About Emily Gilligan
500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher & Licensed Clinical Social Worker
My Story
“I have committed my life to empowering others on their healing journey of heart, mind, body, and soul. With my clinical background focused on health and wellness as well as my trauma informed yoga teaching style, my expertise honors the whole person and taps into the wisdom available to each unique individual.
I full-heartedly believe that when we are witnessed in our authentic expression that includes safety somatic awareness, trauma can be transformed into meaningful growth. I am inspired by the fullness of each individual’s story within our shared collective human experience and believe empowerment is available to us all."
Heart Found Path
I lead from my own heart found path. My experience in teaching a variety of styles of yoga including Hatha, Tantra Hatha, Vinyasa, Power Vinyasa, Meditation, Mantra and Pranayama enables me to adapt and connect with students of all ages and abilities. My teaching style is rooted in connection and creation from a trauma informed approach that allows my students to ensure they feel supported and safe.
I’ve been an avid yoga student for 8 years before deciding to pursue my 200 YTT in Peru in 2021. After a serious car accident which resulted in a debilitating back injury, yoga was the only form of activity that helped me heal my body, mind, and spirit. From this experience, I developed the belief that we all have the ability to heal ourselves and yoga is a powerful transformational tool in the healing process. I strongly believe in following the intuition of each individual’s body and cultivating mindful presence to connect to the highest version of ourselves which allows us to be receptive to the messages of our hearts. My classes have unique flows with alignment options for everyone’s abilities delivered in a trauma informed approach to honor the reverence of each person’s inner knowing.
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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training with School Yoga Institute, Peru (2021)
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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Healing House, Peru (2021)
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Apprenticeship with Pachananda, Peru (2021)
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50 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training with School of Yoga Institute, Portugal (2024)
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300-Hour Yoga Tantric Hatha with Samyama, Bali (2024)
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300-Hour Yoga Psychology and Intuition of Yoga Teacher Training with School Yoga Institute in Costa Rica (2024)