Emily is a native Californian. She was born and raised in Southern California but has lived in Northern California since 2004. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007, Emily worked in education for several years, and she brings to yoga and massage those same skills that made her successful in the field of supplemental education: enthusiasm, curiosity, humor, and a deep respect for the transformative qualities of the work.
Emily is a graduate of Piedmont Yoga Studio's Deep Yoga Teacher Training Program and received her massage education at McKinnon Body Therapy Center in Oakland, California.
Emily currently lives in Napa, California.
Photo by Emily Thompson