The yoga luna story
Yoga Luna was founded in 2024 by Maddie Adams out of a heartfelt desire to provide community centered yoga that honors its philosophical roots and helps us connect and tend to the seasonal rhythms of our lives.
Maddie has been a student of yoga since 2004 and has been teaching since 2011. During her time as a student and teacher, she has navigated her own various life challenges and witnessed the ongoing exhaustion and burnout of many people in the world today. She has also watched the world of yoga change to emphasize fitness and intensity over awakening, mindfulness and inner growth.
Before the pandemic, Maddie was teaching at several studios around town, but as with so many businesses, they all closed down when the pandemic struck. So she adapted and took her classes online, diving into the world of building her own business and maintaining her own community of students. As the pandemic started to ease, she eventually returned to teaching onsite classes, this time in her own rented sublet space, with the ongoing attendance and support of her existing student community.
Over time, she has grown from yoga teacher to business owner and has continued to learn about how to own, operate and maintain a business that centers healing, compassion, and integrity as its foundational principles. Her journey through this process, along with her own ongoing practice and growth, has also taught her the value of centering seasonal cycles and Ayurveda as important aspects of maintaining holistic health and wellbeing.
Eventually, she decided she was ready to expand and build a space for other teachers in the area to offer their own classes and contribute to the budding community that became Yoga Luna.
And so Yoga Luna was born! At Yoga Luna, we acknowledge and affirm that we are all cyclical beings and that our lives and wellbeing are tied to and dependent on the many cycles of nature, from the cycles of yearly seasons to the lunar cycle, menstrual cycles, day/night cycles, and down to the smallest cycles of the breath and heartbeat.
We believe that a yoga practice that honors and tends to these rhythms has the unique capacity to awaken us to our own indwelling intuitive knowing (or vidya) and to reconnect us to our true nature as Awareness itself. By honoring the cycles of our lives, Yoga Luna seeks to embrace the wholeness of who we are at every level of being and nourish our capacity for deep healing and clear awareness.
Meet the team
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Maddie Adams
C-IAYT, E-RYT500,
YOGA NIDRA FACILITATORMaddie is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is also certified at the 500 hour level with Yoga Alliance. Her yoga journey started more than 20 years ago and she has been teaching since 2011.
She is passionate about the multidimensional healing that yoga can offer. Her classes draw on Ayurveda, seasonal wisdom, and traditional yoga philosophy and weave these elements together with chanting, mindfulness, breath, and Yoga Nidra. She also offers private yoga therapy for individuals and small groups. You can find more info about her yoga therapy practice at maddieadamsyoga.com
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Erin Hennessy
YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Erin has been immersed in yoga practices for nearly three decades & has been teaching for 16+ years. Her journey with these practices began at age 12 & have only become more treasured to her over time. Erin has trained with World renowned teachers in various forms of yoga, spiritual/mystic studies, mindfulness & embodiment practices, myofascial release~Aquastretch Therapy, neurolinguistic programming, and more.Whether in workshops, group classes, or private lessons, Erin provides a safe space to slow down to remember your intrinsic wisdom, rhythm, & flow. You can find her on Instagram @exploreblissyoga
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Lila Martin Bergroth
LMT, MELT AND YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Lila has been a yoga teacher and bodyworker since 1994. Her passion is empowering her students and clients to return to their native state of wellbeing through simple and effective tools. In addition to her experience with yoga and massage, she is trained in Melt Method, Nia, and Reiki.
Lila considers joy and fun to be essential in healing, and brings these elements into all her classes. Through a blend of Melt and yoga, she helps students connect with body and breath through functional movement to create a sense of internal spaciousness and freedom.
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Julie Lucas
IREST CERTIFIED YOGA NIDRA FACILITATOR
Julie had her first encounter with Yoga Nidra in 2015. In awe of its ability to bring her home to herself, she felt called to study and share this transformative practice. As a certified iRest® yoga nidra teacher, Julie creates space to explore your moment-to-moment experience with kind curiosity – gracefully remembering the truth of your wholeness.
Weaving together her training in iRest, Mindful Schools, and Imagination Yoga, Julie offers practices for both adults and children, in-person and virtually. Whether she's teaching in a 7th grade homeroom, a yoga studio or an elementary gymnasium, Julie brings her whole heart to the collaborative adventures. You can find more information at
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Rae Hill
YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Rae has been practicing yoga for more than a decade. Her goal is to help each student find ease and clarity through mindful movement. Focusing on sensation to guide each practice, Rae encourages students to discover what works for them and explore their practice with compassion and joy.
Rae is a yogini, aquatics instructor, aerialist and perpetual student. She believes that finding focus and joy in movement is an integral step in connecting with the wisdom of our bodies and the earth.