Madison Brittain

I was born in Arlington,Texas but moved to Bentonville, Arkansas only two years after. Northwest Arkansas has been my home and I’m so thankful to be able to call it that. I’ve grown up playing basketball and it ultimately led to playing at the college division at Ouachita Baptist University. The college basketball journey was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through in my life, and just at the point when I was at my lowest during my sophomore year, I found my way to Nooma. Long story short, I am marrying Morgan Lantzsch’s (Nooma Rogers Studio Manager) brother-in-law, so naturally, Morgan invited me to come to a class. I instantly fell in love with it.

My time at Nooma was short-winded because I had to return to school for two years and continue playing basketball. After I graduated school and finished my college career I knew I wanted to go back to Nooma as soon as I could. Right at this point is when COVID-19 happened… I had so much free time on my hands that when Morgan reached out, asking me if I wanted to lead, I accepted nervously but excited at a new challenge. I’m not naturally flexible (until starting Nooma I had never touched my toes in my life), I’m 6 feet tall and extremely clumsy, and not your typical yogi gal…but all that further emphasized my need for Nooma, a place where the workouts and the community genuinely build each other up and push each other to try things that get them out of their comfort zones.

It’s a place I can go and connect with people who want to better their health, self-worth, and overall motivation. You can’t describe the feeling you have until you actually have sweat dripping off your face onto your mat in the studio. No matter your age or gender, everyone can come here and experience something life-changing and be all the better for it.

Exodus 15:2