Emily was raised in Westport, Connecticut, with a natural curiosity about what makes life meaningful and how people thrive. This inquiry led her to earn a Master's degree in Industrial / Organizational Psychology before building a career in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.

After returning to New York City, she discovered Vedic Meditation and entered a long-term mentorship with her teacher, Thom Knoles. In 2018, she traveled with him to the Himalayas, where she underwent the same traditional training Thom had received from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the great sage who brought meditation to the West in the late 1950s.

Since then, Emily has taught students around the world. During her first four years of teaching, she lived nomadically, traveling through seven countries to bring Vedic Meditation to communities without local access to a teacher. Living in different cultures broadened her perspective, while sharing a practice she found so valuable deepened her sense of purpose.

She later co-founded a nonprofit that brought meditation into conflict zones, including spending three months teaching in the Middle East during wartime.

Emily now lives in Hudson, New York, while continuing to travel and teach worldwide. She is passionate about making Vedic Meditation simple, accessible, and relevant for modern life.

Emily’s path to becoming a Vedic Meditation teacher included advanced preliminary study in New York City, followed by a residential training at an ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas in India.

Under the guidance of Thom Knoles, this training prepared her to skillfully share the practice and hold space for students with clarity, depth, and care.

She continues to study closely with Thom with what has now been over a decade of mentorship.