My name is Mati Esther Engel. I’m an experience designer, community & program builder, and spiritual care practitioner.
I’m currently available for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Speakers Engagements, and Ritual & Performance Collaborations.
I’m a native New Yorker, based in the Hudson Valley. You might find me frequenting the streets of Berlin, San Francisco, or someplace new.
A Still Small Voice
Chaplaincy Documentary
To book a screening email -
email.hedgehogfilms@gmail.com
with a speakers engagement reach out to mati.esther.engel@gmail.com
After graduating with a degree in Theology and Ministry, I spent over five years as a clinical hospital chaplain. I practiced how to accompany individuals and families through important life transitions, such as end-of-life, chronic illness, and acute trauma. I now work with plant medicine and coaching to provide hands-on support for life’s richest inflection points.
I am creative, constantly developing new techniques that combine theological praxis and contemplative practices, in the service of growth, creative consulting, and relational support.
Ketamine Assisted Therapy
I partner with psychedelic medical providers to support you before and after your medicine journeys. This is a 3-part series, where you and I design the kind of care and spiritual emergence that would be supportive. For consultation.
Founding Guide and Leader of Self-Expression Modality. Labyrxnth is a Modern Spiritual Care Community Platform that connects clients with expert practitioners with potent alternative modalities for personal growth and spiritual development. “Labyrnxth is a community-led spiritual care model designed for life’s inflection points. Through guided 12-week journeys, participants are given the structure, practices, and support for inward growth, using proven alternative modalities across brain, body, and soul”.
Performance Art
Using a P(a)R - practice as research - is the main methodology I use in my artistic practice. I use this technique as a way to bridge the worlds of theory and academic research with performance and artistic expression. My work is built on a variety of embodied durational-based practices; often anchored in literary, philosophical, and theological text.
Film and Live Performance.
“Performing Authenticity: The Last Redemptive Act”. Chicago, IL, 2019.
My research and performance work centers theology as praxis - an art that can be used, by communities and individuals to communicate and mark rites of passage.
Bio:
Hi, I’m Mati - a creative producer, chief of staff, and community builder. I’ve co-produced an award-winning Sundance documentary and helped build a startup from scratch, leading everything from team recruitment to client experience design.
Across every chapter, I’ve been the one people turn to when something sensitive, complex, or meaningful needs to be held with care. I’ve produced art-driven hospitality events, written curriculum for wellness programs, and supported healthcare professionals through moments of burnout and breakthrough.
What ties it all together? I create spaces for transformation, connection, and what really matters. My work lives at the intersection of emotional depth, strategic clarity, and aesthetic intentionality. I’m known for galvanizing teams, naming what’s unspoken, and helping ideas take root through storytelling, presence, and a deep understanding of people.