ORA Center
Your Presence Matters
Come home to your breath, your body, and your inner world. ORA Center is a modern, integrative studio offering yoga, somatic movement, bodywork, and coaching in a grounded, light‑filled space in North Chattanooga.
Founded by Madia Swicord, ORA is the evolution of Madia’s Healing Arts and Chattanooga Yoga School — a place where presence, embodiment, and real care shape every practice.
New Student Special
Begin your journey at ORA with 2 weeks of unlimited classes at a special welcome rate. This is your space to reconnect, and rediscover what practice feels like when your nervous system is supported rather than pushed.
Explore mindful strength, gentle flows, somatic stillness, breath‑based movement, and awakening practices — all designed to meet you exactly where you are. Come feel the difference of a studio built around presence, embodiment, and real care.
ORA Embodied Yoga Training
(200hr Yoga Teacher Certification)
🍂 Fall 2026
Training begins:
Saturday, September 14, 2026
A transformative, somatic‑informed yoga teacher training that weaves embodied anatomy, functional movement, reflective practice, and modern yoga philosophy into a grounded, intimate learning experience.
About Madia
Madia Swicord, B.S., E‑RYT 500, LMT Founder of ORA Center • Somatic Practitioner • Yoga Teacher Trainer • Integrative Coach
For more than 25 years, Madia has supported people through yoga, somatics, bodywork, and presence‑based coaching. Her work blends functional movement, nervous‑system‑informed practice, Hakomi‑influenced self‑study, and embodied leadership.
Her approach is grounded, relational, and deeply intuitive — inviting students and clients into a more connected, spacious, and empowered way of being.
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls."
~ Joseph Campbell
Cari P., YTT Grad
"200 hour YTT with Madia was transformational. She created an intimate environment that felt safe and nurturing allowing me to truly look inward and unite my mind, body, and spirit, the true meaning of yoga. I graduated from training with a healthier self-image, a deeper spiritual connection, and a solid foundation for continued growth."
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Anonymous, Client
Madia holds space for me that is safe and comfortable, and she gently challenges me to seek and look at my true self with love and compassion. Our Coaching sessions help me deeply connect to my body and to my truest self. Connecting to myself with love and tenderness and compassion has lead me to the deep knowing of what is best for me as I navigate decisions in my life."