About Mindfulness with Mads

Madelin aka Mads first started doing hot yoga well over a decade ago and really looked to yoga as a workout. She then got into weight lifting some years later and started to identify as a body builder. She competed in the NPC (National Physique Committee) Bikini Division and for a long time looked to yoga as a balance to the intense training. She loved how lifting weights and yoga could be different hobbies and also pair well together; a more gentle style of yoga that focused on stretching is exactly what she needed!

While she learned a lot about yoga during her 200-hour YTT (Yoga Teacher Training), her physical practice changed again and yoga became much more of a lifestyle, not just a way to stretch or get exercise. Yoga transformed her life and helped her discover her own mind-body connection. She is extremely passionate about making yoga accessible, functional, and to empower others to create and/or strengthen their own mind-body connection.

Mads wants yoga to be accessible and approachable, focusing on a functional approach rather than aesthetics. She encourages students to go inward, get curious, and explore / uncover what their body is telling them. For those wanting to take more from a class, she wants to encourage self-exploration, curiosity, and show them how these practices can be taken off the mat. For others, she wants them to enjoy the time they're taking out of their day for themselves.