Joann Engelberth
Maitri Somatics LLC


Wayfinder, End of Life Doula,
Somatic Embodiment Coach

I am located in Essex, Vermont, minutes from Burlington International Airport, offering support for Medical Aid in Dying (Act 39) in Chittenden County and some parts of Grand Isle, Franklin, and Lamoille Counties.

I offer death doula services with a “Pay From the Heart” option for those with limited resources. The general price point is $3400-$2250 with some pro bono work available.

Service Area & Pricing

I work as an embodiment coach teaching folks how to heal themselves by developing an empowered relationship with their bodies through trauma informed yoga and movement science. I work a lot with grief, often with the loss that comes from traumatic experiences, which started attracting folks working with bereavement, one of the threads that brought me to this work. 

I love teaching and holding space for individuals and groups and look forward to finding unique ways to support folks in contemplating and planning for the loss of loved ones as well as their own deaths. I’m here personally to learn how to appreciate my life more through conscious death work and share that in community.  I desire to find ways to deliver this content wrapped in self care strategies that ground us in the here and now through our embodied journeys, including the experience of this body’s dissolution.

About Me

  • Wayfinder since 2024 

  • UVM’s End Of Life Doula professional certificate program in October 2023 

  • Death Literacy Specialist training in the fall of 2024

  • Academy of Aid in Dying Medicine’s Essential Best Practices for Bedside Clinicians course 2026

  • 500 E-RYT Certified Yoga teacher; ACE certified Personal Trainer and TIWL Coach; TREⓇ Provider

  • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Provider

  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude from UVM with a BA in Psychology

  • Continued active participation in Wayfinder’s Network, Patient Choices Vermont, local death cafes, and more.

Experience

  • Assist in your understanding and navigation of Vermont’s Act 39 (MAID) law and process

  • Phone, text, email, and video calling access throughout the process

  • Doctor recommendations and coordination

  • Housing recommendations and coordination

  • Travel recommendations (private flight/ambulance)

  • Hospice coordination

  • After death body care recommendations and coordination on medicine day

  • Paperwork guidance

  • Pre-appointment consults 

  • Accompaniment to appointments

  • Medication pickup/delivery coordination

  • Supply pickup

  • Prepare for safe ingestion in the days before and on medicine day

  • Bedside support on ingestion day, including vigil plan (music, poems, vibe) as desired

  • Guide breathwork, meditation or relaxation experiences for yourself and/or loved ones

  • Spiritual support

  • Follow up support for loved ones and/or family after death

  • I offer non-medical support and DO NOT offer medical care or clinical advice

Scope of Service

Schedule a free Discovery Call with me HERE to learn more.

Email maitrisomatics (at) gmail (dot) com or www.deathdoulajoann.com

Where to Go from Here

Contact Joann