Another option is to run Emacs as a daemon, and then "live inside" tmux while moving between terminal-mode emacsclient , zsh/bash, etc. running in tmux sessions

Another option is to run Emacs as a daemon, and then "live inside" tmux while moving between terminal-mode emacsclient , zsh/bash, etc. running in tmux sessions, windows and panes. My personal workflow moved that direction about a year ago and I've never looked back.