Erika Cripe, Founder
Licensed Massage Therapist
InMotion Wellness and Spa exists to support guests in their healing and wellness journey by offering an innovative, personalized approach to integrated healing and wellness. Our focus is for you to experience a transformation of mind, body, and spirit and to leave equipped to build a better body, ease pain, and to maximize the quality of your life.
Founder, Erika Cripe, is a certified personal trainer, fitness coach, yoga instructor, and massage therapist with a passion for empowering clients to understand their bodies and discover the gentle power of the healing arts by bridging the gap between Western medicine and the “alternatives” while providing a safe and nurturing atmosphere in which to heal.
Our services are unique in that we offer multiple modalities to unlock the power of self-healing in each patient. Curated wellness packages—reflexology, specialty massage, Yoga, Pilates, strength training, facials, and health coaching— are samplings of the wellness care alternatives available through our center.
Optimal health awaits! Our experienced team of skilled professionals who have been widely trained are ready to serve you with a variety of specialized treatments that will meet your unique needs—so don’t delay and book your customized wellness session today!
Sylvia
Licensed Massage Therapist
Sylvia is a compassionate licensed massage therapist with 20 years of experience. She's a Fruita local who is passionate about helping you achieve pain relief, stress relief, and a more positive sense of well-being through the art of intuitive touch. She is dedicated to improving the quality of life for cancer patients by alleviating pain, reducing anxiety, and managing treatment side effects (nausea, fatigue, neuropathy) through safe, modified, and gentle touch. She specializes in prenatal, trigger release, and lymphatic drainage massages, helping you relieve tension and achieve tranquility.
Sylvia obtained her training at the Utah College of Massage Therapy in 2000. She enjoys speindingtime with her family, practicing yoga, and hiking the Monument.
Shannon
Licensed Massage Therapist
Shannon has called the Grand Valley her home for most of her life. Graduating from Palisade High School and CMU (when it was still Mesa State College) with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Bookkeeping has been her main career focus most of her adult life, however, in 2013 she became a Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist. Who knew massaging horses was an actual thing. After witnessing the effects one massage had on one of her own horses that she thought she was going to lose, she was instantly sold on the idea and pursued her education to become certified and help horses. Shannon has always been interested in overall human health as well and after some encourgement from Erika Cripe, she got licensed as a human massage therapist as well in 2022. She believes in life long learning and constantly adding to her knowledge base to better serve her clients (both human and horses).
Shannon has been blessed with an amazing husband, Jeffery, two beautiful daughters, Courtnee and Sienna, as well as one rambunctious grandson, Grayson. Being outdoors hiking, riding horses, paddleboarding, fishing, and hunting are ways she loves to reconnect with nature. Helping and serving others is her passion. Helping people and horses feel amazing in their own bodies again and being able to do things they thought they may no longer be able to do, is truly an amazing experience.
Tom
Licensed Rolfer
Tom has been a RolfingTM practitioner for 40 years and has practiced craniosacral therapy and Biodynamics for 34 years. He was on the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute faculty for 18 years and has conducted trainings for Structural Integrators and craniosacral therapists in both United States and Europe since 2012.
Tom has done a deep exploration into the osteopathic view on “the process of incarnation and how the process continues throughout life” - known as self healing. He augments that process for more complete healing from life’s injuries. He loves helping to resolve head injuries and nervous system disorders in children and adults.
Heidi
Holistic Health Practitioner
Heidi is a heart-centered holistic health practitioner dedicated to helping individuals achieve greater balance, healing, and well-being. With certifications in Investigative Health, Belief Code, Body Code, and Orth-Bionomy, she combines a wide range of healing modalities to address physical, emotional, and energetic challenges.
Known for her intuitive approach, Heidi seeks divine guidance in every session, allowing each client's unique needs to direct the healing process. Her compassionate presence and extensive training create a safe and supportive environment where lasting transformation can occur.
Heidi lives in Grand Junction and has been married to her sweetheart from 37 years. She is the proud mother of five children and grandmother to fourteen grandchildren. Clients often leave their sessions feeling lighter, more peaceful, and empowered on their healing journey.
Cat
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Cat Leitess practices Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy with an emphasis on nervous system regulation, relaxation, and pain relief (mental, emotional, and physical). She completed a 350 hour program with Margaret Rosenau at the School of Inner Health in Denver, CO in 2022. She has taken additional trainings to work with infants to help provide relief for a variety of complaints, working both with infants and their caregivers. Over the last three decades she has studied yoga, meditation, nutrition, and supplements in a search to assist people in their health journeys. She has done extensive work overcoming grief.
Heather Crider
Naturopathic Doctor
Heather Crider is a dedicated Naturopathic Doctor who has been helping individuals and families reclaim their vitality since 2009. With a deep focus on the "immune-neurological-gut axis" and neurological restoration, she moves beyond surface-level symptoms to address the root causes of chronic illness.
Heather’s clinical approach is built on a Four-Pillar Framework: integrating specialized and individualized homeopathy, targeted lifestyle nutrition, internal repair protocols, and environmental Medicine. Whether she is guiding patients through complex neurological recoveries like Shingles and Post herpetic neuralgia or helping parents identify hidden "saboteurs" in their household products, her goal is always the same: to facilitate a deep, inside-out transformation.
She also offers homeoprophylaxis for conscientious families who are choosing not to vaccinate; this process "educates" the immune system in a natural way that has been used for 100 years. We're also excited because she is planning on offering group detox and cleansing classes!
A firm believer in the "vital force"—the body's innate ability to adapt and heal—Heather combines rigorous clinical expertise with a warm, empathetic approach. When she isn't in the clinic or developing natural health guides, you can find her recharging on a hiking trail, crafting homemade remedies like tallow butter, or spending time with her beloved companions, Cedar and Vivian.
"I don’t just want to help you get better; I want to help you reorganize your system for lasting health."
Our treatments are the perfect integration of science and nature, featuring high-quality ingredients, aromatic and medicinal herbs and other healing plants, as well as cutting-edge technology that optimizes the human body’s ability to heal. Some see our treatments as pure indulgence, but in truth they are a valuable and therapeutic part of your balanced mind/body/spirit experience at our spa.