Emma Durnford
Owner / CPO
Hello! My name is Emma Durnford and I am excited to be part of your next journey. Passionate about anything outdoors and travel, I am always looking for my next adventure. I am a licensed skydiver, avid hiker and climber and enjoy learning anything that allows me to grow and face my fears. Being in nature, meditation and yoga have really helped me to stay center and grounded. All of this has been a journey, a discovery of myself. But where I am at today is not where I have always been.
I moved to California from a small town in the Midwest after my parents divorced. With these challenging and abrupt life changes, things started spiraling out of control. As a teenager. I started dating a verbally abusive boyfriend who would hit me, kidnapped me, and introduced me to drugs and violence. I allowed that relationship to damage my self-esteem and self-worth. It was his arrest that woke up me. (I cannot be mad at 17-year-old Emma for not knowing better and have forgiven myself since.) Not too long after, my father, grandfather and new boyfriend passed. Overwhelmed with these losses, I left the country for a year, traveling and working abroad.
Regaining my own peace and claiming my life is something I am proud of. And I would love to share my experience with you. This is why I became a certified life coach, reiki healer, and yoga teacher. Through this process, I learned my strengths and weaknesses, and that knowledge has given me the power to make more healthy choices and healthy relationships. Now, I am engaged to the love of my life and living a healthy, balanced life. Of course, there are struggles, but with the tools I have learned, they don’t knock me down like they did before. And, my own self-discovery will never end. Can’t wait to meet you!
