About Emma

Emma has been in love with yoga from the moment she went to her first class 15 years ago.  The yoga was in her village community hall in England.  Her teacher was 72 years old and such an inspiration to her, then and now.  She's been addicted ever since.

When she moved to the States ten years ago she decided she wanted to share this amazing gift and decided to become a teacher. 

Emma studied at Kripalu and is a certified Kripalu teacher, also taking classes with Baron Baptiste and completing her vinyasa teacher training from Shivea Rea.  In her classes Emma includes many elements that inspire her teachings, including Iyengar and for her stronger classes, vinyasa yoga is her passion and love.

She knows she sounds clichéd, but she says yoga has really saved her life - many times over!  She says yoga isn't just about what your body and mind do when they're in the class and on the mat, but more about how you use your yoga in your everyday life off the mat.

Yoga, she feels should be a soulful, fun and purely joyous way to discover the incredible home we live in called our body.   Emma's philosophy is not to take yourself too seriously (but always take the Art of Yoga seriously) and she encourages this in her engaging, relaxed environment which is full of self-discovery and fun classes.

In the Fall of 2007, Cindy Vallino of Cindy Vallino Photography (see Cool Sites page) completed a photo shoot of Emma practicing yoga.  Click here to see the photo gallery.