About
It takes a few breaking points to choose a conscious life.
My path to this work hasn’t been linear; it has been layered, resistant and at times deeply confronting. I didn’t fall into spirituality easily, I wrestled with it, questioned it and walked away from it more than once, yet somehow I kept finding myself returning to the breath, to movement and to stillness, over and over again.
I grew up in Northern New South Wales and left home at eighteen, moving to Brisbane to study, then to Sydney for work, spending years overseas before eventually landing in Melbourne, which is now home. Each move shaped me and taught me about resilience, identity and what it means to build a life deliberately rather than drift into one.
Mental health has been a central thread in my story, not something I speak about for effect but because it is real and something I continue to stay responsible for. Practice became structure, and structure became safety. Meditation shifted my inner world in ways I did not expect, and breathwork transformed my relationship to my body. Working with the breath on a subtle level showed me that regulation is not about force, but about a deeper awareness.
I teach yoga full-time and am trained in Vinyasa, Hatha, Himalayan breathwork, meditation from the Vedic lineage and Pilates. Alongside this, I am studying psychotherapy because I believe this work must be responsible and holistic. We are not separate parts to fix, but one whole system to understand, where movement, breath, mind and nervous system are constantly speaking to each other.
Madeline Laura Movement is built from lived experience rather than theory.
Through weekly classes, one-to-one sessions, events and retreats, I support people to build consistency, discipline, connection and embodied self-growth. The focus is not on quick fixes or rigid outcomes, but on sustainable practice - something you can return to when life feels steady and when it does not.
Discipline, to me, is an act of self-respect, and it means choosing to show up even as your state changes. Whether you feel happy, flat, regulated or unsettled, rhythm and repetition build strength over time, awareness sharpens and presence deepens.
Community is central to everything I offer because my own trajectory shifted through the guidance of teachers and the support of people who held space for me when I could not yet hold it for myself. Group spaces foster connection and shared growth, one-to-one sessions allow for deeper individual work, and retreats offer immersion and time away from noise so you can remember who you are beneath it.
This is not about becoming someone new.
It is about returning to yourself with steadiness.
If you’re curious to explore this further, there are a number of ways we can work together.
Classes – regular movement and breath-based practices
1:1 Sessions – personalised support through counselling, movement and breath - COMING SOON
Events & Retreats – immersive group experiences and workshops - COMING SOON
For enquiries, collaborations, or to discuss working together, you’re welcome to reach out.
