My 30 days at The Sanctuary completely changed my life. I came in hopeless and disconnected, and I left seeing my light again!!
My therapist, Alison, was incredible. She led three Zoom family sessions, one with each of my children, and helped us communicate honestly and lovingly. My family absolutely adored her. For the first time, I was able to listen to my children with a clear mind and an open heart.
Dr. Andy oversaw our IV support twice a week, helping me regain strength and clarity through his wellness insights and care. His guidance on navigating depression was invaluable.
Karen, my journeywork and shadow-work counselor, helped me reconnect my head and my heart. She guided me through deep shadow work and taught me that many of my reactions toward others were actually a mirror of myself. The shadow work was extremely transformative for facing things I have struggled to in the past.
Dr. Mary, whom I saw weekly, used her functional medicine expertise to help me sleep better and safely reduce medications that were leaving me groggy. She went far beyond traditional psychiatry.
The organic food was nourishing and healing, and Victoria, the nutritionist, taught me how important nutrition is for anxiety and overall balance.
We also received two private sessions every day, each offering unique healing that showed me how much trauma is held in the body, not just the mind.
The level of care here is unlike anything I’ve experienced. Dean lives on-site, and Ruby’s presence brings so much warmth and grounding. Every staff member, on-site and off-site, truly cares, and I felt supported every single day.
Beyond the staff, I made great connections with other members who became my tribe for life. The nature of the sanctuary brought us together as we supported each other in our healing journeys and that was something truly special.
My life has changed tremendously. My children have their mom back. I feel grounded, present, and truly myself again.
I wish I could list every staff member by name, because each one played a role in saving my life. If you are even considering this place, know it will truly be a life changing experience.
I would recommend The Sanctuary to anyone and everyone. It is the reset your whole being has been waiting for!!!
My time at “The Sanctuary” will forever be a part of me as I found something within myself that I have been externally seeking outside of me. I was able to deeply explore myself in ways that I didn’t have that opportunity elsewhere. I am beyond grateful for the staff, team and anyone that is involved with energizing the land and the facility as it supported my transition into who I am and what I am becoming. After leaving… life has become much more meaningful! The Sanctuary has been woven into my DNA 🧬 🙏🏼 Aho!
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The Sanctuary at Sedona literally saved my life.
I came from a world in ruins, carrying a mind splintered by years of strain and a heart worn thin from trying to stay upright when everything around me was falling apart. When I first arrived, I had no sense of what would unfold. I only knew I was exhausted, emptied out, and hoping—quietly—that something out there still cared enough to meet me halfway.
On that red earth, the healing came slow and steady, like dawn creeping over the canyon walls. The staff and the tribe members became a well of solace and wisdom, people who carried light without boasting about it. They guided me when I could barely guide myself, and in time, I found myself rising strong enough to guide others. We grew by leaning on one another, learning again what it means to live with clarity, with heart, with an honest breath in the lungs.
If you go to this place, you’ll learn what I learned:
there is life before the Sanctuary,
and there is life after the Sanctuary.
And the distance between the two is measured in healing.
I recommend it with every ounce of sincerity I’ve got.
If you can open yourself to the vulnerability that real courage springs from,
this place will meet you, hold you, and help you find the pieces of yourself
you thought were lost for good.
Dean, Hilary, Ruby, Thomas, Lily and the rest of the staff are so mindful and caring. The Sanctuary saved my life. I am a Navy veteran (EOD) and after leaving the service my life fell apart. The Sanctuary found me at a time when I was in bad shape. Their experience and insights helped me not to get my life back, but something better. A love and compassion for myself and others, a deeper understanding of myself and what ailed me, and a passion for what’s to come.
I am grateful I had the opportunity to attend and I would encourage anyone struggling to do the same.
I had the privilege of coming to the Sanctuary ,in 2006, for relief from addiction to Opiates/Alcohol.
Dean Taraborelli was masterful at helping me overcome the obsession/cravings which were destroying my health & killing my Soul.
Since then, I have lived a life focused on Recovery, continued w/ non-12 Step & 12 Step programs to maintain Sobriety.
20 years later, I can honestly report I have never had the craving to even touch a single Narcotic, even when I’ve been in extreme pain from injuries or serious illness. something within me permanently shifted.
There have been numerous times when I had to reach out to Dean ,for some on-going support, during some really tough times in my life. Especially ,when navigating the grief/loss caused the passing of my Mother’s.
Even during life threatening illness last year, I was graced with the will to live a Sober life.
Somehow, he always managed to help me get back to Center & find my way back to Emotional Sobriety.
The mastery of all those working @ the Sanctuary is unparalleled. As a Holistic Doctor, I highly recommend the use of Mediation, Organic Nutrition, the skills of the various Professionals and the serene & healing space the Sanctuary offers. There is a reason millions of people go to Sedona for healing.
While 12 Step Programs can be helpful; this Recovered Alcoholic/Addict , has found the Spiritually based Body & Soul cleansing/maintenance program ,offered by the Sanctuary Team , to be the foundation of my ongoing Recovery.
