04/21/2026
Davis D Engen, Echo Healing Bio
Kindness is contagious. Literally, it is contagious. I believe the same can be said about wellness. I originally started Echo Healing with the idea that there is no limit, no amount of distance that healing cannot echo, just as a single act of love can change the course of history. The moment I decided I wanted to choose Echo Healing as my vision and my dream, I changed immensely.
I grew up in an unhealthy environment. At age 10, I was severely overweight and had a bad sugar addiction, which would eventually lead to a lot of other addictions. I was very much misunderstood. I had such severe ADHD that it was hard for me to have relationships, and school was very challenging. By age 12, I started smoking ci******es and drinking, which led to me missing out on learning a lot of basic knowledge, like grammar, math, etc. From there, I lost the love of my life due to drinking. Drinking became my hobby. It wasn't until I got my third DUI and saw the look in my father's eyes that I decided I needed a drastic change.
Getting sober was the start of that change. I soon discovered the peace of mind I would get from practicing yoga, which led to me practicing mindfulness and holistic practices. That was really the start that led me to wonderful people. I soon found myself living with a hippie couple. The way they did everything was completely different from how I grew up—from recycling everything, to farming, to teas and natural herbs. I started to lose weight, and I gained a different perspective on life.
I soon started practicing massage with a massage therapist named Jamie Rose. I was naturally gifted and highly intuitive. I quickly fell in love with massage and how good it felt to help someone out who had been in pain. Soon after that, I opened up a private practice in my apartment; I was in love with the purpose it gave me.
During the pandemic, I found myself going on a little festival journey where I started volunteering. Music has always been a passion of mine. One night, I was talking to one of the directors of Harmony Park, and the nickname "Echo" came to my head. I told him I loved the name Echo and that you could use it in so many ways: Echo Healing, Echo Production, etc. And there it was, my business name: Echo Healing. I've always had a deep love for cranes and how their bird call can be heard from far, far away. I thought that was the perfect bird to have in my logo.
For six years I worked on my practice, but I wasn't focused. I kept going from one project to another. I soon found myself in a very bad crowd that led to me developing PTSD and severe panic attacks. I was forced to abandon most of my friends due to it being such a dangerous and unhealthy environment. It's a terrible feeling to lose the ones you love to addiction. I soon found myself breaking down in the car listening to "Depression" by Dax. In the song, he mentions therapy. I told myself at that moment I needed help; I needed therapy, and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
It led to a wonderful psychiatrist, and for the first time in my life, I treated my ADHD. I was amazed at how the voices quieted in my head and my impulses were finally manageable. For the first time in my life, I could truly focus. I started studying on Udemy, and I got my deep tissue, chair massage, Thai massage, gua sha, and sports massage certifications. I felt like I was no longer "party Davis"; I was "businessman Davis," with a vision and a goal to really start healing people—to really start Echoing healing.
I was blessed to meet Jean Marquis. She has been doing massage for over 30 years. She started letting me use her space for just $100 a month so I could build my clientele. She has been a wonderful mentor and a very dear friend who has taught me a lot when it comes to healing.
The services I offer now at Echo Healing range from hot stones and fire cupping, to my versions of Thai, Swedish, and deep tissue massage. . I also offer chair massage, including chair massage for events. Location is at 213 Labree Ave, Thief River Falls MN suite 206 I have many goals and dreams about the future and what I want to create for Echo Healing, and a lot of it starts with my own healing.
