Let’s be honest: when your home feels more like Grand Central Station than a serene oasis—between pets, piles, people, and the constant ding of devices—creating a sacred space can feel like an actual miracle. Like, do I need to stage an intervention with my laundry room just to sit in peace for five minutes? (Maybe.)
But hear me on this: even in the chaos, you can carve out a place of calm. You can create a sacred space in your home that whispers rest, quiet, and “you get to be a human being, not just a human doing.”
It’s not about burning incense in a yurt (though if you have one, I love that for you). It’s about creating a sacred space at home that serves your soul, even if your kids are in the next room flinging Goldfish into the carpet.
Here’s how we do it. No perfection required.
What even is a sacred space?
Let’s bust the myth right now: creating a sacred space doesn’t require candles, crystals, or Gregorian chants on a Bluetooth speaker. A sacred space is simply intentional. It’s a little patch of your home where you can breathe deeper, connect with yourself (and God, if that’s important to you), and feel undistracted for even a few minutes.
It could be a cozy chair by the window, a yoga mat in the corner of your bedroom, a chair on your porch, or even your car parked in the driveway where no one can find you. (Been there. Sat in silence. No regrets.)
The point is: the space is sacred because you decided it is. That’s it. Creating a sacred space in your home isn’t about square footage—it’s about soul footage. (You’re welcome for that one.)
Step one: Claim your space, even if it’s tiny
If your home is bustling and busy, then creating a sacred space at home starts with choosing a spot—any spot—that feels like yours.
Maybe it’s:
- The corner of your bedroom with a lamp and your favorite blanket.
- A sunny windowsill with your journal.
- A shelf with a candle, a few books, and that one seashell you can’t explain but love anyway.
The size doesn’t matter. The intention does.
Don’t wait until everything’s Pinterest-perfect. Your space doesn’t have to look sacred to feel sacred.
Step two: Clear the clutter (physical and emotional)
Let’s be real: it’s hard to feel peaceful when your sacred space is stacked with unopened mail, mismatched socks, and whatever your teenager dumped there last week.
Part of creating a sacred space in your home means making room—physically and emotionally. Toss what doesn’t belong. Light a candle if that feels good. Breathe. Ask yourself: What am I ready to release right now—around me and inside me?
Sometimes the real clutter isn’t the pile on the floor. It’s the guilt, the noise, the nonstop expectations.
Let this be your permission slip to let go of what you don’t need. In your space, and in your soul.
Step three: Make it yours (and no one else’s)
This isn’t your kid’s homework zone or your partner’s email HQ. This is yours. So fill your space with what feels like home to your spirit.
Maybe that’s:
- A journal and your favorite pen.
- A devotional or spiritual text that grounds you.
- Music that calms your mind.
- A cozy throw, a plant, a diffuser, or a framed quote that speaks truth.
The goal of creating sacred space is not to impress anyone. It’s to meet yourself in the stillness and say: “Welcome back.”
Step four: Actually use it (even if it’s just for five minutes)
Look, creating a sacred space at home isn’t about building a shrine and never touching it. It’s about making it a habit to show up for yourself.
Maybe you sit in your sacred space every morning before the world wakes up. Maybe you go there after work to decompress. Maybe it’s your midday check-in when your nervous system is on overdrive.
It doesn’t have to be long. Or deep. Or profound. It just has to be yours.
Even five minutes a day can become a lifeline. A place to remember who you are, what you need, and that peace is possible—even in the middle of real life.
You are worthy of peace, even in a busy season
You don’t have to move to a mountaintop monastery to find sacredness. You can create a sacred space in your home that nourishes your soul—right now, right where you are.
Don’t wait for a quieter house or a better budget or more time. Start with what you have. Honor the season you’re in. And trust that even a tiny corner of calm can change how you show up for your life.
You deserve it. Your soul deserves it. And I promise—it matters.
Ready to make more space for simplicity, peace, and you?
If this idea of sacred space has your spirit nodding “yes, please,” you’ll love my course, Simplicity for the Rest of Us. It’s packed with real-life tools for decluttering your home and your mind—and creating rhythms of rest that actually work in busy seasons.
Because peace isn’t just for the monks. It’s for the mamas, the dreamers, the doers, and the you that’s been buried under everyone else’s needs.
You ready? Let’s make some sacred space, friend.
