The Sanctuary
A place where your group's work is held with care. Gather up to 25, stay overnight up to 13, park on Camden Street, and rest beside four acres of DC parkland.
About Sanctuary
Sanctuary is a private retreat and gathering house in Southeast Washington, DC. It is a sacred space where up to 25 people can gather by day and up to 13 can sleep overnight across twin beds. The property sits beside four acres of DC parkland and is used for ceremonies, yoga and wellness, retreats, workshops, celebrations, and creative work. The weekend retreat starts at $2,700; premium and signature packages are also available. Bookings are confirmed personally before anything is charged.
Gallery
Every picture is the real house in Southeast DC. No stock, no staging.
The space
Step through the entrance into a home designed around one thing: presence. The ceremony space sits at the heart of the property, with stairs that feel like a ritual in themselves, a landing altar for offerings and intention, and room for a circle of people.
The yoga lounge is bright and quiet, with room for a full practice or a slow morning sit. The dining lounge gathers everyone around one table, and the kitchen is equipped to cook for the whole circle.
When the day unwinds, the house sleeps up to thirteen guests across twin beds, in configurations that flex to fit your group. Every space is finished with care, calm, and a feeling of being held.
Ceremony space, yoga lounge, dining lounge, kitchen, and all bedrooms. Rent the whole property and you hold every space for your group.
up to 25 for gatheringssleeps up to 13 overnightThe heart of the property with its landing altar and stairs.
up to 25 for gatheringsBright, quiet room for practice, movement, and circle.
up to 15 for gatheringsSleep up to 13 across twin beds, with full use of the shared spaces during your stay.
up to 25 for gatheringssleeps up to 13 overnightThe whole property sleeps up to 13 across twin beds, in four bedrooms with three full baths.
A space that flexes with you
Every room in the sanctuary is modular. Push everything into the closets and the whole house becomes one open canvas, ready for a circle, a ceremony, or a dance. Pull it all out and it is fully furnished for a weekend of gathering, rest, and creation.
The layout changes shape with your group. Bring your own mats, your own chairs, your own intention, and the space makes room. That is the sanctuary: a home that holds whatever you are here to do.
What guests say
Every voice below is a verified guest review of the sanctuary.
After my first ceremony, I released grief I had been carrying since childhood. I walked in heavy. I walked out lighter than I have felt in twenty year...
I came in skeptical, expecting nothing. I left in tears, finally understanding what it means to feel held by community. I now attend every month.
I had tried everything. Talk therapy, medication, meditation. This gave me back something I did not know I had lost, my sense of belonging on this ear...
In verified numbers
Every number below is on the property record. We do not invent figures.
Why the sanctuary
A residential, intimate sanctuary in Southeast Washington, DC with space to gather, retreat, and celebrate.
Parking on Camden Street makes arrival easy for your guests.
Nature at the back gate. The public parkland is separate from the privately rented property.
Ceremony, retreat, wellness, celebration, creative work. One property, many ways to create.
Choose your shape
The sanctuary adapts to what you are creating. Choose your shape and we will build the experience around it.
Signature packages
Pre-shaped ways to hold your event. Every package can be tailored.
Circle, council, community
A day or more of practice
Mark a moment
Yoga, breathwork, sound
Photo, film, production
The whole property, exclusively
Package prices are confirmed. DC sales tax is added at checkout, as required by DC law.
Rates & pricing
Every rate below is verified and sourced. Nothing is charged until the sanctuary team confirms your reservation with you, personally.
Weekend package · Friday 4pm to Sunday 10am, or the extended Friday 10am to Sunday 6pm. All three weekend tiers include DC sales tax (15.95%) in the rate.
Every rate is confirmed and shown up front, and nothing is charged until the sanctuary team confirms your reservation with you, personally.
The Sanctuary Promise
Everything on this page is checked against the property record, so every rate and detail is confirmed before it is shown.
Nothing is charged until the sanctuary team confirms your reservation with you, personally.
Rates, the $275 cleaning and transition fee, and DC tax are shown up front. Premium and Signature include cleaning.
Privacy comes first. The full address is shared once your reservation is confirmed.
Describe your gathering in your own words. The Concierge shapes a plan using only verified details about the space.
Tell us what you are creating and we will shape a plan around it, using only verified details about the space.
How booking works
Three simple steps, and nothing is charged until the sanctuary team confirms with you, personally.
Pick what you are creating, how long you need the space, when, and any add-ons, in the booking flow.
Request a date or book instantly. Nothing is charged until the sanctuary team confirms your reservation with you, personally.
Arrive, park on Camden Street, and settle in. A 24-hour concierge line is there if you need anything.
Pick what you have in mind, choose your dates, and we will handle the rest. Instant book or request to book.
Choose the gathering you have in mind. We will build the rest around it.
Voices from the space
After my first ceremony, I released grief I had been carrying since childhood. I walked in heavy. I walked out lighter than I have felt in twenty years. The container Temple Mother Earth holds is unlike anything I have experienced.
I came in skeptical, expecting nothing. I left in tears, finally understanding what it means to feel held by community. I now attend every month.
I had tried everything. Talk therapy, medication, meditation. This gave me back something I did not know I had lost, my sense of belonging on this earth.
I learned how to slow down. Years of burnout dissolved over the course of one afternoon. I left with a stillness I now carry into every part of my life.
Reviews shown here are public Google reviews of Temple Mother Earth, selected for this page. They are hosted on the Temple Mother Earth Google listing.
Share the sanctuary
The sanctuary is made to be shared. If you know someone who needs a sacred space for their circle, ceremony, or retreat, send them here.
Rent the whole sanctuary. Sleep 13, gather 25, and leave your footprint on the land, not a checklist.
A private house beside four acres of DC parkland, with a kitchen, a ceremony space, and a fire pit.
We don't gamify ratings. We hold space. The reviews come when the gathering does.
The bed count is for rest. The real number is the circle you can hold by day, up to 25 in the ceremony space.
The dining lounge gathers everyone around one table, and the kitchen cooks for the whole circle.
The parkland is public and separate. The peace it brings, however, is fully yours.
Every line above is a verified fact about the sanctuary, said with a smile. These are the real details of the space and the difference it makes.
Occasional letters about the space, the gatherings, and the people who hold them. Free guide on signup: “What to expect at your first ceremony at Sanctuary.”