Founder of "LA's Best Yoga Studio" Modo Yoga — Emily Morwen

Emily Morwen is a Toronto native, and was first introduced to yoga in 2000 in New York City where she was studying theater. She has been teaching yoga for 10 years. She is the creator of Yoga Theater for Kids (which she taught in schools, and foster youth programs throughout LA). In 2011, Emily and her incredible partners opened up Modo Yoga LA on La Brea, which quickly won Best Yoga Studio in LA in Los Angeles Magazine 2013. She then co-opened Modo Yoga Seattle, Modo Yoga East (in Echo Park) and Modo Yoga West (Venice). When Emily is not teaching or being an entrepreneur/community builder, you can find her immersed in philanthropic work. Episode Highlights // +Landing in LA as a Canadian transplant and having to start from scratch +Opening a yoga studio in the saturated yoga studio environment of LA +Early days of modo yoga studios and running on fumes +Being a mom to newborns and juggling a full life mid pandemic +How anxiety and insomnia led her to find answers in yoga when younger +The most climactic moment on her entrepreneurial journey followed by being forced to close due to Covid-19