The facilitator
Dr. Mareike Engel
Former scientist. I work on how posture, muscle tension, emotions and pelvic floor health connect, and I teach the approach that got me out of my own chronic pain.
Why I do this work
I did not come to this through a textbook. My own body stopped cooperating and stayed that way for the better part of two decades.
Chronic lower back pain. Neck pain. Jaw pain. A hypertonic pelvic floor, frequent urination, painful intercourse. From the outside my life looked healthy.
Doctors, physiotherapy, medical devices, psychotherapy, even surgery. Nothing held for long.
What finally moved things was biomechanics and the nervous system:
- Understanding how my pelvis was actually sitting, not just that it hurt
- Learning that my pelvic floor was too tight, not too weak
- Using breathing as the lever rather than as a warm-up
- Working the emotional side at the same time, not afterwards
Things shifted within a few weeks of practice. Today I live pain-free. That is the whole reason this work exists.
The starting point
Most people are told their pelvis is fine because a scan showed nothing broken. That is where the thinking usually stops.
- Position is not the same thing as damage
- A pelvis can be perfectly healthy and still sit rotated for years
- Everything above and below it then has to compensate
How I work with people
Three ways in, depending on how much support you want.
Exercise sessions
- Full-body biomechanical assessment first
- Online or in person
- A good place to begin
Physio-emotional coaching
- Exercise, meditation and emotional work combined
- Goes at the root, not at the symptom
- For those ready to go deeper
The online courses
- For women and for men, without kegels
- Practice at home, at your pace
- Unlimited access, yours to keep
What this is, and what it is not
- Movement education you practice yourself
- How your pelvis, your breathing and your nervous system work together
- Training in science and in movement, not in medicine
I am not a physician. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a treatment plan. If you have symptoms that worry you, keep your doctor in the loop. This work sits alongside medical care, not instead of it.
Who you are dealing with
A small operation, and that is deliberate. You are not writing to a support queue.
Founder and teacher
Dr. Mareike Engel
- Builds the courses and teaches every session
- Runs the assessments and the coaching
- Writes everything you read here
Customer care
Manuel
- Answers when you write in
- Access, billing and where to start
Where else you can find me
I teach in German as well, under Devaduta Yoga, and I publish practice videos on YouTube. You can reach me through the contact page.