Em became interested in mindfulness and meditation in 2011 because she was having the best day of her life (just kidding). She loves nothing more than creating safe, fun, and healthy spaces for teens and adults to flourish. She has taught mindfulness at afterschool programs, summer camps, and on adult, young adult, and teen retreats.

She’s a guiding teacher for IMCW’s LGBTQIA+ sangha and previously served on the IMCW Board of Directors and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) group.

She focuses on Non-Violent Communication and restorative justice along with teaching the dharma as practices for personal AND collective liberation.

When referred to in the third person, Em uses the pronouns she/her.