Today we’d like to introduce you to Zoe Madera.
Hi Zoe, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I moved to Miami in 2018 while working in education, and during that time I found myself craving community, connection, and a deeper understanding of people. While teaching full time and working part time at lululemon, I became increasingly drawn to spaces centered around movement, self awareness, and human connection.
I had earned my master’s in early childhood education and spent years working with children, but over time I realized what I was most drawn to wasn’t necessarily traditional teaching. It was helping people reconnect to themselves through awareness, movement, creativity, and honest conversation.
That realization slowly led me further into yoga, fitness, meditation, and community work. What began as teaching classes eventually became something much bigger for me. I started seeing movement as a language. A way people process emotion, build trust with themselves, and reconnect to their bodies in a world that constantly pulls them away from themselves.
Today, I teach yoga, strength training, mobility, and mindfulness practices across different spaces, while also building my own platform and community through RE: Being. You can currently find me teaching Lift, Step, and Flow classes at BPM Wellness and Hot Power Yoga at Wynwood Yoga. My work lives at the intersection of movement, self inquiry, emotional awareness, and human connection. Through experiences like Yoga Club, workshops, retreats, and group conversations, I aim to create spaces where people can slow down, reflect, and engage with themselves more honestly.
A big part of my journey has been learning to trust my own voice and create work that feels aligned instead of simply performing what’s expected. I’m still evolving, but where I am today feels much closer to who I actually am: someone deeply interested in helping people feel more connected, embodied, and alive in their everyday lives.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road. A lot of my journey has involved unlearning who I thought I needed to be in order to feel successful or accepted. Transitioning out of traditional education and stepping more fully into wellness, community work, and entrepreneurship came with a lot of uncertainty, self doubt, and moments of feeling misunderstood. I’ve also had to learn how to trust myself more deeply, especially when building something that doesn’t fit into a very traditional path. But those challenges have pushed me to become more honest, intentional, and aligned in the work I create and the spaces I hold for others.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I’m a movement educator and experience-based creative focused on designing spaces that help people reconnect to themselves through movement, music, conversation, and self inquiry. While my foundation is in yoga and fitness, my work extends into building immersive experiences like workshops, Yoga Club gatherings, and community spaces that carry a specific emotional tone and intention.
The creative side of my work comes through in how I curate each experience from beginning to end, from themes and playlists to reflection prompts and movement. My process is highly intuitive, and I trust my ability to respond to the energy in the room while guiding people back toward their own inner awareness and self trust.
What I’m most proud of is creating spaces where people feel safe enough to be themselves. What sets me apart is the way I blend movement, creativity, emotional awareness, and genuine human connection into experiences that feel both grounding and transformative.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I don’t necessarily believe in luck as something random or by chance. The practice of yoga has helped me understand life through a different lens, one that’s rooted more in awareness, perception, and openness to both the ebbs and flows of life we often label as “good” or “bad.”
I try to live intentionally and lean fully into my experiences rather than resist them. I think both opportunity and adversity shape us, and my ability to recognize abundance, connection, and growth comes from being willing to see and learn from what’s in front of me.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: leianazoe
