Shiela's Sanctuary

05/17/2026

***Our first house manager closed on his first house this past Friday, May 15, 2026.***

He came to The Sanctuary with just the clothes on his back. I picked him up from the bus station after he had completed treatment and brought him to the house. He committed to doing his inner work. He listened when I spoke about financial literacy. He even asked questions that I was happy to answer. Together, we improved his credit score and established work history so he could qualify for a home loan.

04/28/2026

Spring has sprung! We are so grateful to our community partner at Community Food Share. This incredible organization offers so many staples for our guys. And how about that garden starter kit?! Will be perfect for our guys to use in our raised garden beds. Endless gratitude

02/03/2026

Look at my little helper, Raisen. He's a baby goat that is about the size of a small/medium sized dog. So curious and playful

01/22/2026

Look at these majestic, wise creatures. Teachers, essentially. They are two of the therapy horses our community partners use as part of our program - Equine EMDR therapy 🫶🏽

12/14/2025

People this is the organization I dance with. Releasing trauma through the cathartic choreography of , founder of D2BF, is the medicine everyone - especially trauma survivors need.
Thank you for all you do for the world 💛

We spent with a dozen men at the beacon down in Canon City. There was such vulnerability and accountability in the room.

One man’s response to “When do you feel safe in your body?”was “When my heart rate is stable.” Another man shared that the biggest obstacle he has overcome was his depression.

The prisons do not pay us. We rely mostly on individual donors so please consider contributing.💛

https://www.dancetobefree.org/colorado-gives

Our subscription site has a ton of material from the past eight years including choreography from our prisons. FREE 7 day trial!

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11/05/2025

Boulder County has some amazing resources. We are so very grateful for this food from our local Food Bank. That's Shiela, Theo and Miguel unloading at least a week's provisions. 🫶

09/13/2025

Thank you to all the living beings at Good Life Refuge 💜

08/20/2025

Brainspotting (BSP) is one of the modalities we recommend to permanantly heal trauma.

09/16/2024

Paying it Forward + Community
One of our graduates from the women's house inherited a vehicle. However, she already had a working vehicle. She decided to keep the newer of the two but since nothing was wrong with her old car, she said she wanted to give it to someone "who could really use it". We asked our men's house manager and he threw out a name. This man has been biking to work since the wet days of April. Now, here he is with his new car! So proud of both of them 😍

06/04/2024

Our first session of "Yoga in the Park". 🫶🏽