Much more than meditation
We believe Ziva can change the world.
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Meet Emily
Watching people step into the most amazing version of themselves using Ziva is the greatest joy in my life
(right after the sound of my son’s laughter).
Breastfeeding my way through a bestselling book launch is the thing I am most proud of
(right after donating $1MM in scholarships to healthcare workers on the frontlines).
I have dedicated my entire life to either becoming or helping other people become high performers. I define a high performer as someone who wants to leave the world better than they found it. Someone who is committed to being better tomorrow than they are today. Sometimes that means learning, often it means shedding. Shedding stress, shedding lies about ourselves and shedding inherited trauma.
I was fortunate enough to find meditation during my ten year career on Broadway where I was struggling with insomnia, anxiety, premature aging and getting sick all the time. It changed my life so dramatically that I left Broadway, went to India and started what became a three year training process to become a teacher.
That training consisted of eighteen hours a week of meditation, thousands of hours of apprenticing, transcribing books in Sanskrit by hand and studying The Vedas. I am now twelve years and 8,760 meditations deep into my practice.
My husband, son and I live in Brooklyn where you can find me laughing at my own jokes, doing one song dance parties and working a bit too much for a meditation teacher.
Emily Fletcher
Founder of Ziva Meditation
The Ziva Technique
After years of training in India and the US, and then teaching thousands of people how to meditate, Emily realized that meditation alone was not enough. In 2017, Emily developed The Ziva Technique — a powerful trifecta of the 3 Ms.
Mindfulness gets rid of your stress in the now. Meditation gets rid of your stress from the past — you know, the trauma that lodges itself in your cells and nervous system. And manifesting to help your dreams for the future.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The combination yields profound results, including less stress, deeper sleep, improved immune function, increased productivity and all-around extraordinary performance. It’ll feel like magic… but in fact it’s science.
When you remove stress at a cellular level, and give it the deep rest it needs, your body is able to heal itself. What’s revealed is the very best version of you.
Speaking Reel
We know meditation might seem boring.
We do our best to make it fun.
Meet Our Team
Liz Korfmacher
Liz oversees marketing and content strategy — everything from educating new community members, to sharing the Ziva message far and wide, Liz’s passion is helping folks find, join and love Ziva.
Guilty Pleasure: Early 2000’s pop (Stacy’s Mom, anyone?)
Desiree Zepeda
Desiree oversees accounting and operations functions, providing support through process improvements and implementation of best practices. With a constant desire to increase efficiency, she aims to empower those around her to challenge the status quo, and use spreadsheets!
Her Happy Place: Anywhere near an ocean, the beach is always calling her name.
Ali McCabe
Ali creates and manages Ziva’s social media strategy, email marketing and content development. She loves to witness the transformation of Ziva students as they become their brightest selves.
Favorite workouts: HIIT and (super) hot vinyasa yoga
Svetlana Margoulis
Svetlana manages all the technical aspects of Ziva, especially making sure our websites look great and run smoothly. Originally from Ukraine, Svetlana received her Computer Engineering degree in Israel where she moved at age 16 by herself. In addition to speaking Java and PHP, she is fluent in Russian and Hebrew.
On the weekends: Svetlana teaches Math in afterschool programs in NYC.
Melissa Stuart
Melissa is excited to be a part of the customer service team helping Ziva meditators grow in their practice. She finds great pleasure in expanding her personal growth toolkit through meditation and learning more about the brain’s innerworkings.
When she's not working: Getting creative in the kitchen!
Lena Jenkins-Smith
Emily Mitchell
Emily manages Ziva’s social media accounts, creating content that is passionate and motivating so more people can find and love Ziva. She loves to dream up ideas that inspire everyone and anyone to connect.
When she's with her friends: She's a karaoke queen
Caroline Ousley Naseman
Caroline leads the customer success team, answering questions and supporting students at every stage in their practice. She has lived and traveled around the world and loves connecting with our global Ziva community.
When she's not in the inbox: Caroline can be found making playlists for all occasions or baking chocolate chip cookies.