Creating a Sanctuary of Safety in a Chaotic World
Returning to Your Inner Sanctum
When the world is on fire—politically, spiritually, psychically—it’s essential that we return to the one place that can hold us: a sanctuary of safety.
This isn’t just about retreating from the chaos. It’s about claiming your inner sanctum—your own grounded, sacred space of sovereignty, clarity, and calm.
Whether you’re navigating trauma, neurodivergence, spiritual awakenings, or a full-on rebirth… the ability to ground, regulate, and feel safe in your own body is the foundation for your next evolution.
What Is Sanctuary?
A sanctuary is more than just a peaceful space—it’s a frequency you build with intention and devotion. It’s:
A physical container where you feel safe, inspired, and nourished
An energetic field where you’re attuned to love, presence, and Divine connection
A spiritual commitment to honor your body, boundaries, and needs without shame
You can create sanctuary through breathwork, scent rituals, cozy textures, meridian tapping, prayer, music, or simply placing a hand on your heart and affirming, “I am safe.”
In ancient traditions, a sanctum was a protected inner chamber.
In your own life, a sanctum might be your journal. Your meditation practice. Your playlist.
Your bath.
Your corner of the couch lit by morning sun.
Or a Zoom call with other real ones who see you.
You can create sanctums anywhere—structured by sovereignty, scented with memory, and softened with self-compassion.
Reclaiming My Inner Sanctum
A few years ago, I was in the thick of a life transition, moving countries, closing down a major chapter of my business, and navigating the stormy seas of single parenthood. Everything felt like it was unraveling. On paper, I was “doing the right things”—meditating, running a spiritual business, showing up for others. But inside? I was crumbling.
One evening, after my daughter had gone to sleep, I sat in my new (bare) apartment with nothing but a couple of suitcases, a candle, and my playlist. That’s when I remembered my own words. Sanctuary is not a place—it’s a presence.
I lit the candle, played a soft mantra, and placed my hand over my heart. I whispered, “You are safe now.” I swayed. I breathed. I wept.
And then…I felt it.
Not the absence of chaos, but the presence of peace.
That night became a ritual. And that ritual became a sanctuary I could carry wherever I went—from the Amsterdam canals to the chaos of a launch to the quiet between breaths.
Cues of Safety: How to Ground in Uncertain Times
Your body is always listening.
When you send it signals of safety, your whole system shifts. Your heart softens. Your mind clears.
You remember—you’re not just surviving. You’re becoming.
Here are a few powerful cues of safety you can invite into your life today:
Hand on heart and belly, breathing deeply
Music that soothes or uplifts (my recent musical releases can help!)
Scented candles, incense, or essential oils
Cozy textures: soft blankets, warm socks, fuzzy robes
Connection with nature: bird song, sun on your skin, touching a plant, bare feet on the earth
Self-holding: wrap your arms around your body, rock gently, sway
Looking at a baby photo—yours or a loved one’s—to activate tenderness and care
If it feels hard to connect to safety in your own body, imagine a newborn. Feel what it means to hold them with presence, with reverence.
That presence? That reverence? You deserve that too.
Need a little sonic alchemy to shift your energy?
Check out my new music…Connect to Peace in English and in French
Drift into a mesmerizing fusion of tabla, sitar, and hypnotic ambient textures as my voice guides you into alignment, remembrance, and inner peace.
Listen to Connect to Peace, I Am Om Shanti by DaeEss 1Dréa
Om Shanti—Om, the infinite. Shanti, the peace beyond all understanding. This track is both a mantra invocation and a direct transmission, designed to attune you to the stillness within—beyond thought, beyond time.
Ready to tune into Nature’s rhythms?
You can use Nature’s cues to return to safety and calm, to reclaim your sovereignty, and to reset your life rhythm.
This June’s Strawberry Full Moon in Sagittarius is a potent portal to reclaim your truth, your body, and your boldness.
🔻 Download your free Full Moon Ritual Kit
Your download includes the beautifully designed ritual guide (two versions: feminine & masculine), my Ritual Masterclass Replay, meditations, affirmations, and journal prompts:
👉 Click here to download the ritual guide & bonuses
The Attunement Meditation: Your Daily Inner Sanctuary
For years, I’ve guided people through the Attunement Meditation, a 5-step practice to realign with self, spirit, and sovereignty.
Whether you’re healing trauma, integrating a psychedelic journey, or navigating daily life in a world on fire—this practice meets you where you are and brings you home to yourself.
Here are the 5 steps:
Allow – Become the witness. Breathe. Let whatever is present, be present. Without judgment.
Attune – Activate self-compassion. Imagine receiving loving-kindness from a saint, guide, or even your pet. Let it in.
Align – Open your heart and mind to higher consciousness. Ask for insight. Call on your sacred allies.
Inspired Action – From this space, ask: What’s the next right step? What aligns with truth, not trauma?
Appreciation – Anchor in gratitude. Savor even the tiniest moments of grace. Gratitude rewires your brain and opens your field.
You can practice this in 10 minutes or 2.
In your altar space or while doing dishes.
Standing in line or logging into Zoom.
Real Self-Love Is A Ritual
Inside our Real Self Love Movement, we practice this every month.
I guide the group in the Attunement Meditation rooted in mindfulness, compassion, spiritual connection, and soul-aligned action.
This isn’t just self-care.
It’s energetic hygiene.
It’s soul reparenting.
It’s the foundation of conscious evolution.
Want to Experience It Live?
Join us LIVE for the Real Self Love Community Call
🕊 Guided Attunement Meditation
🔥 Community connection + compassionate witnessing
🌟 Teachings on trauma integration, energy mastery & soulful truth
📅 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6 PM CEST | 12 PM EST
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One Final Whisper…
You don’t have to wait until everything is perfect to feel safe.
You don’t have to heal alone.
You can start right now, right here—with a breath, a ritual, a song, a scent, a remembering.
Your sanctuary already lives within you.
Let’s reclaim it—together.
With grace & grounding,
DaeEss 1Dréa
for Soul Sense Alchemy