Emma Lou is a Front Desk Manager and Teacher in Training at Bloom Yoga Studio. She is a performer, having started acting at the age of 6 and receiving her BFA in Acting and a BA in Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies from Otterbein University in 2021.

Since moving to Chicago she also completed the Second City comedy/ improv Training program in 2023 and has been performing with her improv troupe, "Grease, Wind and Fire" since 2022. From 2022-2023 she was the Associate Director of Still Point Theatre Collective, and she continues to work with the organization as a facilitator at Cook County Department of Corrections, Shore Community Services and Grace House Transitional Home. Additionally, she is a facilitator with Chicago Childrens Theatre. She hopes to incorporate more trauma informed yoga into her improv/ theatre facilitation to encourage embodiment and autonomy especially within vulnerable populations.