-minute phone sessions
*Unlimited e-mail support for up to one year from registration date
*Ten 45-minute phone sessions
*Unlimited e-mail support for up to one year from registration date

 

YOGA ALLIANCE REGISTRATION YOGA ALLIANCE REGISTRATION
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YOGA ALLIANCE REGISTRATION: RYT and R-PYT
Not available In order to meet the contact hours requirements, participants must do one of the following in order to obtain the credentials required to register with Yoga Alliance as a R-PYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher):

  • Attend a minimum of one advanced studies retreat with Sharon within one year of registration
  • Purchase and complete a mentoring package with Sharon within one year of registration
In order to meet the contact hours requirements, participants must do one of the following in order to obtain the credentials required to register with Yoga Alliance as a R-PYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher):

  • Attend a minimum of two advanced studies retreat with Sharon within one year of registration
  • Purchase and complete a mentoring package with Sharon within one year of registration

 

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 Registration

Before you register for any of these online programs, I strongly recommend that you sign up for my FREE online course “Yoga During Pregnancy” and see how you feel navigating the online program and your ability to access the webnar practice “Tension Relief During Pregnancy” that is offered as a bonus for that course.  This will also give you an idea of my philosophy.  Although this practice is given to you for FREE as part of the course, you may also want to purchase my e-book and audio to get an idea of the Matrika style.  It is $10 for both the e-book and the audio guided practice and this is a minimal investment that will help you make the best decision possible.  Make sure that you explore the curriculum and program details for the program of your choice and see the fine print.  It is very important that you recognize that you are paying for access to an online program and therefore there are NO REFUNDS for any reason.  Please consider your participation before registration and I warmly invite you to contact me personally by phone (412) 855-5692 or e-mail: sharon@yogamatrika.com at any time to discuss your goals and interest in the program.

Birth Professional Online Program $250

Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program $450

Matrika Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training Program $800

 

 

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 Purchase Mentoring Packages

 

Mentoring Packages

 



 

Curriculum and Program Details

Birth Professional Program

Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program

Matrika Yoga 200-Hour Program

 

 

Fine Print

  1. No refunds for tuition for online programs, mentoring packages or training retreats for ANY reason.  If you need an extension for personal reasons, please contact Sharon by e-mail at your earliest convenience.
  2. There is absolutely no guarantee of graduation or certification.  Your work and training portfolio will be evaluated and your ability to complete the program and obtain certification documents will be based on the merits of your participation and quality of the portfolio that you submit.
  3. Online programs are not for everyone.  With flexibility comes extraordinary personal responsibility.  You must also have the technical skills to register for the online program, upload documents and submit work as PDF files.  Consistent access to a computer and the internet are imperative.
  4. You should be able to set aside 20-30 hours for each month of your program for working online, reading and writing assignments.  It is important that you put these hours in your calendar and stick to a schedule.  Otherwise, it is unlikely that you will complete your program in time.  If something “comes up” then you must re-schedule your time.
  5. The cost of required textbooks is not included in any of the above fees.
  6. The cost of registration with Yoga Alliance is not included in any of the above fees.
  7. These programs provide an esoteric and intellectual approach to the science and practice of yoga.  This may challenge your current practice or ideas about yoga and meditation.  Personal mentoring sessions are designed to help you incorporate this information into your own practice and unique teaching voice.  Be prepared to be challenged and inspired!

Add More Joy

dreamstime_xs_25651651You deserve the full benefits of meditation.  You work so hard and your days are so full—full of work, of creativity, of passion, of relationships and maybe even full of changing diapers and wiping little faces.   By the end of the day you are exhausted and depleted.  Your stress level is too high and you feel overwhelmed.  You’d like to take a yoga class or learn how to meditate, but you aren’t sure you can add even one more thing to your schedule.

For you, I offer private meditation sessions in my unique and flexible three-month program.  

I only accept a small number of students at any given time so I can focus on YOU.  You are special to me and I am honored to be your guide on this path to greater joy and liberation from stress, anxiety, worry and guilt.  It’s worth the wait.  Put your name on the waiting list today and you will be one delicious step closer to a better life.

 

The Most Beautiful Bath

This has been going around Facebook for years now, but it is so beautiful and inspiring that I thought I would post it again just in case you missed it or want to see it again.

Even more beautiful is this amazing montage of one of my yoga instructor’s home births.

 

Posted by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, facilitator of Matrika Prenatal Teacher Training programs, Matrika Prenatal Yoga and Exercise classes and a Pittsburgh doula and childbirth educator.  For more information about doula services and prenatal yoga in Pittsburgh or my new e-book, please call 412-855-5692 or send me an e-mail: sharon@yogamatrika.com.  Website: www.sharonrudykyoga.com

Yoga Spa Treatments

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YOGA SPA TREATMENTS

 

Sharon offers unique yoga-based spa experiences in the beautiful and relaxing environment of Mookshi Wellness Center in Regent Square (4-blocks from clay tennis courts in Frick Park).   Call to schedule your yoga spa experience today: 412-855-5692.

Yoga Nidra
After doing some gentle yoga to release tension and create better mind-body connection, Sharon will help you come into a supported relaxation position using pillows and blankets.  Once the physical body is relaxed, Sharon will verbally guide you into a deep “yogic sleep” where you will experience profound relaxation.  You will be allowed to rest in silence for 15-20 minutes after the yogic sleep is induced and then gently woken.  The experience ends with a warm cup of tea and a sweet treat.  This is a one hour and fifteen minute treatment: $125

Aromatherapy, Mantra, Mudra
Allow Sharon to choose a perfect healing scent, mantra and hand pose for you to use to center mind, body and spirit.  You will practice the techniques together for you to use anytime that you need them.   This is a one hour and fifteen minute treatment for $125.  If you wish to purchase the scent used during your treatment, this is an additional charge to the treatment itself.

Energy Balance
Sharon offers eight simple physical Chinese yoga exercises followed by a deep Daoist meditation for healing organs, relaxation and healing.  You will leave feeling grounded, rejuvenated and completely relaxed.  Regular treatments will support the endocrine system and optimum functioning of lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys.  Other energy support exercises will be suggested as needed.  This is a 75-minute experience for $125.

Beautiful Belly Adventure
Let go of the tight feeling you have through the hips, thighs and pelvis.  Tight psoas can be felt as low back pain, hip pain or a stomach that “pooches out” no matter how many abdominal exercises you do (actually, you may be making the situation worse with your abdominal exercises).   Maybe you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome or have digestion programs or chronic constipation?  Whatever your “issue,” this yoga-based spa treatment is exactly what you need to feel strong at the core with a healthy belly.  Sessions start at $125 for a single session and $600 for a pack of six sessions.

Health Coach for Women

I provide comprehensive, holistic and compassionate care for women of all ages who want to engage in a positive relationship with their pelvis, reproductive health, endocrine system and menstrual cycles.  This includes:

  • Healing for irregular menstrual cycles
  • Learning how to be aware of and track fertility signs
  • Managing chronic pelvic pain, vaginal pain or hip/low back pain
  • Cesarean and birth recovery including nerve damage, anxiety and abdominal and pelvic floor strengthening
  • Working with symptoms associated with PMS (mood, bloating, headaches, etc.)
  • Alternative support for PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
  • Infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy loss support
  • Healthy menopause
  • Adrenal Fatigue
  • Anxiety, depression, anger and frustration in relationship to menstrual cycles, fertility, PMS, pelvic pain and infertility

WOMEN’S HEALTH CONSULTATION SERVICES

2-Hour Consultation and Evaluation
$200

50-Minute Sessions
$90

Package of Six Individual Sessions
$500

Package of Consultation and Six Individual Sessions
$675

HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER?

If you live in Pittsburgh or surrounding suburbs, then we can meet together in person in a beautiful treatment room at Mookshi Wellness Center (401 Biddle Avenue, 2nd Floor above Biddle’s Escape Cafe in Regent Square).

If you live anywhere else in the world, then we can work together using the power of the internet making geographical location and distance irrelevant.  You will need access to the internet and SKYPE or we can use Google to “hang-out.”

WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU COACH PEOPLE TO DO?

The mind and body are always aligned, but sometimes we start living as if this is not the case.  In mind body therapy, I use a variety of techniques to help you feel more connected in mind and body. I choose the techniques that I think will be most helpful to you in meeting your goals: relaxation, mindful movement, breathing practices, mindful eating and meditation are common skills that I instruct my clients in using to support their own well-being.  In addition, I offer instruction in planning menus, improving quality of sleep, using a basal thermometer to track menstrual cycles and other practical and specific lifestyle skills that support your goals.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SEE RESULTS?

Most women see evidence of benefits to our work together within 6-sessions. In general, the lifestyle changes including diet, exercise and meditation have both immediate benefits and women find that they are able to meet their original goals that were identified during the initial consultation between 6-months to one year.  This is an empowering process where you learn how to improve the quality of your life.  Once you learn the skills, they are yours to keep and use forever.

DISCLAIMER

During our initial consultation,  I will want to make sure that you have sought out appropriate medical care and diagnosis to rule out any medical conditions, illness or disease that can cause pain, irregular cycles, bloating and other symptoms as described above.  I am not a doctor and offer holistic lifestyle consultations and support for women who have chronic reproductive organ and system health concerns that are not treatable through bio-medicine.  While rare, there are serious conditions that can cause similar symptoms to PMS or PCOS, irregular cycles and infertility.  My advice is not meant to replace professional medical care and I will never recommend that you stop taking any prescribed medication or treatment plan that has been prescribed by a doctor or mental health professional.  If you have not already had an exam and evaluation by a medical professional regarding your condition, I will recommend that you do so as soon as possible in our initial consultation.   

ABOUT ME

Sharon Rudyk is a yoga and meditation instructor and birth doula based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  If you are from the general Pittsburgh area, we can meet in a beautiful and private practice space that I use at Mookshi Wellness Center in Regent Square.  If you live anywhere else in the world or it is more convenient for you to work with me using distance tools, I also work with phone sessions, Google Hangout and SKYPE.  All you need for distance sessions is a quiet place, an internet connection and either a phone/computer or electronic notebook/iPad.  Call me at 412.855.5692 for your FREE and absolutely no obligation phone session.