The Sanctuary
A place to cultivate exquisite presence through the beauty of your senses and the wisdom of your body
The quality of a woman’s presence shapes everything in her life.
Presence.
So simple, yet so profound.
Your quality of presence can turn a fight over the laundry into a moment of unbelievable closeness.
It can shift a chaotic dinner with your kiddos into a moment of brazen leadership.
It transforms your lunch from a boring deli sandwich into a feast for the senses.
Presence is the one thing with the power to change everything.
So why does it feel so hard to prioritize?
How would your life change if you traded the urgency for intimacy?
If you ever roll your eyes at people who say “just slow down and do less and everything will fall into place”,you’re not alone.
(I know I do, and I am one of those people.)
Ease is an orientation, not an arrival point.
It’s not a personality trait, or a gift that some have and others don’t.
Embodied, magnetic presence is a skill that can be cultivated.
It is something your system can learn to hold as its baseline, like a note that brings the whole instrument into tune.
If you’ve struggled to maintain a practice of presence, it’s not surprising.
Presence practices that center stillness, solitude, and self-discipline, aren’t really designed to work with the wiring of the feminine nervous system.
Feminine folks respond best to an approach that’s drizzled with beauty and pleasure.
Coming alive through sensory pleasures is literally how you’re wired - for sight, sound, and touch to draw you back into yourself.
You weren’t designed to rise toward a higher self, but to unfurl from within.
Your nervous system unwinds through shared experience and relationship, not just solitude.
The Sanctuary is a presence practice community specifically designed for the feminine soul.
Our Path to Transformation
Explore the ways feminine presence shifts the way you feel, think, and inhabit your life
From bracing for the week ahead → meeting yourself first
Around here, we do Mondays differently. Before touching a to-do list, we begin with small, simple practices (live and guided) that help you meet yourself before the world rushes in, setting the tone of your week from the inside out.
From doing it all alone → shared practice
Presence is easier, and more pleasurable, when practiced in relationship. Weekly shared practices create a sense of traveling together on a journey instead of willing yourself to do a chore.
From mental spin → embodied clarity
When life gets complex, thinking harder rarely helps. Small, simple embodiment practices tap a source of wisdom and clarity that the mind simply cannot arrive at on its own. With a clearer line of communication between you and your intuition, you move through life differently, making choices that feel more grounded, responsive, and true.
From calming down → coming alive
The Sanctuary is like a secret garden where every experience is wrapped in beauty, humor, and sensory pleasure. We make sure to fill your cup not just with peace and calm, but with sparkle, sensuality, and plenty of feminine frolic. Think color in your cheeks, appetite revived, and lit from within. You’ll love it.
“I was tired of walking through a dulled version of life.
The Sanctuary has brought my senses alive again, and I’ve reunited with parts of myself I didn’t even know I missed.”
SAMANTHA
How The Sanctuary Flows
And What’s Included When You Join
The Sanctuary is a series of small practices, both live and guided each week, that help you settle into your body, nourish your nervous system, and tend a state of relaxed, feminine presence.
You’re met week after week in ways that make presence easier to sustain and more delicious to sink into.
Live Presence Practice Each Week
Each week, you’re invited to a 20-minute live Monday meditation and 30-minute mid-week movement class. These gatherings are like a trip to the spa for your feminine nervous system, blending somatic guidance with poetry, music, and creative practice. Monday at 10am PT & Wednesday at 2pm PT
A Monthly Workshop in Well-Tended Living
Once a month, we gather for a deeper immersion in the art and craft of living as a well-tended woman, with insight, embodied practice, and practical ways to tend your body, center your mind, and cultivate exquisite attention.
Small Lessons & Sensory Rituals for Feminine Living
Each week you receive a small guided practice to infuse exquisite beauty, femininity and presence into your life, home, and heart. Each practice is just 5-15 minutes, and guides you on a charmed path to presence, one ritual at a time.
Little Luxuries to Nourish Your Feminine Nervous System
Throughout the month you’ll also receive little luxuries: inspiring audio love notes, unique playlists, quotes, and artisanal creations to keep your body enlivened and your soul satiated.
“The Sanctuary has made my life richer, fuller, and more real.”
It is where I remember how to be in my body, to connect with my heart, and surround myself with beauty.
LEANN DAMERON
January Bonus
Embodying Your Word of the Year Workshop
In this body-focused, at-home retreat, you’ll be guided through a process of making your word of the year less of an abstract idea, and more of something you can feel in your breath, your bones, your posture, and your pace.
JANUARY 10 11am - 1pm PST • Join live or enjoy the playback
Who Is The Sanctuary For?
We’ll be a great fit if:
You’re drawn to a kind of presence that’s sensual, grounded, and rooted in spirit.
You feel more alive when you honor your feminine self through beauty and attention.
You’ve tried many methods and programs, but tend to jump ship when it starts to feel like more work.
You respond best to warmth, voice, and relational guidance, rather than pressure or correction.
You’re drawn to a way of learning that blends depth and practicality with humor, pleasure, and curiosity.
Short, potent practices are more your jam than long, intensive classes.
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"The Sanctuary has reconnected me with a zest I thought I'd lost."
MAYA
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“I now know how my feminine nervous system can and should feel.”
PKM
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“If you’re looking for a place to slow down and be saturated in life's wonder - The Sanctuary is it.”
NADEE
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"I am so grateful to have found this secret society of feminine delight."
RENÉE SEARLES
You’ve spent decades studying yourself.
Now it’s time to enjoy yourself.
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FAQs
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Live Gatherings to Enjoy at Your Leisure:
Monday: Live Meditation (20-mins) at 10am PST / 1pm EDT
Wednesday: Live Movement Practice (30-mins) 2pm PST / 5pm EDT
Second Wednesday of the month: Live Masterclass (75-mins) 2pm PST / 5pm EDT
Last Thursday of the month: Celebration Circle & Monthly Intention Setting (45-mins) 11am PST / 2pm EDT
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If you identify as a feminine being (which may include women, non-binary folks, trans and genderqueer folks, or other identities) you’re welcome here! If you have questions about whether this is a place you’d feel at home, we’d love to be in touch. Send us an email at hello@marylofgren.com
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You 'betcha. All live gatherings are recorded and available in the online Sanctuary Library.
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We want everyone who joins The Sanctuary to feel happy and satisfied with their purchase.
If after 7 days from the date you joined you feel The Sanctuary is not for you, you can request a refund for your purchase amount. There is a $20 processing fee to cover our costs of processing a refund. After that seven days, no refunds are available.
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At this time we offer 3-month memberships to support a steady, relational container rather than a drop-in experience.
ABOUT MARY
Hello, my friend,
I’m Mary Lofgren. I’m an award-winning certified embodiment coach, a podcaster, artist, devoted godmother, and loving foster dog mama.
For over a decade, I’ve been guiding women in body-based, feminine-centered ways of living and being.
After working with hundreds of clients and being privileged to hear the desires behind their desires, there is one thing I deeply know:
When we look back on life, whether we’re 19 or 92, it’s rarely more money, or even more time, that we wish we had more of. It’s presence. That rich, timeless feeling of actually being here for our own lives.
The quality of your presence shapes the quality of your moments, which shape the arc of your entire life.
I believe in creating conditions where your body can relax, your mind can quiet, and your intuition can lead you to the truest, most beautiful life you can imagine.
If that approach speaks to you, the Sanctuary is a place you’ll find a home.
Your presence is the most valuable treasure you have.
It is worth tending.
It is worth protecting.
It is worth investing in.
I’ll meet you by the rose hedges.
With love,
Mary
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