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Ode to Miss Joyce

December 13, 2014
Posted by Sharon

Miss Joyce is the name that I gave, as a young child, to my teacher-ego.  It was clear to me at a very young age that one of the greatest values of knowing anything was to be able to share that knowledge with as many people as possible.  I forced my younger sister to take my reading classes.  Having just learned to read myself, I was quite a passionate teacher.  Whatever I lacked in experience, I made up for in my soul’s dedication to sharing.

The journey continues as I am spilling over with renewed passion for sharing everything I know about yoga and meditation with you.  Even as the news reports of savage pain, increasing violence, poverty and grief beyond measure, I know that we have the ability to gather as a community to embody and disperse healing energy and light.  It is not selfish to make time for your practice.  It is, perhaps, the most powerful thing you can do to make change in the world–one cell at a time.  Yoga and meditation help us build key skills that are necessary for peace.  These skills include awareness, compassion and loving-kindness.  Sure, there are people who may appear to be more inclined towards or talented in these skills than others, but the truth is that they are learned skills.  And, like any skill, whether you have talent or not, the key to improving skill level is practice.  So, please join me as I put on my Miss Joyce hat and share from my heart-mind the wisdom of my practice and the gifts that my own teachers have passed on to me.  All that I have, I share with you.  And, I know that when we are all together, what I receive is an overflowing well of joy, happiness and peace.

Our practices are on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination. Drop-in fees are $15, but these are collected on a sliding scale.  You can pay with cash on site on the evenings of class or pay online with a credit card.  These classes start on Thursday, September 8, 2016.

My teaching schedule can be found HERE.

Matrika Yoga Studies and Teacher Training Program information for 2016-2017 can be found HERE. 

Continuing Education Program

September 18, 2014
Posted by Sharon

30 CEU Credit Subtle Body Project

This continuing education opportunity for yoga instructors is perfect for both experienced instructors who need some new inspiration or feel drawn towards deepening their own personal practice.  Instructors who completed an RYT in a vinyasa flow style will find that this seminar series provides a greater depth of knowledge for teaching meditation or facilitating a flow class in a more mindful and therapeutic way.  The emphasis on embodied anatomy and the subtle body gives you a more dynamic set of teaching tools no matter what style you were originally trained in or, ultimately, are teaching.  This is a wonderful chance to complete continuing education credits while connecting with other teachers local to Pittsburgh without having to travel or figure out how to manage a residential program or time commitment. We look forward to these Wednesday seminars as inspiring, informative and also restoratives.  Instructors need to take some time for developing awareness, compassion and for self-care so we don’t burn out.  We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a very transformative experience and cooperative group study experience.

WEDNESDAY EVENING SEMINAR SERIES
6:30-8:15 PM

The Chakra Education Series (Starts January 7, 2015)
15 CEU
The Subtle Body Yoga Series (Starts January 21, 2015)
15 CEU

Tuition

Follow the links above.  You must register for each series individually and each instructor has different tuition and CEU certificate requirements.  The series are designed to be complementary and each instructor offers her own subtle body expertise.  Sharon teaches the subtle body yoga classes on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays of the month and Brooke teaches the classes on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.

Curriculum Includes:

  • Meditation and Mindful Asana Practices
  • Pranayama and Chanting
  • Chakra Yoga with Brooke Smokelin
  • Traditional yoga philosophies from India, China and Tibet
  • Embodied Anatomy
  • Support in developing a dedicated home and personal practice

Facilitators

Sharon Fennimore, MA, E-RYT

Brooke Smokelin, E-RYT

Location

Weekly seminars will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:15 at the Pearl Arts Studio.

Commitment & Details