<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmajmorse/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Emma Morse</a> didn&#39;t want to become a yoga teacher.</p><p>A native of South Hampton, N.H. and a UNH alum, the 33-year-old owner of The Yoga Parlor (Hampton, N.H.) took a yoga teacher training in California during her college years, immersing herself in the program to get away, and to try something new.</p><p>Awestruck while taking in picturesque scenes of blue skies, she realized she not only wanted to teach yoga, but that she needed it for her sanity.</p><p>She hasn&#39;t looked back since.</p><p>On today&#39;s episode, Emma sits down with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troy_farkas/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">host Troy Farkas</a> from the four walls of her expanded space in Hampton, where the two discuss what led her to take a YTT, her lifelong battles with ADD, anxiety, and depression, teaching yoga at MISSION <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fsm8CIgqwnPEjytt3mCDq?si=c3442788cb904af2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">(now Studio One</a>) in the studio&#39;s early days, the not-so-good aspects of working in the Seacoast fitness scene, starting The Yoga Parlor at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, opening a new studio weeks before giving birth to her daughter late last year, and so much more. </p><p>CHAPTERS:</p><ul><li>Bartending at Libby&#39;s for 13 years (00:00)</li><li>Emma&#39;s lifelong struggles with ADD &amp; anxiety (05:20)</li><li>Becoming a teacher &amp; Emma&#39;s teaching style (14:32)</li><li>A CRAZY schedule when she started teaching (25:02)</li><li>Emma&#39;s mental health struggles (31:25)</li><li>SPONSORS: Jenn Bakos Photography &amp; Budget Blinds of the Seacoast (35:30)</li><li>Why Emma opened a yoga studio during COVID (38:20)</li><li>Giving birth &amp; opening a new location late 2025 (54:00)</li></ul><p>SPONSORS:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.jennbakosphoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jenn Bakos Photography</a>: Get 10% off your first photography session with one of the Seacoast&#39;s finest photographers! DM Jen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennbakosphoto/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@jennbakosphoto</a> on Instagram to get started.</li><li><a href="https://www.budgetblinds.com/the-seacoast-nh/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Visit Budget Blinds of the Seacoast⁠⁠⁠</a> for local windows, shades, &amp; cozy vibes!</li></ul><p>UPCOMING EVENTS:</p><ul><li>Seacoast Stories Dinner Club pres. by <a href="https://mainelove.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooXPgzr3S5opTDqcWgWf7kTEfkh_5-nwfkAXvW-TNTX7fQt6XB7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mainelove</a>: Friday, February 6, in Newmarket, NH! <a href="https://seacoaststories.dnnr.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Sign up here.⁠⁠</a></li><li>Seacoast Stories Dinner Club: Wednesday, February 18, in Portland, ME! <a href="https://seacoaststories.dnnr.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Sign up here.⁠</a></li></ul><p>AFFILIATE LINKS:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.3bridgesyoga.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠3 Bridges Yoga⁠⁠⁠</a>: NEW yoga students can unlock a stellar deal of $45 for unlimited classes at the Seacoast&#39;s top yoga studio for a month! Visit <a href="https://www.3bridgesyoga.com/schedule" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠3BridgesYoga.com⁠⁠⁠</a>, select the &quot;Seacoast Stories&quot; special, and type in promo code SEACOASTSTORIES to activate the deal.</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/studioonecycle/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Studio One</a>: Use the code COASTIE26 at checkout on <a href="https://studioonecycling.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠the Studio One website⁠</a> to unlock a 1-month trial of UNLIMITED spin, yoga, strength, pilates, and barre classes for a special price of $25 for &quot;Seacoast Stories&quot; listeners ONLY!</li></ul>