The Sanctuary
Defined as : a space / place to take refuge, a nature reserve
A public house offering sanctuary and supplies for slowing down.
Here, we hold space for you; you're always welcome.
Calming Art Therapy Healing during Golden Hour
Tickets to our backyard workshops are now available! We're offering two summer courses in our backyard: Art Therapy and Watercoloring for Beginners.
Art therapy is a therapeutic backyard watercoloring course featuring healing music & adaptogenic drinks to achieve a relaxed body and calm state of mind.
The course is very Wednesday evening from 6/19-7/10 to help get you over that mid-week stress hump.
Scroll down for tickets to Watercoloring for Beginners.
Backyard Watercoloring for Beginners
Learn calming watercoloring techniques in the lush backyard of our Westside KC shop while using sustainable painting materials.
This course is every Saturday morning from 6/22-7/13
every friday starting 4/26
Slow Fridays
Join us for a slower kind of Friday every week...Take a beat. Sit and Sip with sensation. Hold space to take care. Choose to live slowly.
- Spin a record or cassette at one of our listening lounge stations
- Flip through a vintage fashion magazine or coffee table book
- Shop from our SUPPLY (aka our in-house + curated collection of ethically made essentials and reclamed art)
- Listen to curated sound floating through the air. Sometimes a live dj session, sometimes just inspiring music humming through a sound sound of vintage hand wired speakers.
- Grab a zero-proof adaptogenic drink from the Slow Bar. And tune into intentional rhythm.
Welcome in...
An incense-filled retreat from the outside world, featuring scents you can almost taste. A lamp lit moody sound serenity for slowing down and simply "being"....to learn, grow, feel, smell, taste, see, be. Reconnect with self in real life in our conscious, immersive shop x lounge for the mind, body, spirit.
In the sanctuary, you'll find our SUPPLY of ethically made and reclaimed essentials, curated inspiring SOUND, functional plant-based wellness drinks to SIP, plus workshop + live music SESSIONS built for inspiring impactful and meaningful lives.
Sessions
In The Sanctuary, we host curated sessions.
Session is simply a meeting of a body of people devoted to a particular activity.
For us, this means:
- live sound sessions
- quarterly workshops
- monthly swap & shops
Anytime we gather the people, you're always welcome in our space. Actually, it wouldn't be the same without you...
The Back Yard at Slow Motion Goods
We're one of the few intimate outdoor concert venues in Kansas City, right in the backyard of our Westside KC flagship store! Imagine lush trees, strung lights and local music setting the scene...
During the day, you're welcome to take a beat in back with a zero-proof drink from the Slow Bar and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air.
Come join the vibe! Peep any of the above events coming up in the near future.
The Living Room
Take a beat. Sit with sensation. Hold space to take care. Choose to live slowly with us. Spin a record or cassette at one of our listening lounge stations. Flip through a vintage fashion magazine or coffee table book. Listen to curated sound floating through the air. Grab a zero proof adaptogenic drink from the Slow Bar. And tune into intentional rhythm.
The Slow Bar
A nootropics and adaptogens lounge in our back room offering zero-proof canned, bottled, bagged and slowly poured plant-based functional drinks for your mind, body, spirit. No alcohol, low to no caffeine, just mindful drinks with all the benefits and none of the negative side effects.
Breakdown, burnout, blowback. Keeping up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. That’s why we’re taking things down a notch.
Open during regular hours + every Friday night until 9pm.
Host an Event in The Sanctuary
Want to host an event in our flagship store? Our lush backyard space and 1400 sq ft storefront create an affordable and intimate Kansas City venue for bridal showers, baby showers, bachelorette parties, launch parties and more. Email our team for rates and availability.