Emma Sartwell

Adjunct Professor

Wisdom Traditions Department

EDUCATION:

MDiv in Comparative Religion from Naropa University, 2014; BA in Art Theory from the Gallatin School at New York University, 2010

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:

BA Religious Studies, Master of Divinity

COURSES TAUGHT:

GRADUATE- MDiv Capstone Seminar- MDiv Master’s Project Seminar- Process Lab- Integration Lab- Pathways to Spiritual Care & LeadershipUNDERGRADUATE- Introduction to Meditation

Emma Sartwell works as a somatic therapist and teaches in the Wisdom Traditions department for both BA and MA students.

She is a somatic therapist, who received her Master of Divinity degree from Naropa and then trained in Somatic Experiencing. She has been a Hebrew School teacher, meditation instructor, barista, and worn many other hats along the way. She is now the owner and founder of Somatic Spiritual Counseling, a collective of body- and mindfulness-based coaches and therapists.

She lives in Longmont with her husband and two puppies.

PUBLICATIONS:

2021 | Chögyam Trungpa. Cynicism and Magic: Intelligence and Intuition on the Buddhist Path. Edited by
Emma Sartwell & Opening the Dharma team. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications.

2019 | Inner Ocean Center for Healing Blog
– Rites of Passage: Interview with Mindi Counts
– Anxiety + Attachment

2016 | The Wheel, Shambhala Publications’ Blog
– Tias Little on the Subtle Body (interview)

2014 | shambhalatimes.org
– Why Go on Retreat? (transcription)
– Leveraging Compassion (transcription)
– On Making Art

2010–2019 | YogaCityNYC
– Does Shamanism Really Work?
– Does Internet Stardom Make a Great Yoga Teacher?
– Torah Yoga is Growing: For Jews and All Wisdom Seekers

2012 | Sartwell, Emma. “Bufferhood: An Autoethnography.” In The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prizewinning Essays, edited by Tara Masih, 31–39. Deadwood, OR: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing.

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Naropa Campuses Closed on Friday, March 15, 2024

Due to adverse weather conditions, all Naropa campuses will be closed Friday, March 15, 2024.  All classes that require a physical presence on campus will be canceled. All online and low-residency programs are to meet as scheduled.

Based on the current weather forecast, the Healing with the Ancestors Talk & Breeze of Simplicity program scheduled for Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday will be held as planned.

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