About Melanie
Where science meets the wisdom of the body
Melanie Magerstaedt is a Neuroscientist, somatic coach, certified trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, and former professional ski racing and ski cross athlete — who has spent the last four years helping high-achievers, athletes, and organizations build the one foundation most people never train: their nervous system.

She has worked with Red Bull athletes, national team competitors across 8 sports, corporate teams, and individuals who came to her after trying everything else. Her approach is science-backed, body-led, and built for people who want real results — not another coping strategy.
But what makes her work different isn't just her credentials.
It's that she's been exactly where her clients are.
After years of chronic health struggles, dead ends with the medical system, and a burnout that took everything — her joy, her identity, her sense of self — Melanie found herself doing all the right things and still not getting better. As a competitive athlete and neuroscience student, she was the last person who would have turned to somatic work. But when conventional medicine ran out of answers, she followed the science somewhere new — and it changed everything.
She reversed what doctors told her was permanent. She returned to peak performance. And she built a system from that experience — combining rigorous neuroscience with proven somatic practice — that she now uses to help others do the same.
"Thriving isn't about pushing harder. It's about rewiring smarter."
— Melanie Magerstaedt
Today, Melanie holds degrees in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Philosophy, and is certified across more than a dozen modalities including breathwork, somatic teaching, mental performance coaching, yoga, authentic relating, and ice-bath facilitation. She is also a dual-certified Level 4 ski instructor — the highest certification level — and brings the same precision and standards from elite sport into everything she does.
If you're done guessing and ready for a foundation that actually holds — you're in the right place.
Qualifications
Training & Credentials
Neuroscience · Psychology · Philosophy
University Degrees
Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator
Somatic Teacher
Mental Performance Coach
Dual-Certified Level 4 Ski Instructor
Highest Level
Ice-Bath Facilitator
Yoga Teacher
Authentic Relating Facilitator
Former Professional Athlete
Ski Racing & Ski Cross
4+ Years · 100+ Clients · 8 Sports
Red Bull athletes · National team athletes across 8 sports · Corporate teams & professionals · Individuals worldwide
