About Michelle
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, my life has been shaped by resilience, intuition, and an unwavering search for truth. Raised by a teenage mother, I witnessed firsthand what strength, sacrifice, and survival demanded. From an early age, I carried a heightened sensitivity to energy and emotion. I often sensed shifts in rooms before anyone spoke, felt outcomes before they unfolded, and intuitively understood what others could not articulate. At the time, I didn’t have language for it — but that quiet inner knowing would later become the foundation of my work.
I channeled that sensitivity into a thriving 20-year career in the music industry, serving as an executive and leading marketing campaigns for major artists across Hip-Hop, Gospel, and R&B. Although I never played an instrument, I deeply understood rhythm, emotion, and resonance. My gift was storytelling — translating feeling into movement, connection, and cultural impact. Looking back, I realize I was always working with frequency. I just hadn’t yet recognized it as healing.
By 2020, despite professional success and external achievement, the life I had built began to feel misaligned. On the outside, everything appeared polished and secure. Internally, I was navigating depression, emotional exhaustion, and a growing sense of disconnection from myself. Alcohol became a coping mechanism for the pressure of maintaining an image that no longer reflected my inner truth. The gap between who I was and who I was pretending to be became too wide to ignore.
The birth of my son was the divine interruption I didn’t know I needed. He became both my mirror and my motivation. Through him, I understood that surviving was no longer enough — I had to heal. I had to break patterns, confront conditioning, and rewrite the emotional legacy I would pass down.
In my darkest season, I turned to God. I also explored spirituality more deeply — engaging in therapy, somatic healing, breathwork, meditation, and various holistic modalities. A profound plant medicine experience, specifically Bufo, became a catalyst for clarity. For the first time, I experienced love without ego and truth without defense. I confronted the ways I had abandoned myself in the pursuit of achievement, validation, and stability. I realized I had been taught how to succeed and how to partner — but not how to truly love myself.
That awakening marked the beginning of my rebirth.
I chose alignment over appearance. I chose healing over performance. I traded alcohol for affirmations, toxicity for truth, and an old identity for a life rooted in clarity, peace, and divine direction. What felt like a breakdown became an initiation into purpose.
Today, I am a Trauma-Informed Certified Practitioner, Reiki Healer, Sound Healing Expert, Chakra Alignment Specialist, Retreat Facilitator, and Plant Medicine Guide. My work integrates spiritual depth with emotional safety. I am deeply committed to creating intentional, grounded spaces where transformation feels supported, not forced. I’ve had the honor of supporting hundreds of individuals across the United States, Mexico, Europe, and Africa through deeply intentional healing spaces.
Through intuitive insight and energetic awareness, I sense where energy may be misaligned or held in survival. Using crystal bowls, Reiki, chakra balancing, breathwork, and guided integration practices, I gently guide energy back into balance — harmonizing mind, body, and spirit. My approach is trauma-informed, meaning safety, agency, and nervous system regulation are always prioritized.
I work with individuals who are ready to break generational cycles, release inherited survival patterns, and return home to their authentic selves. I believe healing is not about becoming someone new; it is about remembering who you were before conditioning, trauma, and expectation shaped your identity.
Now, instead of marketing sound, I facilitate it. Instead of amplifying artists, I help individuals rediscover their own voice. Instead of performing for the world, I hold space for people to come back to themselves.
Healing begins when we return to ourselves.
Music was always my language. I simply switched keys.
STYLE BY SANCHEZ
In 2006, I turned my passion for beautiful aesthetics into a paid hobby. I launched an interior decorating company serving my colleagues and entertainment network by combining my project management skills with my innate sense of style to create functional, stylish spaces. My continuing education at Parsons School of Design in NYC further refined my eye for design, allowing me to take on creative projects that bring beauty and balance to clients’ homes and commercial spaces. Today, I continue to offer interior decorating services, but now with a deeper sense of purpose.
I combine spirituality with design to create functional spaces that foster peace, healing, and alignment with the soul that nourishes both the body and spirit. Every facet of my life, from career to my creative and spiritual pursuits, is driven by my commitment to transformation—whether through successful marketing campaigns, beautiful design, or healing the spirit.
NOT A PLACE. A PRESENCE.
Sanchez Sanctuary is not confined to a single location or place, it’s a presence.Whether I’m in New York, Atlanta, or anywhere in the world, I create safe spaces where you can exhale, reset, and reconnect to your truth amidst the noise of everyday life.
Whether in an intimate private setting or a new city across the world, each offering is personalized, accessible, and rooted in deep care and intention.
PLAYA DEL CARMEN
Escape to Playa del Carmen. Rest, relax, or party – it’s your choice! After healing with me at Sanchez Sanctuary, unwind in a 2-bedroom, 2-bath luxury condo (accommodate 1-6 people) with four rooftop pools, beach access, and curated experiences. All clients enjoy a special rate! Please contact me directly to book.
ANYWHERE
My services are available virtually for your convenience, and I can also travel to provide personalized, on-site experiences.