SPIRITUAL CARE

“My religion is compassion.” — the Dalai Lama

Emily is training to become an interfaith hospital chaplain, ministering to patients from all faith traditions. She began her training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, working under the Christian Chaplain and for the Palliative Care Service to provide spiritual care for patients and their loved ones of all religions, which included prayer, spiritual counseling, end-of-life decision making and bereavement support, as well offering yoga and meditation. Emily additionally taught yoga and meditation to cancer patients and to people affected by cancer at the Cancer Support Community-West LA, bringing her decade-plus experience with yoga and her growing knowledge of spiritual care to the wellness community.

Emily maintains her deep interest in working holistically with critically ill patients, their families and the health care workers who support them through her volunteer efforts for the Palliative Care Network, a global knowledge exchange community of Palliative Care professionals.