I didn’t choose movement—movement chose me. When there were two options, and one of them had to do with movement, that’s the one I picked. Dance, fitness, massage therapy, yoga, stilt walking, and so much more. Over time, I learned how to communicate through movement. Honestly, I didn’t put all the pieces together until much later.

At first, I had tunnel vision for musical theater in NYC. My goal in life was simple: I wanted to perform. I would do anything to be on stage—it was my life force. When I moved to NYC, I quickly realized I needed a job that would allow me the flexibility to keep performing. That’s when massage therapy entered the picture. Unknowingly, I created a business that kept me connected to the people I loved most—dancers. Through this, I learned how and why the body works, how the mind is perfectly connected to the body, and how a simple touch could help heal a tired performer.

Then came 2020, and everything changed. During the pandemic, I lost myself. My identity as a performer shattered, just like it did for so many others, and once again I was forced to confront the question of movement. For the first time in my life, I chose stillness. I sat. I slept. I read. I did everything I’d never had time for before. It was a time of deep mourning for the life I thought I’d lost—and a time for rediscovery. I learned who I truly was—not Erin the performer, or Erin the massage therapist—but just Erin.

As time passed, I reintroduced movement into my life, but this time, only as a celebration—not a necessity. I love to move because it feels good, not because I have to in order to get ahead.

Now, I split my time between Costa Rica, where my husband and I run wellness retreats, and NYC, where I continue to reinvent myself in the worlds of theater and wellness. If you’re here, you’re probably on your own reinvention journey too. Let’s do it together. Let’s create full-body joy.