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Meet Erin
Mandatory snuggles with Harlequin between clientsI believe everyone deserves to move well.
I grew up in a world where science and creativity meet. Where climbing trees and riding horses were part of daily life. Where I was (and still am) driven by insatiable curiosity about humans, how and why we move our bodies the way we do, and what it means to move well.
Over the last 20 years, I’ve been a dancer, choreographer, personal trainer, somatic practitioner, barefoot coach, and CranioSacral Therapist. In that time, I’ve noticed a pattern: when people are not in pain, they are kinder, more compassionate, and more creative humans. They are better able to connect with themselves and others. And that is the first step to making the world better.
Changing the world starts with the individual.I’m only on this earth a short time and I want to leave the world better than I found it. If I leave one thing behind, I want to reduce pain and suffering—and amplify joy and creativity—as much as I can while I’m here.
Meet Eric
"Portland Man Carrying Flowers on Bicycle While Taking Selfie"We don’t have to live with the pain we tolerate.
When my sister and my Dad originally encouraged me to work with a man who practiced an unorthodox style of bodywork, I didn’t think I needed it. I was managing my cerebral palsy just fine, thank you very much. I had exceeded all expectations and maintained a very active lifestyle, despite my limitations. When I divorced with two small children, we only had a bicycle and a trailer and we went EVERYWHERE in that thing.
Eventually, I decided to try the bodywork. The practitioner used his feet to massage and employed resistance stretching. I was surprised at how quickly things changed. The cerebral palsy limitations (that I had previously believed were as good as could be) lessened after two sessions. Friends started asking if something was different. Was I taller? My girlfriend at the time noticed that walking and holding hands felt different. I asked the practitioner to train me and my whole life changed.
I was already looking for a way out of my teaching job. The possibility of helping other people enjoy the experience of being in their bodies (like I had) seemed way cooler than dealing with middle school classroom management. So I jumped careers.
Many people say getting old with pain is inevitable. While it is true that bodies will deteriorate as we age to some extent and no matter what we do, our modern lifestyle speeds up this deterioration considerably. We are, on the whole, tolerating much more discomfort than is necessary. I consider all back pain and even soreness an injury, not just the inevitability of aging. Now I’ve been helping people reduce pain and improve athletic performance for 15 years. Most people will experience some kind of improvement right away.
I’ve been a Portlander for 20 years and love my community here. My youngest child recently moved to college, so I am only recently not in the business of directly molding the minds of the youth, on a daily basis. I am engaged to be married to the other (and more beautiful) human on this webpage. I also run men's groups, do a quirky brand of cathartic spoken word, as well as tell myths & fairy tales (for those hungry for the old stories). I have the most amazing community around me. My village is a dream coming true, unfolding before me. Truly.
photo credit: Reese BowesIn the winter of 2023, we sat across from each other during a writing meetup at The Stacks Coffeehouse. After a few months of working up the courage, Erin finally asked him out. Our friendship started with a shared love of writing, poetry, whiskey and eventually, each other.
When Erin had to move out of her workspace, Eric offered her a landing spot in his home office. We discovered we work well together, not just as life partners, but as business partners and creative collaborators. With Eric’s unique style of massage and Erin’s gentle CranioSacral touch, we found we could help more people when we worked together. As we built a life together, we decided to make it “official” by combining our practices and offering the Total Body Reset. (And getting married!)