ABOUT

About Emily

Writer, Counsellor & Community Wellbeing Practitioner

I'm Emily Rose, a counsellor, writer, yoga teacher, mindfulness educator and community wellbeing practitioner living on Dhudhuroa Country in North East Victoria.

For much of my life I have been interested in a simple question:

How do we stay connected to ourselves, each other, and the wider world in times of uncertainty and change?

This question sits at the heart of everything I do.

Whether I'm facilitating a community wellbeing program, sitting with someone in a counselling session, mentoring a practitioner, leading a mindfulness practice, or writing on Substack, I'm ultimately interested in what helps people cultivate connection, resilience, belonging and meaning.

My Story

My path has never followed a single discipline.

Alongside a lifelong fascination with people, communities and social change, I have spent more than two decades exploring the intersections of mental health, mindfulness, embodiment, creativity, community development and social justice.

I have worked in international development, studied counselling, taught yoga and mindfulness, facilitated groups, raised a family, written hundreds of thousands of words, spent countless hours in meditation practice, and immersed myself in communities that value creativity, care and collective action.

For a long time I thought these interests were separate, but over the years I've come to realise they are all part of the same inquiry.

They are all ways of understanding what helps people flourish. And ways to support people to awaken to the present moment and to love!

I have taught hundreds of yoga, mindfulness and wellbeing classes, facilitated retreats in Australia and overseas, and spent time running my own yoga studio. These experiences continue to inform the way I create accessible, grounded and community-centred spaces for learning and connection.

When I'm not working you'll often find me walking or skiing in the mountains, reading far too many books at once, journalling, enjoying good coffee and meaningful conversations, spending time with family and friends and of course, listening to music.

Music has been one of my greatest teachers! From punk rock and alternative culture to contemplative sound and devotional practice, it continues to shape how I understand belonging, authenticity, creativity and community.

I continue to be inspired by the meeting place between ancient wisdom traditions, contemporary psychology, creativity, community and social change.

Because at the end of the day, I believe wellbeing isn't about escaping life… It's about learning how to meet it more fully.

My Vision

I believe wellbeing is not something we create in isolation.

It emerges through our relationships:

with ourselves
with each other
with the environments and communities we are part of

My hope is to contribute to communities where people feel more connected, more supported and more able to meet life's challenges with compassion, courage and clarity.

Through community programs, mentoring, writing and education, I aim to create spaces that help people reconnect with what matters most.

The Three Pillars of Presence

For over a decade, my practice and program design have been grounded in three interconnected relationships.

Represented by the three petals of the lotus, these pillars continue to guide every mentoring conversation, community program and piece of writing I create.

Connection to Self

Cultivating embodied awareness, self-compassion, reflection and personal steadiness.

Through mindfulness, counselling and contemplative practice, we learn to listen more deeply to ourselves and build the capacity to meet life as it is.

Connection to Others

Building trust, belonging, community resilience and collective care.

I believe meaningful relationships are essential to wellbeing, and that communities thrive when people feel seen, supported and connected.

Connection to Nature & Spirit

Honouring our relationship with place, landscape, creativity, lineage and meaning.

Whether encountered through the natural world, spiritual practice or creative inquiry, this connection reminds us that we are part of something larger than ourselves.

My Values

I am particularly interested in approaches that honour both personal and collective wellbeing, recognising that individual healing and community wellbeing are deeply interconnected.