beginner yoga | Sharon Fennimore

May 20, 2013

by Sharon

A Pep Talk for You!

A Little Pep Talk Just for YOU How many flexible people do you know? Let’s be honest here—you don’t actually KNOW anyone who is flexible. If yoga required flexibility, then 15 million people in America wouldn’t have been practicing last year. But, they did. How many …

February 16, 2013

by Sharon

General

Matrika on the Go

I’m taking matrika style on the go and you can find me offering yoga and meditation classes on Sundays and Mondays at mookshi wellness center! Save your space in a series today. I’m also offering a workshop for women and one for meditators. I hope …

December 30, 2012

by Sharon

Are you doing yoga “right”?

This is a re-post of one of the most read blog posts I have written in the past 5-years. This originally appeared in the blog in February 2009. It’s a great reminder as we start the new year for a healthy and safe way to approach …

May 24, 2012

by Sharon

General

I Hope You Dance

Yoga Matrika now offers two very unique classes that are not traditional yoga or, at least, different from what you might expect from a yoga class. In my discussions with some students in the community recently I have heard comments that reflect some fear of trying …

May 14, 2012

by Sharon

General

Summer Yoga Schedule

Summer Schedule 2012 June through August Please note that ONLINE REGISTRATION is required. If classes do not meet minimum enrollment during the summer, they are likely to be cancelled. Please make sure we know of your intention to attend class. There is no penalty if you …

April 19, 2012

by Sharon

Practice

Day 5, Week 1: 8-Weeks with Rodney Yee

I just couldn’t help myself. I am not doing well with this meditation after savasana routine. Honestly, I’m exhausted. I’m doing my practice after a long day and night of mothering, working full time and dealing with the world and all the thoughts rumbling in my …

April 18, 2012

by Sharon

Day 4: Week One, Yoga with Rodney Yee

“It is crucial to learn how to open your upper chest and your arms with increasing relaxation in your neck and sense organs (Yee, 54).” “The repetition of Tree Pose and Warrior I in the following sequence lets your body make its own subtle adjustments to …

March 20, 2012

by Sharon

Summer Yoga Deals

Summer tends to be a season of relaxed schedules, road trips, camping and special time spent outside—-walks in the evening after supper, playing out on the lawn late into the night because it is still light out and it is easy to fall out of the …

March 13, 2012

by Sharon

I’ve Got a Booty, How About YOU?

I’ve got a booty, yes I do. I’ve got a booty, how about you? And my booty reflects the fact that I spent the winter of 2012 on my butt, watching Downton Abbey and nursing a baby. A noble cause, without question, but it has taken its …

December 13, 2011

by Sharon

General

Yoga Dance Party

From 7:00 to 8:15 pm on select Friday nights starting in January 2012, Aleta Howard will be leading Yoga Booty Ballet classes at Yoga Matrika. We’re calling them Yoga Dance Parties!These are regular drop-in classes ($15 to drop-in on one class or use a class package …

May 23, 2010

by Sharon

General

Yoga and Hope

In the March 2010 issue of ODE Magazine, there is a thought provoking article, Great Expectations: How hope therapy can help banish mild mood disorders and boost happiness, by Catherine Ryan. Among the many things that I started to think about was the way that yoga …

March 19, 2010

by Sharon

General

Curvy Ladies

In this workshop, Amy will provide an informative session on yoga for larger women covering everything from how to modify poses to work with a larger belly and breasts to how to keep your joints safe during practice. Yoga truly is for everyone and this workshop will help larger women feel more confident in attending group classes and receiving the full benefits of yoga.

March 9, 2010

by Sharon

General

Spring Clean Body & Mind

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 …

December 21, 2009

by Sharon

General

Yoga at Home for $2 a Month

There are a LOT of great reasons to practice yoga at home on your own: 1-You have work and/or family responsibilities that make it impossible to consistently get to a yoga class. This may be especially true for new parents who are juggling jobs, childcare and …

December 12, 2009

by Sharon

General

WORKSHOP-A-PALOOZA

Winter 2010 workshops at Yoga Matrika in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217.