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Become the Firekeeper

 


You know how to guide others—until you meet the unknown.
When emotions rise, when the path is unclear, and your tools no longer reach what’s needed. This is where Firekeeping begins. Lead from soul, stay present in the unknown, and hold space for what truly wants to change.

 
 

  

 

Join the 4-week Journey | Start November 4 | Online - live

 

 

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For coaches, facilitators and leaders.

Become the Firekeeper

 

You know how to guide others—until you meet the unknown.
When emotions rise, when the path is unclear, and your tools no longer reach what’s needed. This is where Firekeeping begins. Lead from soul, stay present in the unknown, and hold space for what truly wants to change.

 

   

Join the 4-week Journey |
Start November 4 | Online - live

Yes I Join!

You know how to guide others—until things get truly uncomfortable. 

You guide groups. You coach people. You lead processes. You know the tools. You have experience. You can sense what’s going on. 

But then comes that moment. The room tightens. Something shifts—just under the surface. A truth wants to rise. Emotions stir. The air thickens. Everyone feels it. And all eyes turn to you. 

This is the threshold. Uncomfortable. Unclear. Unscripted. 

Do you freeze? Push through? Hide behind the method? Do you hold on, even when the process is asking for something else? 

Many professionals know this place.
We’re well prepared. But in these moments—when the old is falling away and the new hasn’t yet arrived—something essential is often missing. 

This is where most methods end. And where Firekeeping begins. 

Why Firekeeping? 

We live in a world that values doing over being. Where leading means performing. Where space is filled with strategies, outcomes, and noise. We’re trained to act, fix, and guide. We push for results. We hold space—but rarely for ourselves. And beneath the surface, many of us are tired. Disconnected. Slightly out of tune with what we know is possible. 

We long for depth—but settle for structure. We want to guide transformation—but find ourselves managing emotion. We know there’s more—but we weren’t taught how to reach it. 

That’s why we teach Firekeeping. Because there is another way. 

Firekeeping is a practice—rooted in the old ways and made for this time. It shows you how to stay with the fire when others can’t. How to listen for what’s underneath the words. How to lead from presence, not performance. 

You don’t need more tools. You need the space to remember what your presence alone can ignite. 

Firekeeping is not about doing more. It’s about holding the space where change becomes real. 

   Firekeeping reveals the magic that’s already there. 

This is What You Discover

In Become the Firekeeper, you won’t just learn more tools. You’ll learn to lead from presence—by becoming the space where change can truly happen. You will explore:

  • The three levels of transformation
    How to work with the practical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of change.
  • Recognize and hold the liminal space
    How to stay steady in the “in-between”—when the old is gone and the new hasn’t yet arrived.
  • The inner seat of leadership
    How to stay grounded in yourself, even when things get tense, messy, or unclear.
  • The archetype of the Firekeeper
    How to embody presence, depth, and trust as a way of leading.
  • Campfire spaces
    How to create safe, truthful, and powerful environments where real transformation unfolds.

And most importantly:

  • How to become the condition in which transformation happens
    Not by pushing—but by holding the fire.

This journey takes place in live online sessions, supported by a group of fellow coaches, facilitators, and leaders. You’ll receive practical insights, powerful practices, and the space to integrate what you learn into your own work.

 

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The Firekeeping Practice 

In every culture, fire is revered as a transformative force. We’ve gathered around it for thousands of years—to listen, to witness, to transform, and to find our next steps. 

Over the course of three decades, Danny and Hélène have worked with and studied practices from diverse global lineages and traditions, including their Dutch roots—drawing on ancient wisdom, tribal teachings, and embodied leadership across cultures. "We didn’t do this to collect knowledge, but to create something that truly works in real, complex, modern lives". 

Out of this shared inquiry, teaching, and practice, one thing became clear:
Firekeeping is not a concept. It’s an art. It’s a living way of holding space—shaped by the language of the fire and its quiet intelligence. 

In this course, you’ll step into your own lineage. And begin to carry it through your presence, your leadership, and your work in the world. 

This course helped me trust the messy, uncertain moments where nothing feels clear. It made me braver—in my work, and life.

Rose ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What Changes When You Become the Firekeeper 

Your presence deepens.
You stop leading from effort—and begin leading from essence.
You feel more grounded, more connected, more at home in yourself. 

Those who have walked this path often share that: 

✔️ their clients feel something they didn’t know they were missing
✔️ their conversations gain depth, warmth, and a kind of quiet magic
✔️ they stop over-efforting and begin to trust what wants to unfold
✔️ they feel more connected—to themselves, the field, and the work they do
✔️ they no longer lead to prove something, but to bring something true 

And maybe most of all: You don’t just tend this fire for yourself. You carry it into the world—into your work, your circles, your leadership. 

Firekeeping doesn’t end when the course is over. 
It becomes a part of how you move, lead, and live.  

Is This For You?

Become the Firekeeper is for you if you feel: It’s time to lead from a deeper place.

  • Coaches, facilitators, and leaders who want to guide from presence, not pressure

  • Therapists and educators who sense that real transformation begins beneath the surface

  • Spaceholders who feel called to something sacred—even if they can’t yet name it

  • Practitioners who are done with over-efforting and ready to work with energy instead of control

  • Those longing to bring more soul, stillness, and depth into their work and leadership

  • Anyone who knows: the tools aren’t enough anymore and has the courage to step into an unknown space.

People join this course from many paths—coaching, education, healing, leadership, art, and care work. What they share is a quiet pull toward something deeper. A sense that: this is the work behind the work.

You Won’t Be Alone in This Work

Firekeeper Academy is already trusted by over 1,500+ coaches, facilitators, and leaders worldwide.

The 4 core principles of Firekeeping

Peace

Your inner alignment with purpose. The quiet ground that gives meaning to your presence.

Truth

The deep current beneath your words and roles. The soul thread that fuels your presence. 

 

Trust

Gratitude in motion. A quiet faith in the process, the people, and the unseen order of things. 

Growth

Curiosity as a way of being. An openness to what the fire reveals, in you and through you.  

Your Guides

Hélène van Engelen and Danny Vader are the founders of Firekeeper Academy—and the Firekeepers guiding this journey.

With over three decades of experience as therapists, leaders, and facilitators, they have walked alongside people in all stages of life. Eight years ago, they brought their gifts together—and something new began to take form.

The Firekeeper training emerged as a language within holding space—simple, powerful, and real. It helps people reconnect with their inner fire and discover how that presence can turn any moment into a truly transformative environment.

Their work is rooted in deep listening, embodied presence, and years of lived experience. They don’t teach from a distance—they walk the path alongside you.

With care and clarity, they create a steady space for learning, practicing, and growth. A space where not-knowing is welcome. A space where you can begin to remember what’s always been within you.

 

Ready to Start? Here’s What You’ll Receive:

  • 6 live online sessions
    Taught and guided by Danny & Hélène, where you’ll learn, practice, and deepen the Firekeeping way

  • An online academy space
    Access to all session recordings, plus additional materials, exercises, and reflections to support your integration

  • A guided meditation bundle
    Audio meditations designed to help you return to presence and tend your inner fire—whenever you need it

  • A practical Firekeeping roadmap
    A simple, repeatable structure you can use in any moment—whether you’re guiding a group, navigating a tough conversation, or facing uncertainty in your own life

Join the Founder’s Edition

This is the first edition of Become the Firekeeper in this new online format.
As a founding participant, you’ll be part of shaping this program from the inside—offering your reflections and helping the work grow.

You’ll receive:

  • Lifetime access to all materials

  • Exclusive guidance directly from Danny & HĂŠlène

  • A special founder’s price of €237 (regular price €397 after this edition)

After this round, the price will increase to the full program rate of €397.
If you feel the call, this is your moment to step in.

Your investment: €237

Yes, I Join the founder edition!

I used to second-guess myself in the hard moments. Now I know how to stay—and let the fire do its work.

Carl H.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Where and When

Become the Firekeeper takes place online.You can join from anywhere in the world.

Kick-Off Session

10 November 2025
8:00 PM CET (Amsterdam time)

4-Week Intensive

Live sessions guided by HÊlène & Danny:

  • 13 November – 8:00 PM

  • 18 November – 8:00 PM

  • 24 November – 8:00 PM

  • 27 November – 8:00 PM

  • 1 December – 8:00 PM

All sessions will last between 1 and 1.5 hours and will be recorded and available in the online academy.

4-week program

Week 1 

The Gift of Fire

Discover the beginning of transformation

  • Understand the structure of liminal space

  • Learn why presence—not pressure—starts the shift

  • Connect with your inner fire as a quiet, guiding force

Week 2

The Fire within

Return to your inner ground

  • Strengthen your connection to intuition and inner knowing

  • Learn to stay present—even when things are unclear or tense

  • Practice holding space without losing yourself

Week 3

The Firekeeper Way

Learn to guide and pass it on

  • Deepen your understanding of Firekeeping as a way of being

  • Learn how to hold space with clarity and depth

  • Discover how to teach and transmit the practice to others

Week 4
Leading with the Fire

Bring it into your work and life

  • Apply Firekeeping in coaching, facilitation, and leadership

  • Integrate the practice into your daily work

  • Begin to share this way of leading with your clients and community

The Fire Is Already in You

We don’t give you the fire.
We help you remember it.

That quiet, vital force.
That spark you’ve always carried.
It’s still there. Waiting to be tended.

In this course, you’ll return to it.

You’ll learn to sit by your own fire.
And to keep it burning—for others, for the work, for what wants to come through.

This is the work behind the work.

You’re not here to perform.
You’re here to remember what it means to lead as a keeper of the flame.

Are you ready to take your place?

   

Are you ready to become the Firekeeper of transformation? Join us now!

 

 

Yes I join!