Madleen Alsabbah

Before yoga, I was carrying a lot of pain with nowhere to put it. I grew up as a first-generation Palestinian American, and the suffering of my people has touched me personally and through my family. I needed a space to feel what I was feeling, release it, and come back in touch with my heart.

Yoga became that space. It gave me permission to open up to the pain without being consumed by it, and slowly helped me release the weight of identity and grow more compassion for myself and the world. That shift is why I teach. I want to offer others the same space I was given, whether you come to move, rest, heal, or feel something you haven’t let yourself feel.

I became a yoga teacher through Inner Fire Yoga’s teacher training in 2018 where I completed my first 200-hour teacher training. Today I am a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500) with advanced training in Hatha, Bhakti, and Kaula Tantra Yoga, and more than eight years of teaching experience. I’ve led private sessions, group classes, workshops, retreats, and community events, locally and internationally, for students of all ages and levels.

My intention is to provide the space for students to move through stress, emotional heaviness, and disease while also finding their confidence, power, and deeper connection to self. Through breath, movement, and stillness, I’ll guide you to slow down, listen inward, and meet whatever arises with compassion. You’ll be supported, challenged when it’s right for you, and always welcome to practice in a way that honors where you are.

It gave me permission to open up to the pain without being consumed by it.

To me, yoga isn’t about perfecting a pose, it’s about coming home to yourself and connecting more deeply with others. I’m grateful to share this practice with you.