The Sacred Female within and without is calling us to awaken our ancient ways of wisdom, beauty, joy, and ecstasy! Now is the time!

Leslene della-Madre

"Leslene has an important message and many people need to hear it.”

~ Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim, (late) Chairwoman, The Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers

We often refer to the negative experiences in our life as "dark." As a sweat-lodge facilitator for women, I have learned that the dark is not a fearful place. In a sweat lodge, it is so dark inside that one cannot see one's hand in front of one's face. What I have come to experience sitting in this dark womb space is the incredible light that emerges from the deep dark — at times so bright, so luminous, that I couldn't tell that I was even sitting in the dark.

Midwifing Death

Returning to the Arms of the Ancient Mother

Leslene’s Books

Trauma-Informed Care

Addressing Cultural Sensitivity of the Women Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Related to Military Sexual Trauma in ... and Civilian Health Care Systems

She Who Spins the Coils of Creation

Sacred Female Cosmology in the Electric PlasMA Universe

Services

Testimonials

  • Leslene is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in both the traditions of women’s spirituality (Goddess traditions) and shamanic healing. The opportunities I’ve had to learn from her and partner in working with her have greatly enhanced my own journey of unfoldment, my appreciation of the earth and my understanding of the mysteries of women.

    Mary Murray Shelton, Senior Minister Huntington Beach Church of Religious Science

  • As an apprentice to Leslene, I have gone deeper in my own healing than with any other practitioner. She has also taught me how to go deeper with my own clients.

    Jacqueline S.Chapman MS, MFCC Transpersonal Psychotherapist

  • Several years ago I was very ill, and Leslene was part of a small circle of women who took care of me. I reached a place of not knowing whether I was going to live or die, a place in which the spirit was on its own journey. Because Leslene so deeply understood and respected the necessities of the spirit, I relied on her to speak, as it were, for my body – to tell me what I needed to do to preserve my physical self. One night she saw that I was slipping away, so she crawled into bed with me, cradled my head in her lap and sang my spirit back into my body. I was held by her compassion, her strength, and her skill. I’ll always be grateful for the gift of that tender and fierce loving kindness, which was the beginning of my healing.

    Joan Iten Sutherland Zen teacher, California Diamond Sangha

  • Leslene’s work empowers a woman to know and be herself, actualizing the fullness of her many possibilities. Leslene encourages each woman to claim the wisdom of her own experience and embrace her true feminine nature. She is courageous, honest, inspirational and capable of holding many divergent energies and points of view simultaneously. I highly recommend Leslene to any woman seeking a trustworthy guide on her journey.

    Anne Stine, MA, MFCC Psychotherapist, and Wilderness Guide

  • In my work with Leslene, I find that she understands and embodies the principle of good mental health as well as a deep understanding of the vast realms of consciousness and their potential for healing.

    Gary Bravo M.D, Psychiatrist