Biography
At age 17 Emma lived in the high mountains of Baja California in Mexico with an older Mexican-Indian woman named Lydia. They lived in isolation for almost a year in a tiny shack-like home with an earthen floor. They fetched water from a nearby stream, gathered wood to cook on their hubcap stove, read by kerosine lamps, played dominos, and prayed.
Emma has a Masters degree in Cultural Anthropology and Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Sciences from International College, West Los Angeles and Ryokan College. Emma was also an Adjunct Professor at JFK University and taught Presence in Coaching. She became an ICF Master Certified Coach in 2007. She has been a consultant, coach and trusted advisor for over 38 years in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as internationally, serving the technology and media/music industries, spiritual leaders, eco-leaders, and VIPS in many fields. She retired her Transpersonal Psychotherapy practice of 38 years in 2014.
Emma Co-Founded CC3IC in 2013. She served as a Steward on The Aspen Grove which facilitated a retreat/meditation space for VIPS to sit in silence and to share from non-ego. Emma is also a member of the Founding Circle of Women's Earth and Climate Action Network.(WECANinternational.org). She continues to be a life-long meditator and devotes her life to service. She is currently in the midst of a project which aims to transform life for all on the planet.