MIDTOWN Healing Sanctuary
Welcome to Peace
ERIKA SCHAEFER, CHHP, CHHC & CMT
Welcome to the Healing Sanctuary
We treat more than just your body We treat the whole of you
New Client Living Field Intake.
This session offers a top-to-bottom look at you and how your system is currently functioning — physically, emotionally, and energetically. Together, we identify where things are disrupted, overloaded, depleted, or stalled, and where support is most needed right now.
From there, we clarify next steps that support stability, regulation, and forward movement, whether through bodywork, nervous system care, nutrition and wellness support, or deeper ongoing work.
If you’re browsing and not seeing exactly what you’re looking for, but you feel curious, that’s okay. Reach out directly. I respond personally and will help you find the right entry point or schedule a consultation to explore what support would serve you best.
There is no pressure here.
No rushing.
No fixing.
Just showing up
We always lead with clear attention, skilled care, and a built, consistent path forward.
You don’t need to know where you’re going.
You just need a place to land — and I’ll guide you from there.
You’re in the right place.
Your Holistic Guide & The Sanctuary Founder
Erika Scanlan Schaefer, CHHP, CHHC & CMT
What to expect
Welcome to Building Safe Space within You
Let's begin by introducing you to the Peace possible Within
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your Sanctuary Reset is a 75-minute restorative intake and healing session designed to help your system unclench, settle, and return to yourself.
Here’s what your visit includes:
A Gentle Welcome
We begin by slowing your system down. You’ll be invited to sit, breathe, and arrive. No performance. No pressure. Just space to be seen & Heard.
A Guided Conversation
We talk about what’s happening in your body, your life, & your nervous system.
This is not therapy. It’s a reading of your field — how stress, pain, exhaustion, or emotional overwhelm are showing up in your body and energy.
Clearing What is Not You
I remove the first layers of buildup — the tension, survival adrenaline, emotional backlog, and energetic debris that keep your system tight and reactive.
You may stay clothed if that is more comfortable. This work is gentle, deep, noninvasive, and trauma-informed.
Rebalancing the System
Once the excess load is cleared, your field can reset.
This includes breath work, energy balancing, fascia unwinding, nervous system stabilization, and deep restorative support.
Your Path Forward
After your system settles, I will tell you clearly what I see — where you are on the Sanctuary Path, what stage of healing you’re in, and what type of support will serve you best.
No guesswork. No confusion.
Just clarity, safety, and next steps.
Your Sanctuary Reset is just the beginning — the first step in rebuilding the safety, coherence, and inner home your system has been missing.
WHAT WILL I FEEL LIKE AFTER?
Everyone responds differently, but most people experience one or more of the following:
Immediate Relief
A sense of softness, spaciousness, and internal quiet.
Many people say, “I haven’t felt this way in years.”
Deep Sleep & Restfulness
Your system may finally feel safe enough to rest.
Expect a calmer night, deeper dreams, or a full-body exhale.
Emotional Release
Tears, tenderness, or light emotional waves are normal.
This means old pressure left your system successfully.
Lightness & Clarity
When survival mode drops, your mind clears.
You may notice insights, new options, or the absence of old fear patterns.
Physical Sensations
Warmth, tingling, opening along the ribs, spine, pelvis, or diaphragm.
This is your body unwinding structural tension from years of holding.
Gentle Reorganization
In the days following, you may notice:
- Better boundaries
- More patience
- Less overwhelm
- Fewer pain spikes
- Clearer intuition
- Calmer interactions with family or partners
Your system will continue integrating for 24–72 hours.
Supplimental Support for after care!
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy?
No. This work is not psychotherapy, though it may feel therapeutic.
Therapy is essential for understanding your story — your history, relationships, and patterns — and many people I work with have already done meaningful therapy.
My work focuses on what comes next.
I work at the level of the body, nervous system, identity, and life structure, helping you move beyond trauma-based patterns so you can actually live what you know.
This is about integration, embodiment, and forward movement — not analysis alone.
How is this different from coaching?
Coaching often focuses on goals, mindset, or performance. My work begins before goals are possible — at the level where trauma, collapse, or dysregulation may be preventing your system from holding momentum, clarity, or consistency.
We work with:
- the body and nervous system
- relational and emotional triggers
- bio-energetic and somatic patterns
- real-life decision-making and integration
This ensures that what you build is sustainable, not forced.
Is this bodywork or yoga therapy?
It can include elements of both, but it is not limited to either.
I draw from over 30 years of experience in:
- holistic health and nutrition
- over 40 modalities in body-based healing
- 30 years of yoga therapy and movement awareness
- Eastern and Western wellness systems
The focus is not on techniques, but on removing blocks in the body so your system can come online as a whole.
What does “holistic” mean in this work?
Holistic means built in whole parts, not fragmented or manufactured solutions.
This work is:
- bio-individual (specific to you)
- integrative (body, mind, and spirit in co-union)
- practical (meant to be lived, not idealized)
- ethical (grounded in responsibility and choice)
Whole foods. Whole conversations. Whole truths. Whole practices.Not what I do for you — what you learn to do for yourself.
What actually happens in a session?
Sessions are tailored to the individual.
Depending on your needs, sessions may include:
- identifying where trauma lives in the body
- recognizing triggers and relational patterns
- somatic awareness and regulation
- reframing identity from survival to choice
- learning tools for the next step on your path
There is no one-size-fits-all process. This work is about building a life that fits you, not fitting you into a model.
Who is this work for?
This work is for people who are:
- perceptive, gifted, sensitive, or visionary
- aware they are here to create, lead, or contribute
- blocked by trauma-driven collapse or instability
- ready to take responsibility for their healing and life
It is especially supportive for those who feel they have done “everything right” — but still can’t fully live their truth yet.
Who is this work not for?
This work is Not for-
- seeking quick fixes or rescue
- unwilling to engage your body and choices
- looking for someone to override your process
- in an acute mental health crisis requiring emergency or psychiatric care
When appropriate, this work can complement therapy & medical support at any level.
This work bridges the gap between knowing your story and becoming who you came here to be.
Hello
Welcome to Erika Schaefer
With 32 years of healing behind me, I don’t just guide transformation—I help you build a Sanctuary within.
From holistic oncology care to quantum healing to Bio-Individual Health Pathways, my work walks you back to the place where your whole self is finally safe to come home.