Meet Bodyworker: Erin Ryan
Bodyworker: Erin Ryan
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Erin Ryan is a trauma-informed certified Somatic Sexologist and Bodyworker/Therapeutic Yoni Massage Practitioner specializing in female sexuality and somatics for the female nervous system. Her mission is to support individuals in the realms of pleasure, expression, and intimacy through a holistic approach; addressing the body, mind, spirit, and emotions as a collaborative whole. Erin’s approach combines elements of inclusive sexual education, somatic body-based expression and awareness, female nervous system literacy, cyclical living, and female anatomical education.
Erin grew up in Southern California (where she currently resides, but travels often!) with a curiosity of her pleasure and body from a young age. As she began exploring her own body as a young girl, she quickly found that this was “unacceptable” in her world.
For years, Erin carried feelings of shame and guilt around her sexual expression and desires. This came from many years of disempowering sexual experiences, trauma, collective conditioning, and complete disconnection from her yoni and body. As she set on a quest to heal and live with an open heart, she found authenticity in her expression.
After an extremely profound and cathartic first therapeutic yoni massage in 2019; a seed was planted in her, knowing that this ancient modality needed to be shared all over the world with as many vulva-havers as possible. A fire was lit in her to devote herself to the path of holistic sexuality and the mysteries of the sacred erotic to support other vulva-havers in creating a deeper intimacy with self, others, and the world around us.
Erin’s most heart centered intention is to create sacred, ceremonious spaces for individuals to surrender to the deepest parts of themselves. To feel safe, seen, and held so they can find freedom through their process. Individuals walk away from sessions with confidence in understanding their anatomy, feeling alive in their bodies, cultivating a love for their unique yoni, and a sense of openness as a result of moving slowly at the body’s own pace.
Through honoring the nuance and complexity of our female physiology, there is a sweet space where we can finally feel fully inhabited in our bodies to then make choices and create from HERE. She believes through embracing the full spectrum of our human experience, shadow to light and everything in between, we find liberation and freedom. Your life is your masterpiece and to approach every moment through the lens and heart of the artist creates a wildly robust human experience. This is her devotion!
Erin currently offers in-person sessions for her hands-on bodywork in the Los Angeles and Southern California area and offers virtual sessions via somatic sex coaching package options internationally
BODYWORK / THERAPEUTIC YONI MAPPING AND MASSAGE - IN PERSON SESSIONS
These are ceremonial, in-person, hands-on therapeutic bodywork sessions with a focus on the female pelvis and anatomy. The intention for these sessions is to support you in understanding the sensations present in your pelvic region, to release any tension or stagnation that may be present, to somatically experience your pelvis in a non-sexual context, and to give you a safe space to move any emotions and deeply connect with this sacred part of you. We work with the intelligence of your body and tissues to inform and guide the session. Consent is a foundational pillar of this work.
I offer sessions in 2, 3, and 5 session packages. Because of the nature and depth of this work, I do not offer single sessions.
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YOUR OWN BEST LOVER
This is Erin's signature 1:1 bespoke offering centered around supporting you in cultivating deeper intimacy with yourself. Throughout this 4-month container you will learn the language of your body and nervous system through somatic practices and reflection, discover what feels pleasurable to you and how to clearly communicate this with lovers and partners, become well-versed in your anatomy, and feel fully at home in your body. THIS IS EXPERIENTIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND BODY-BASED. Through deep one to one support there is space to move slow and actually find what works for you as an individual. We move slow and begin to relate to the subtle senses of the body in a whole new way.
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SOMA AND BODY AS HOME
Soma is a 90-minute body attunement session for you to get a better understanding of your in-body experience. Because this is a single session, this is meant as an introduction into body-based practices and attunement. We will explore somatic practices curated to what feels most supportive for you, based on your intention.
Body as Home is a 4-session body attunement immersion designed for the individual who wants to cultivate a regular and/or deeper somatic relationship and practice with themselves. This builds on Soma, because the relationship you are developing with your body is ongoing, and requires consistency. This is recommended if you seek to feel grounded in yourself, fully inhabiting your body — rather than operating on autopilot throughout your day-to-day life.
All sessions are via Zoom.
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Erin provided me guidance and tools to better navigate my relationships. When I started with Erin I was hoping to explore self-sensuality, to deepen the sacred body/mind/essence connection and expand confidence to show up and share myself unabashedly. When diving into this wild work, it's important for me to find a coach who is genuinely authentic, practices deep listening, intuitively connected and has a bold yet compassionate way to point out my blind spots. That's Erin. Erin's approach has a natural grace which allowed me to open up softly with ease and understanding and to relearn a language to better express myself and be with vulnerability. She attentively listens while she holds up a mirror for self-healing. She doesn't provide unsolicited advice, her words just land in a way that empower me to make the lasting connections. I didn't know our 6-month journey would teach me so much about boundaries and communication. Erin provided me guidance and tools to better navigate my relationships. She helped me to identify and tend to parts of my inner psyche and strengthen my ability to hold space for myself. She worked with me to re-affirm and ignite the light inside me. Since our container, I've noticed my manifesting game is on point!! I'm witnessing improvements in how I hold myself more confidently and more assuredly in relationships with others. I put myself out there more and am on the path to pursuing my passions, no longer alone, but sharing my passions with others in community. Thank you Erin!!!! — Amber
I’m so grateful to have found Erin and her work in the ancient, sacred art of yoni massage. She’s a perfect fit for this type of work: down to earth, connected with her feminine sensuality, and graceful in setting and holding a ritual container. The session with her was a beautiful ceremony, focused on my intentions and attuned to my yoni’s ever changing landscape. I felt deep in my knowing that we (womb holders) have been doing this work for millennia. We’ve been caring for each other in this way since the beginning of time. Because it’s deeply connective, healing, and nourishing. All essential needs for our sacred portal - our yonis. It’s incredible that Erin is bringing this ancient sacred art into the contemporary world, into the community, into the neighborhood, into the now. I loved my session and the healing that rippled out from our few hours together. My yoni and my being are so appreciative and grateful. — Justine
The yoni massage I received from Erin was so enlightening. I was able to notice and release unwanted tension. I went into my yoni massage with curiosity and left with a sense of knowing about myself I didn’t expect. My yoni massage opened some emotions I didn’t really know were there. I was able to forgive myself for past unpleasant experiences. Now that I’ve experienced my yoni massage I recommend any one with a yoni to explore this form of opening and acceptance of self. I was blown away by Erin’s capability to make me feel safe held and comfortable. This is definitely an experience I will carry with me forever with gratitude. — Blair
