ABOUT EMILY

 Hi, I’m Emily!

For nearly 20 years, I’ve called the jungles of Indonesia home. Living in Bali, I’ve been deeply shaped by the local culture, mysticism, and the barefoot, easygoing lifestyle. I arrived here in my early 20s, drawn by the allure of Eastern wisdom and already immersed in the transformative practice of yoga. 

I come from a family of explorers, artists, and writers. My parents conceived me to the Grateful Dead’s “Scarlet Begonias”—a song that reminds me light can be found in the most unexpected places. It’s a belief that has guided me throughout my life.

My spiritual journey began in my late teens when I noticed profound shifts in my body, breath, and awareness through yoga. While living in Santa Barbara, California, I juggled three jobs, full-time university studies, and long hours of asana, meditation, and studies in Eastern philosophy. Those years of practice gave me an inner quiet and clarity, inspiring my move to Bali.

I arrived just before the birth of the Yoga Barn and Bali Spirit Festival, becoming part of Bali’s yoga community as a teacher and managing programming for Bali Spirit Fest. Eventually, I founded High Vibe Yoga, creating retreats and 200-hour teacher trainings both in Bali and internationally. This path sparked a deep curiosity about women’s physiology, psychology, and spirituality, leading to the creation of Women’s SelfCare and Women’s Circles.

Over the years, I realized yoga’s liberating potential to explore taboo subjects like sex, death, and wealth. This led to intimate discussions, meditations, and ultimately, the 300-Hour Yoga of Sex, Death & Wealth training, an offering designed to help others reflect on and transform deep cultural and personal conditioning. 

The pandemic brought a personal renaissance and, shortly after, the sovereign birth of my daughter—an initiation into the profound mysteries of motherhood. During this time, Yoga Nidra became central to my teaching. I’ve witnessed again and again its healing potential for those facing PTSD, insomnia, depression, and anxiety.

Today, I teach classes, workshops, and trainings at the Yoga Barn in Bali as well as internationally, bringing these life changing practices to communities worldwide.

When I’m not teaching, I’m enjoying the simplicity of life: being with my family, quality time with friends, dancing freely, singing, cooking from the farm, reading, watching heartfelt movies, and road-tripping. 

I am deeply grateful to the late Sally Kempton, Tara Judelle, Andrea Boni, Kamini Desai, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Mark Whitwell, and Layla Martin, whose teachings have shaped my work. My time with each of them continues to inspire my life and offerings.

With gratitude,

Emily Kuser