The Subtle Center
somatic wisdom | soulful mentorship | supportive guidance | spiritual care
Restorative Coaching
I help other gifted and visionary souls create lives and professions of greater centeredness, satisfaction, and ease.My work moves beyond both mainstream coaching and traditional therapy in providing a compassionate, grounded, and nourishing model of support that does away with the myth that success requires struggle. Imagine supplying a seedling with the environment and nutrients it needs to thrive and you'll have a good feeling for what a restorative container is like.As a wholistic, soulful, and somatically-informed practice, the restorative model nurtures all aspects of ourselves, deepening our interoception— our felt sense of what is happening within and between us—by tending to the rhythms, symbols, and wisdom of the soma. This gentle and ongoing attunement to a more deeply-sensed world improves grace and discernment in all areas of our lives, such that we might better shape the spaces and circumstances suitable for the uniqueness of our needs.Clients typically see rapid and occasionally surprising results, as the process necessarily involves being deeply heard and seen. Businesses are launched; creative projects completed; relocations occur— and yet all of it unfolds with ease.Creating a fulfilling life of clarity and restoration does not happen overnight; at the same time, the work is designed for you to deepen and master the fullness of your own process. Three to six months is generally sufficient to refine your needs and visions, anchor new ways of being, and ground a supportive inner and outer environment conducive to both your personal well-being and the expression of your gifts in the world..
founder
Siona Francesca van Dijk
Founder & Guide
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MA Transpersonal Psychology, Sofia University
MA Jungian & Archetypal Studies, Pacific Graduate Institute____________It is such a pleasure to know you're reading this.My name is Siona. I'm a restorative mentor and guide who creates space for a clearer and more compassionate way of being in the world: for warmth and emergence; for creativity and strength; for softness and generative rest. I founded The Subtle Center after integrating a profound personal awakening that transformed my life in 2014. Today it is my pleasure to support other gifted souls in creating fulfilling lives of greater spaciousness, satisfaction, and ease.I aspire to live gently on our planet, practicing both intentional minimalism and slow living, and divide my time between coastal California and the foothills of Colorado. Along with my work as a filmmaker and producer, I love deep conversations, joyous laughter, long distance running, and the varied luxuries of silence. Meditation and art feed my soul.As a practitioner of somatic mysticism and a dedicated advocate of intersectionality, pleasure activism, and collective liberation, it is my firm belief that we are all capable of achieving rich lives of deep satisfaction and easeful fulfillment— provided that we make room to listen to our animal bodies, and that we are provided with a necessary sufficiency of nourishing attention, genuine recognition, and supportive care.It is an honor and privilege to work with those who find me, and I look forward to learning more about the journey that has guided you thus far.
Schedule an exploratory call here.∞.
gratitude & acknowledgements
Ingrid Bacci
Tricia Hersey
Maureen Freehill
Hillary Schneider
adrienne maree brown
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Thich Nhat Hanh
stuart davis
Senté
Malachi & Tareena
The tides of the Pacific
The mountains of the Adirondacks
The ancestors
The artists
you
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BENEATH THE SURFACE
A private offering from The Subtle Center
A soft space for deep emergence♡There are seasons in one's life when something subtle yet significant begins to stir– a shift in rhythm, a quiet hunger, the feeling that a deeper current is calling.Beneath the Surface is a gentle yet powerful one-on-one container for creators, sensitives, visionaries, and others who are moving through threshold seasons. Whether you are mid-process, wishing for greater clarity or support through a desired or anticipated transition, or simply feeling called to live and lead from a more authentic and easeful place, this space is here to hold you with warmth, dedication, and care.This is not a program.
It is presence.It is companionship and support for the deeper aspects of your path, where your next steps aren’t forced, but gently revealed.What this Container Offers:A space of deep listening and warmthGuidance through challenging projects, life transitions, or new invitations that are calling you forwardSupport in accessing right timing, quiet clarity, and inner spaciousnessCreative and spiritual sustenance tailored to and reflective of your processSteady support in aligning your work with your favored way of beingYou might come with a calling.
You might come with a question.
You might simply come because something in you is asking to be seen.You are welcome here.♡The StructureEach Beneath the Surface container is tailored and begins with a conversation. They're held over the course of 3 months, and include:Biweekly 75-minute sessions (over Zoom or phone, according to your preferences)Email or voice note support in betweenOptional reflection and guidance on creative workA closing ritual or integration♡Packages begin at $2,500Sliding scale and split payment options available for those who need them
A limited number of spots are open each season
Follow-up sessions available pro rata for previous menteesHow to BeginIf you feel drawn to this space, the next step is an exploratory conversation. There's no pressure on this first meeting, or any other; right fit is important and what matters is you trusting what calls.Book an initial call here.∞
Note: This is not coaching in the usual sense. It is a sanctuary of attention, where your work, your process, and your self are held with sacred regard. Because of this I hold only three or four of these containers at a time; if room isn’t currently available you're warmly welcomed to join my waitlist.♡