Emmie’s Bio
The call to teach Yoga was just that: a clear calling to a life path at age 22 that continues to inspire me. I grew up in the Boston area and began the journey of being a student of the healing arts after graduating college. Sukha is a Sanskrit word that is often translated as bliss or ease. It also means good space, both internally and externally, which is what one gains access to when the approach is respectful toward the body-mind. It’s my honor to teach Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, and to support clients individually.
Credentials:
Shadow Yoga School: ongoing studies with the founders and their acknowledged students, 2010-present
Associate and counselor with Leading Minds Executive Coaching and psychiatrist Dr. David Brendel, 2015-present
Group and private Yoga Instruction, 2005-present
Ayurvedic Mentorship Program with Dr. Claudia Welch, 2018
Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy: certification program emphasizing the nexus of Buddhist meditation, psychology and western psychotherapy, 2016-2017
Walden Behavioral Care: Psychiatric hospital Mental Health Counselor & Mindfulness/Yoga Teacher, 2004 and 2014-17
The Ayurvedic Institute: 2-year training with Dr. Vasant Lad, Albuquerque, NM 2008-2010
The World School of Massage: 400 hours, various massage therapy modalities, 2007-2008
Director & Teacher, Tobin After-School Program (Cambridge, MA) and The Children’s Center of Weston: 2003-2006
Kripalu Teacher Training Center for Yoga & Health: 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training, 2004 and many trainings over 2 decades.
Trinity College: BA in English Literature, graduated 2003
Here's an article published in Voyager Magazine about my journey.
I’m grateful beyond measure to the many teachers whose embodied wisdom and generous guidance allow me to offer the work that I do. A few of them include: Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Claudia Welch, Dr. Scott Blossom, Sundernath (Shandor Remete) and Emma Balnaves of the Shadow Yoga School, as well as my own loving, devoted parents, Gene and Jan Stamell and their parents who gifted me life and their ongoing support.