Where Every Day You Began
Every Day You is the result of a partnership formed by two friends with a shared passion and vision. Emily Kendall (Em) and Hanna Downey met during high school in Hamilton and reconnected early 2020 through a shared interest in yoga and personal growth.
Em has a degree in psychology, is an experienced yoga teacher and runs a small business called Em K Yoga. Hanna has a master’s in marketing, works as a part time marketing consultant and is training to become a yoga teacher. Like all of us, both women have experienced their own mental and physical health challenges and through these experiences found growth, balance and peace in the power of mind-body connection and movement.
Inspired by the Covid climate, Em and Hanna saw an opportunity to improve New Zealanders’ access to affordable mental-health, fitness and wellbeing tools and classes, from the comfort and privacy of their own homes. As a yoga teacher, Em was suddenly faced with the challenge of not being able to share her Yoga with her students face to face, and felt there was a need for a space where fitness/wellbeing professionals could easily share their knowledge and experience online.
After some passionate chats and a healthy dose of good old fashioned brainstorming, this inspiration turned into a vision called Every Day You. Since that day, Em and Hanna have been stepping outside of their comfort zones daily to bring EDY to life.