An invitation from Iyanla Vanzant
Who holds the woman who holds everybody?
You have been the strong one long enough.
For four days, you don't have to carry the room.
The Sanctuary Within
A Sacred Return to Wholeness with Iyanla Vanzant
October 22–25, 2026 · Honor's Haven, Upstate New York
A private, exclusive gathering. All registrations and room reservations are made only through Inner Visions.
The Invitation
Iyanla is calling in
24 women.
Not an auditorium.
Not hundreds of people.
24 women.
Four days.
One Sanctuary.
Remember · Release · Receive · Rise · Return
In her words
Invite the woman who is tired.
Invite the woman who is grieving.
Invite the woman who is uncertain.
Invite the woman who has forgotten how to receive.
Invite the woman who knows something more is waiting for her.
On September 13, after three weeks of silence, Iyanla heard one instruction: Invite 24 women into the sanctuary. It is her first in-person work of 2026. She does not know if it will happen again.
Come alone, or come with your sister, your mother, your dearest friend.
Not all grief comes from death.
What are you still carrying?
Sometimes we grieve
The relationship.
The childhood.
The apology that never came.
The dream we abandoned.
The years we spent surviving.
The woman we had to become to make it through.
Your strength is no longer demonstrated by how much you carry. Your strength is demonstrated by your willingness to tell the truth.
Iyanla Vanzant
Imagine
Four days where nobody needs anything from you.
— You don't have to lead.
— You don't have to fix.
— You don't have to explain.
— You don't have to perform.
You can speak.
You can be silent.
You can cry.
You can laugh.
You can rest.
You can receive.
The Journey
Four days. Five sacred movements.
Thursday · Oct 22
Remember
Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Friday · Oct 23
Release
What are you finally ready to put down?
Saturday · Oct 24
Receive
What happens when you allow yourself to be supported?
Sunday · Oct 25
Rise & Return
Not to who the world expects. To who you have always been.
iIntimate teaching with Iyanla
iiSacred circles and ceremony
iiiGrief and release work
ivPrayer and meditation
vRest and reflection
viReceiving practices
viiSacred boundary work
viiiThe Feast of Receiving
ixFuture-Self work
xYour Personal Rule of Life
and Post-retreat Integration Support.
What Happens Inside
This is not a conference.
This is an experience.
We will not do much talking. The intention is healing and transformation, together.
Everything Included
Four days held in sacred space, with support that continues after you leave.
During
Four days and three nights
Accommodations
Meals and refreshments
The full Sanctuary experience with Iyanla
After
Post-retreat integration support
30-Day Recommitment Gathering
Weekly Integration Messages
30-Day Private Community
The Investment
Choose your Sanctuary
Limited places
Sanctuary Experience
$3,495
The complete four-day experience: three nights of accommodations, meals, materials, ceremonies and teachings with Iyanla.
Pay in full, or in two payments of $1,747.50.
Only 8 available
Sanctuary Private Audience
$4,750
Everything in the Sanctuary Experience, plus a private, one-on-one experience with Iyanla.
Pay in full, or in two payments of $2,375.
Maybe you don't need another vacation.
Maybe you need somewhere you can finally put it down.
You do not have to break down before you give yourself permission to be held.
Iyanla is calling in 24 women
Are you one of them?
October 22–25, 2026 · Upstate New York
Where
Upstate New York. About 90 minutes from NYC.
Booking
Registration and rooms are booked only through Inner Visions.
Registration closes
October 15, 2026, or when all places are filled.
Your place
Registration is non-refundable. You may transfer your place to another woman until October 15.