My Soul Purpose: To be a rigorous space of awakening inquiry, bringing the TRUTH and the SACRED into conscious action.
Master Coach, Facilitator, Author, Teacher.
Hello, my name is Dene Maria Sebastiana, my experience traverses nearly four decades in teaching men, women, couples, and families how to break free from their unconscious patterns, emerging more authentic, self-aware, and open-hearted.
I bring a compassionate fierceness, and a multi-leveled capacity to get to the heart of the matter … within individuals & relationships.
A Guide along the Healing Path to Awakening
As an accomplished master coach and depth work facilitator, I dedicate my knowledge, skills, and wisdom to the triad of my professional life: coaching, facilitation, writing, as well as my personal life: family, husband, father, citizen. This is much more than a career for me …
THIS IS MY SOUL’S DEEP CALLING.
I firmly believe in the power and necessity of change, not only within ourselves but also in the world around us. I know from experience this hard-earned truth: that the only time we change is when it hurts too much to stay the same. And as Gandhi said: BE THE CHANGE.
So … I invite you to courageously embark on this exciting journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation with me. And the only thing that I guarantee is: that if you do this work, YOU WILL CHANGE.
Master Coach
In my capacity as a coach, my mission is to guide individuals to face their deepest pain, challenge their ingrained unconscious patterns, and make functional and sustainable change.
My initial intention is to create a safe container that encourages and supports a conscious inward reflection that promotes immediate growth.
Whether a man striving to fully realize his potential, or a woman confronting the constraints of patriarchal conditioning, or a couple deeply stuck in old patterns, I'm here to support you.
Change and transformation is possible … it is an inside-out journey.
Facilitator
In my role as a facilitator, I have devoted decades of my life to leading workshops and training programs aimed at personal development and conscious leadership.
I have initiated men's circles in numerous communities, led developmental trainings for women, and conducted couples workshops.
My work in these spaces goes beyond teaching. It is about creating a safe container … both fierce & tender… for vulnerable and truth-telling exchange.
Change and transformation is possible … it is an inside-out journey.
Author
As an author, I use my voice and storytelling skills to provoke thought, challenge norms, and instill transformation.
My memoir, "Fierce & Tender: Healing the Deep Masculine", is a testament to this mission, giving readers an intimate look at the journey of initiation, transformation, and heartbreak.
This book serves as an eye-opener, revealing the importance of stepping into a more balanced, authentic version of masculinity, which is consciously connected to the feminine.
Change and transformation is possible … it is an inside-out journey.
Unleash Your Potential:
Personalized Coaching with Dene Maria Sebastiana
Key Features of My Coaching Program:
Personalized sessions tailored to your unique needs and aspirations, with flexible scheduling.
Comprehensive approach, integrating personal growth, professional advancement, and social engagement.
Application of tried and tested coaching techniques, supplemented by my unique insights from authorship and facilitation.
Deep commitment to fostering gender balance and equality in all walks of life.
Hands-on guidance and support throughout your transformative journey.
Constant motivation and inspiration to help you discover and embrace your deepest true self.
A nurturing environment encouraging open communication, fostering a mutual trust and respect.
Understand the paradox to The Secret of Life: To be true to oneself and to be kind to others. (Confucius)
Book: Fierce & Tender
"The heart is the doorway, the place of truth, the place of greatest pain, the place of wholeness. On the other side of this inner battle, the ‘new warrior’ finds him or herself … open-hearted, vulnerable, fiercely honest, courageous …where the True Self accrues authentic power. When a man says ‘yes’, his life is never the same. When he says ‘no’, his life is always the same."
What My Clients Are Saying:
"First, I want to thank you Dene, and acknowledge the grace and power which you have modeled for me as a leader on our trainings. Especially these past few years, I have seen in you a quiet yet fierce way of leading that I do not see in other men.
I’ve seen you expand the perimeter and deepen the context for the men on staff many times. I believe the impact still has a rippling effect here in our local community.
I am remembering the times when you read from the Tao of Leadership, or The Rag & Bone Shop of the Heart. Great stuff and it was so different from the forceful leadership that is often seen in the world.
Well done … and your fierceness was right there when you wanted to wake the staff up and focus the energy in a different way."
Francis B
”Dene is a world-class facilitator and brilliant coordinator of group dynamics. He has the ability to go deep with the individual and to similarly invite the collective … a rare combination of talents.
Dene’s strongest gift is his compassion: a poignant ability to see with deep feeling, and to feel with great vision. He has a perceptive laser-like capacity to see to the heart of the issue, and not get lost in a peripheral maze of details.
He is able to stay with what is essential, to keep bring things back to where the meat of the matter is. Therefore, he is effective and efficient in using his and his clients’ time and energy.”
Don H
"Last weekend, I witnessed a man filled with unconditional love for women. I marveled at your passion, conviction, and willingness to fully offer yourself up to a group of women who needed your wisdom, tenderness, and ultimately your strength.
I was sustained in a way I could not have anticipated by the way you guided us and then walked with us into the fire of truth. You are a man magnificently balanced in your masculine and feminine energies, full of grace, willing to put yourself on the razor’s edge.
I am lifted up and humbled by the knowledge that my path to authentic womanhood was to be revealed to me by a man. Men and women healing and evolving together – hope is alive."
Krista K
"Dene provides a safe and open environment for the often painful work of getting to the root of relationship-threatening dynamics.
Our work with Dene has produced great shifts in behavior and uncovering deep truths about ourselves and our relationship. The sessions are never clinical, but empathetic and compassionate.
I recommend Dene to any couple wanting to move beyond their own limitations and false beliefs, and entrenched blocks in their intimate relationships."
Natalie & Scott
Desert Wisdom Workshop:
The integration of the Deep Masculine and the Sacred Feminine
For Men Who Have Done Deep Work:
Join us for meditations, movement, mask-making, poetry, music, deep process (including women), and of course… good food, good stories, and good check-ins!
Integrating the Feminine into living as a Mature Man… vibrant, creative, fierce, tender, loving, soulful, compassionate, and wise!
