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 as an essential part of the path of awakening.
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 adventure of building her own business to support her existing community of students. As the pandemic started to ease, she eventually returned to teaching onsite classes, this time in her own rented sublet space.
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
For over 30 years, Lila has been helping people stay active, mobile, and pain-free so they can keep doing the things they love. With a deep toolbox spanning bodywork, energy work, yoga, mindfulness, freedance, breathwork, and the MELT Method, she shares simple, effective practices that bring more ease, balance, and freedom into everyday life.
At YogaLuna, Lila teaches MELT Method and yoga classes designed to decompress tension and help students feel more at ease in their bodies. With a focus on nervous system regulation and connective tissue health, she integrates mindful movement and accessible practices that empower students to become their own best bodyworker. Whether through MELT sequences or yoga-inspired flows, her classes invite curiosity, self-awareness, and sustainable well-being.
In addition to group classes, Lila offers private sessions in MELT in combination with bodywork, yoga, and breathwork for personalized support. You can learn more about Lila at divineplaywellness.com.
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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.