Emma Mammano

Emma Mammano is an E-RYT with Yoga Alliance and has been teaching hatha yoga for 23 years. She received her certification from YogaFit, Inc., a California-based training company that focuses on making yoga safe and accessible to all. She also worked for YogaFit as a teacher trainer, traveling to various locations throughout the country to lead educational workshops. Over the years Emma has pursued additional yoga training with Shiva Rea, learned Buddhist mindfulness practice with Lama Tsultrim Allione, and studied non-dual Saiva Tantra with Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis. Through her own healing journey, she has experienced the profoundly positive effects of yoga practice for body and soul, which has made her extremely passionate about sharing yogic tools with others. She takes pride in making her classes welcoming, safe, and accessible for all yogis, and in seamlessly integrating the philosophical traditions of yoga into the asana practice.

Emma also is a Masters Level mental health clinician, who integrates spirituality into her counseling work. In her spare time, she studies Flamenco Dance with the Alborada Dance Company and serves as the Vice Chair of the Ocean County Democratic Party. Her most important role is as a mom to three incredible teenagers. She resides with her children, husband Ron, and dog Goose in the Midstreams section of Brick.