Dr Otto Simonsson
CSO · Content & Research
Assistant Professor at Karolinska Institutet, PhD, and meditation teacher trained at Oxford University. Otto leads Embla’s research and content.
The best meditation teacher in the world. Probably.
Personalized guidance that meets you where you are.
What’s missing
The best teachers are the ones who know you.
Meditation apps made meditation accessible. They didn’t make it personal.
How Embla is different
It’s now possible to have both.
The more you practice with Embla, the more it understands where you are in your life.
Foundation
Real wisdom. Real science.
Embla combines contemplative practice with evidence that brief meditation can modestly ease immediate distress on average. Each generated session is evidence-informed—not a clinically validated treatment.
Team
A small team. Real depth.
Meditation, research, leadership, and technology.
Kim Waller
CEO · Strategy & Partnerships
An experienced CEO and strategist with a record of building, funding, and scaling impact-driven organisations. Kim leads Embla’s commercialisation and partnerships.
Mahanandan Tyagi
CTO · Platform & AI
An experienced full-stack engineer specialising in AI-powered applications, scalable systems, and modern web stacks. Mahanandan leads Embla’s platform architecture and AI systems.
Supporting momentum
StingElevenLabs GrantsVedica Scholars ProgrammeRishihood University
Begin where you are.
Your first breath is waiting.
Embla v2 · evidence-routed living prototype