The Sanctuary
A place to feel yourself come alive through sensory, sacred, sumptuous living
There comes a season in a woman's life when she's ready to stop pouring her energy into building, striving, and caring for everyone else—and begin rediscovering the life that inspires her.
Perhaps you've spent years building a career, raising children, or doing the deep inner work of reclaiming yourself.
You’ve done lots of improving yourself over the years, and now you’re ready to enjoy yourself.
Does a beautiful notebook, an artisanal candle, or a great playlist make you come alive?
Are you the type to press summer peaches to your nose, get lost in a bookstore, or pull over when you see moonlight sparkling on water?
If you’re nodding along, welcome my friend. You have found your people.
The Sanctuary is a home for women who are no longer about squeezing every ounce of productivity from their days, and want to spend their time making, wandering, gathering, and delighting.
A place to practice a beautiful life.
Most of us were taught how to work hard, care for others, look like we have it all together, and override exhaustion as a badge of honor.
Very few of us were taught how to notice what delights us, trust our bodies, or build a life around what brings us a sense of beauty.
The Sanctuary exists to change that.
The Sanctuary is a place to explore living luxuriously in a way that’s designed specifically for the feminine nervous system.
The Path of Feminine Presence
How The Sanctuary approaches presence differently to meet the needs of your natural wiring
From quieting the mind → awakening the body
Mental tension begins in the body, and needs to unravel there first. The feminine system holds stress differently. The feminine system is made to move, express, and release tension through the body. Through live weekly movement practices, embodied living workshops, and tiny rituals of pleasure and peace, you’ll be guided to release the grip on improving your life, and start experiencing and enjoying the life you have.
From solitary practice → cozy shared experience
Practice is easier, and more pleasurable, when it happens in relationship. Weekly shared practices create a sense of being able to take your hands off the controls and just receive. Traveling together on a journey with like-hearted companions makes cultivating your feminine gifts a pleasure instead of willing yourself to do a chore.
From thinking harder → embodied clarity
When life gets complex, thinking harder rarely helps. Embodiment practices tap a source of wisdom and clarity that the mind simply cannot arrive at on its own. The Sanctuary is an apothecary of rituals to nurture your connection between you and your body’s intuitive voice so you can move through life differently, trust your body more, and make choices that support you.
From calming down → coming alive
Here, our mission is to fill your cup, not just with peace and calm, but with sparkle, sensuality, and feminine frolic. Every experience is wrapped in beauty, fun, humor, and sensory aliveness. 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
“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
How The Sanctuary Flows
Each week you receive a series of luxurious lessons, small rituals, and sensory gatherings.
No big life renovations needed; just small windows into sensory living that create profound transformation in your life.
What’s Included
Live Group Embodiment Practices Each Week
These gatherings are like a trip to the spa for your feminine nervous system, blending somatic guidance with sensual living, inviting poetry, music, creativity and community into tending the garden of yourself.
Monday Poetry & Presence Meditation (20 minutes) at 10am PDT
Wednesday Qoya Movement Practice (30 minutes) at 2pm PDT
Monthly Workshops in Slow, Embodied Living
Once a month, we gather for an immersion in the art and craft of living slowly & sumptuously, with seasonal wisdom, practical lessons, group connection, and delicious topics.
Small Weekly Rituals
Each week you receive a small guided practice to infuse exquisite beauty, femininity and presence into your life. Each practice is just 5-15 minutes, and guides you on a charmed path to presence, one ritual at a time.
Surprise Little Luxuries Throughout the Month
Throughout the month you’ll also receive little luxuries: inspiring audio love notes, unique playlists, quotes, and artisanal creations to bring sensory aliveness into your life, home, and heart.
FAQs
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Live Gatherings to Enjoy at Your Leisure:
Monday: Live Group Presence Practice (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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Oh are there ever features! The live gatherings are at the heart of The Sanctuary if you’re craving a group experience, but they are just the beginning of all that you receive.
💌 Weekly Love Note
A two-minute audio letter to set the tone and invite you into a moment of slow, sumptuous presence at the start of your week.
🌷 Weekly Live Embodiment Practices
Twice per week we gather for a small practice of music, poetry, movement, and connection in our live embodiment practice. Think of these practices like gathering at a small café with close friends for a nourishing, cozy catch up and a delicious, sumptuous dessert for the soul..
🌹 Monthly Themes
Each month, all of our gatherings and gems center around a theme. Past themes have included The Art of Enchantment, Living in Simple Luxury, The Well-Tended Woman, Beauty Alchemy, and so much more.
🌳 An On-Demand Charm Garden
Available anytime is a private garden of meditations, beauty tutorials, sensual living lessons, playlists, and many other tools to entertain and enrich your life through small, simple rituals.
⏸️ Pause Week
Once per month we take a pause on new content to practice the art of savoring and integrate the month’s gems.
💐The Weekly Charm
Each week you’re given a small, 5-15 minute video or audio practice to weave exquisite presence into your days. Topics range from seasonal visualizations to mocktail recipes, sensory crafts to private podcasts, and so much more.
🌺 Little Luxuries
Throughout the month you’ll receive little surprise bon-bon's in your inbox, for small doses of beauty, encouragement, and inspiration all month long.
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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.
For monthly memberships, there are no refunds but you can cancel your membership at any time before your 30-day renewal date, and you will not be charged again.
For annual memberships, 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.
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 the body.
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 examining your life.
Step inside The Sanctuary, and begin enjoying your life.
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A love note from Mary
Hello, my friend,
I’m Mary Lofgren. I’m an award-winning certified embodiment coach, a podcaster, artist, and author.
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 over the years, 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 the rich beauty of being in the present moment.
Actually being here for our own lives.
The quality of your presence shapes the qualityof your entire life.
It 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
