Before going public with Mirrors of Life, Lin had already earned a reputation as one of the leading lights among choreographers in Taiwan on the strength of such works as Don't Forget Your Umbrella, Heaven Asks, and The Roc and I, but withdrew from dancing for seven years to attend to her husband and children.
在推出《醮》前，曾經創作《不要忘記你的雨傘》、《天問》、《大鵬與我》等作品，而被譽為「台灣舞蹈界編舞奇才」的林麗珍，為了相夫教子一度退居家庭 7 年。