Erin Bobo
Erin Bobo, B.S., L.M.T., is an Expert Myofascial Release Therapist with experience in the healing arts since the mid-1990s. After overcoming chronic back pain through Myofascial Release following a serious car accident, she shifted from a planned veterinary path to therapeutic bodywork. Trained continuously by John Barnes, P.T. since 1998, Erin has built a thriving practice serving people, horses, and dogs, blending scientific education with intuitive skill. She practices in Pennsylvania and works within equestrian communities nationally and internationally.
Erin Bobo, B.S., L.M.T. is an Expert Myofascial Release Therapist with experience in the healing arts since the mid 1990’s.
She knows first hand about the experience of "chasing your tail" to find relief from chronic pain, through her own very frustrating long journey with traditional approaches after a serious car accident in high school. Erin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Lynchburg College and detoured from the plan to go to Vet School after having a profound healing experience from Chronic debilitating Back pain with the help of Myofascial Release. This experience ignited her passion for this therapy and led her to discover her gift with Therapeutic Body work. She has had continuous training by MFR founder, John Barnes, P.T. since 1998 completing and repeating all the required courses to be an Expert therapist. Erin continues to study with John Barnes and other therapists in order to always maintain growth and development of her craft.
Erin has had a thriving private practice since 1998 assisting people, horses and dogs and has found that working on both people and animals has been an important combination in her development as a therapist. Early on in her career, it was evident that animals played a very important role as teachers in developing her intuition and awareness which is the foundation that compliments her extensive education. Licensed as a Massage Therapist and Equine Sports Massage Therapist, Erin established her practice in Atlanta Georgia and then relocated back to her home town in 2003, opening her practice in PA to share her gifts with the people of the Chester County and surrounding communities. Her continued support of the Equine community has also led her to travel to various equestrian hubs in the United States as well as Ireland.
“Erin has an amazing way of tapping into her clients. When I leave an appointment I can move so much easier and it’s as if my stress has just melted away. She has helped many of my chronic issues and given me the tools to continue the work at home. I am so thankful I found her.” - Jen M.
Hands on Therapy
Erin primarily utilizes Myofascial Release and Cranial Sacral therapy in her sessions with people in order to address many musculoskeletal and fascial conditions. She focuses on compassionate guidance into deeper body awareness to achieve long-lasting pain relief and wellness. Her healing approach incorporates the goal of releasing pain patterns by creating an environment that offers the opportunity to develop a deeper relationship and understanding of what the body needs. She helps develop a sense of empowerment in the clients’ ability to take their healing into their own hands by being truly present in their healing process.
Since one of her foundational beliefs is that movement and exercise have an important role in healing and maintaining health, Erin also incorporates movement therapy/postural therapy through her certification as an Egoscue Therapist. Egoscue plays an important role in re-educating muscles and focuses on getting the muscles to “wake up” and activate in the functional way they are intended to. In addition, Erin is an effective and passionate teacher on the subject of wellness, and offers insightful experiential educational opportunities for others through events and workshops.
Erin’s therapeutic approach has helped thousands of clients suffering from conditions such as back pain, shoulder injuries, headaches, TMJ dysfunction, migraines, tinitis, pelvic pain/dysfunction, frozen shoulder and plantar fasciitis as well as conditions resulting from car accidents, sports injuries, Lyme’s disease, poor posture and chronic pain conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and fascial pain syndrome.
Healing through her own experience with chronic pain through the technique of MFR and growing and learning from many of life’s big transformations has provided the greatest tools in her “tool box” allowing her to empower, educate and empathize with each client that allows her the opportunity to assist them in their healing process.
Erin is passionate about treating each client as a unique individual with a unique experience verses a symptom that needs to be ”fixed”.
Personal Mission Statement
I am looking for clients that are willing to access their own inner wisdom as well as my gifts and knowledge in order to discover what is needed to achieve their goals, regardless of whether their goal is recovering from injury, healing from chronic pain or just wanting to maintain a healthy body and mind.
It is my intention to work with my client as a team and create a safe place for healing. It is my intention to listen to you and your body. The most important lesson I have learned over the years has been to remember that the greatest wisdom lies within the body.
It is extremely important to get our “minds” out of the way of what we think we know and what we think needs to be done in order to hear the wisdom of the body and allow it to lead us to what needs our focus and energy.
Through years of experience I have come to recognize the importance of the therapist not taking on the role of the one who is expected to “fix” a problem. Instead, it is my role to be a guide and to assist and empower my clients to play just as much of an active role as I do myself in each session.
My unique journey has transformed me into the therapist I am today. It may seem ironic, but I am grateful for the personal pain that led me to this work and I am grateful that my initial clients/teachers were horses. These wise beings encouraged me to “feel” verses talk and think about what to do and helped me to trust my intuition and sense of touch. This mentoring felt like a natural way to begin to connect with my gift and served as a wonderful foundation for my formal education, opening the doorway for the opportunity to assist you.