

Personalized guidance that meets you where you are and grows more yours over time.
What's missing
A great meditation teacher learns more than just your name. They pay attention to what you've been working through, notice when something has shifted, and adjust their guidance to meet you where you are.
Most people never have access to that. And even those who do can't bring their teacher into the moments when they need them most.
Background
Meditation apps tried to change that. But they gave everyone the same thing, the same sessions, the same voice regardless of who you are, where you are in your practice, or what you're carrying today.
Nothing accumulates. The guidance never deepens. You could use the same app for five years and it would still greet you like a stranger.
How embla is different
The more you practice with embla, the more it understands where you are in your life, what you've been through, what you're working on. Each session is shaped by continuity, not repetition.
You could use a conventional meditation app for five years and it would still greet you like a stranger. With embla, the guidance grows more relevant and attuned over time.
That quality of personal guidance has always existed. Having it with you always is what's new.
Foundation
embla's guidance comes from real meditation teachers and researchers who understand how practice actually develops in people over time. Not from an algorithm, from contemplative traditions and decades of scientific research.
The guidance is human in origin. Technology is what makes it available to you, whenever you need it.
Team
embla is built by people with genuine experience across meditation, research, leadership, and technology.

Dr Otto Simonsson
CSO – Content & Research
Assistant Professor at Karolinska Institutet, PhD and meditation teacher training from Oxford University. Leads embla's research and content.

Kim Waller
CEO – Strategy & Partnerships
Experienced CEO and strategist with a track record of building, funding, and scaling impact-driven organisations. Leads embla's commercialisation and partnerships.

Mahanandan Tyagi
CTO – Platform & AI
Experienced fullstack engineer specializing in AI-powered applications, scalable systems, and modern web stacks. Leads embla's platform architecture and AI systems.
Momentum
Install
Install embla on your phone for the full experience — instant access, no browser chrome, and a practice that's always one tap away.
Whenever you're ready, embla is.
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