EM Arts and Wellness  is dedicated to helping humanity’s development by providing mind-body education through the vehicle of the arts and somatic wellness.

EMAW believes that wellness itself is an art form and that art is a necessary component in the development of the whole person, linking mind-heart-spirit while fostering discipline, creativity, focus, and passion. 

EM Arts and Wellness facilitates experiential arts and wellness programming at public schools and in partnership with community based organizations throughout New York City. 

All of EM Art and Wellness’ work is grounded in the tenets of Social Emotional Learning as every residency is built around a focus on wellness and human development.

We focus on the needs of the individual and the institution that we are working alongside. We lead in blending wellness and artistic expression across a broad educational landscape. Qualified to model and exemplify the systems we teach, we ensure that your students receive an authentic education from the basics to the professional level.

EM Arts and Wellness programs are customized to fit any institutions essential curricular goals working within their financial range.

Meet Our Leadership Team

Emory M. Moore Jr., MSME/T

  • Visionary Founder and CEO of EM Arts and Wellness

  • Human embodiment of a lifelong commitment to education, arts, and wellness

  • 35 years of experience in the field of exercise and movement

  • Multiple certifications in areas ranging from Martial Arts and Dance to Yoga, Pilates, and Somatic Therapy

  • Has trained a multitude of teachers in the U.S. and Europe who have gone on to shape the fitness industry as we know it today

  • Trailblazer and pioneer in the field of exercise and movement

Jerome Jordan

  • Administrative Director of EM Arts and Wellness

  • Multifaceted artist, educator, and administrator who harnesses his musical, theatrical, and visual arts skills to facilitate creative arts therapy

  • Has collaborated with renowned figures such as Saul Williams, Tamar Kali, The Wu Tang Clan, Pharrel, and Mary J. Blige

  • Developed systems for office functionality, created treatment plans, and conducted individual and group therapy sessions for students with special needs as the Assistant Director at CCM Guidance

  • Track record of producing public programs for over a decade at the Schomburg Center, featuring influential figures like Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee, and Muhammed Ali

Mandy Sau Yi Chan

  • Logistical Director of EM Arts and Wellness

  • Hong Kong native with over 19 years of teaching experience in New York City

  • Completed Dynamic Embodiment Training under Dr. Martha Eddy and further somatic education with Amy Matthews at the Breathing Project

  • Board Member and Master Somatic Movement Therapist with ISMETA

  • Pilates Certification through the PhysicalMind Institute and Balanced Body University's Bridge Program

  • Certified Yoga teacher via the OM Yoga Center

  • Certified Holistic Health Counselor from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition

  • Reiki practitioner & Distinguished Dancer

  • B.F.A. in Dance with First Class Honors from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Art

  • M.F.A. in Dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts