Erin Colvin CMT & Health Coach

I consider myself very blessed to have been able to follow my passions in life. I started in the work force as a certified nursing assistant- working with both seniors and developmentally disabled young adults while attending college and trade school. My first passion, since I was a small child, was to work as a veterinary nurse, with small animals. In 1993, while still in school, I started working as a veterinary assistant, and In 1995 I realized my childhood dream. I finished school and passed the state board as a Registered Veterinary Technician. Moving into veterinary medicine was everything I had hoped it would be! I gained so much experience and had the opportunity to work in both clinical and hospital settings. I was also employed by the California Horse Racing Board for several seasons as their evidence clerk for the equine drug testing barn at the Cal Expo harness racing in Sacramento, CA. I have so much gratitude for my time in the veterinary field.

 

In the year 2000, I became interested in massage therapy. With no real future plan, I decided to explore that passion and enrolled in the Healing Arts Institute school of massage, in Roseville, CA. Upon graduating in 2001 as a Certified Massage Therapist, I had the amazing opportunity to gain a lot of experience, setting up my massage chair in an empty room at the vet hospital I was currently working at, and practicing massage on my veterinary colleagues (85 of them!) after my shifts. I owe so much gratitude to the amazing owners of Loomis Basin Vet Hospital for helping me to get started.

 

In 2003, I made the difficult decision to leave Loomis Basin Vet and shift to a part- time veterinary position at the Animal Spay and Neuter clinic in Auburn. This gave me the time and opportunity to rent a room in the Healing Hands Wellness Center, gaining experience with Dr. Heather Perry, an amazing Chiropractor, and Chloe Sluis , a skilled and compassionate Physical Therapist. It was here that my business, Erin Colvin CMT, officially began. I never would have imagined that within 18 months of splitting my time as an RVT and a CMT, that I would pivot away from the veterinary field entirely, and move from the Healing Hands Wellness  Center into a full time massage position at the prestigious Robie House day spa in Auburn, CA. It was exciting and scary at the same time!

 

In 2006, I moved on from the Robie House to open my independent massage therapy office, Erin Colvin CMT, where I have been happily planted for over 20 years.

 

After many years of contemplation, I made a huge lifestyle change to veganism in 2011. My compassion for animal suffering was growing, with watching and witnessing the immense cruelty and mistreatment of livestock. Still wanting to be close to animals, I had been volunteering at several farmed animal sanctuaries, and the stories of the suffering that these sentient beings endured before their rescues was heartbreaking for me! I was also very concerned about wanting to dodge the health problems associated with the standard American diet and having animal products on my plate (Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure). After witnessing my profound health improvements as well as the emotional freedom I felt from knowing that I was doing my part to ease the burden of animal suffering that comes with removing animal based products from my diet, I felt compelled to obtain the necessary credentials to help others do the same!

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Back to school in 2016,  to receive specialty certification in Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University. And graduating at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, in 2018. 

 

Flashing forward these 25 years, I still enjoy my life as a Healing Arts Institute Certified Massage Therapist and Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master, while adding Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching to my business.

 

I am passionate about health! My own health, the health and wellness of others, and the healthy environment of this beautiful planet we all call home.

 

In August 2022 I published my first children's book, titled My Favorite Season is Spring! It is available at most book stores and online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, and Target.