Maresha Donna Ducharme is the founder and resident teacher of The Sanctuary, a non-profit, charitable organization. Her commitment to help each individual realize peace, health, and well-being in life, are the foundation of her teaching. She has been inspiring people to realize the sources of healing and peace, which exist within each one of us for over 35 years. Her vision to help people become empowered by living in conscious connection to the Divine, and to create health and joy in living is expressed in the creation of The Sanctuary.

Maresha holds degrees in Teaching, Education, Wholistic and Macrobiotic Counseling, and Energy Medicine. Her background and experience in spiritual and theological training is diverse. She has held a teaching ministry for the last 30 years. Maresha is a keeper of the sweat lodge, has trained extensively in Eastern Medicine, and in 1984 she was initiated into the Kundalini Shaktipat tradition. In 2000, she established The Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is ecumenical and open to all faiths and traditions and which finds the common bond of universal truths held at the heart of all faiths, and traditions.

Maresha is the founder and resident teacher of The Snow Dragon Sanctuary, a non-profit, charitable organization. Her commitment to help each individual realize peace, health, and well-being in life is the foundation of her teaching. For more than 35 years, she has been inspiring others to realize the sources of healing and peace which exist within each one of us. Her vision is to help people become empowered by living in conscious connection to the Divine, thereby create health and joy in living as expressed in the creation of The Sanctuary.

Maresha holds degrees in teaching, education, holistic and macrobiotic counseling, and energy medicine. Her background and experience in spiritual and theological training is diverse, and she has participated in a teaching ministry for the last 30 years. Maresha is a fire keeper of the sweat lodge, has trained extensively in Eastern medicine, and, in 1984, was initiated into the Kundalini Shaktipat tradition. In 2000, she established The Sanctuary, a mountaintop retreat open to all faiths and traditions and dedicated to the healing of humankind’s body, mind and spirit.

The depth of experience within The Sanctuary is truly unique. Whether you attend a Sunday Service, go on a healing retreat, or have an individual consultation, as you step through the door you will enter the Sanctuary of your soul.