Is it possible to find sanctuary in a modern world?

It is possible to find sanctuary in a modern world because the most basic form of sanctuary lies within oneself. Somewhere inside our cerebrum lies our personality, our imagination, our reward centers. There is a place that we create inside the mind that we create as a place of escape. As we are slipping away into sleep, we allow our minds to go blank, though still conscious, we allow dreams to overtake us. This internal mental escape is where we keep our sanity, our peace of mind. This explains the formation of mental illness. Those afflicted are simply unable to create their own mental sanctuary for which to escape from the daily stresses and pressures of the world. This in turn drives them crazy, as it would anyone. This mental sanctuary is our safe place inside our mind, the place our conscious runs to for rest unconsciously.

I would also like to address the idea that in a modern world, sanctuary is only for those with money. In a modern world we overlook basic sanctuaries that we could integrate into part of our daily lives (such as the inner sanctum, a quiet area at home, a relaxing environment anywhere, other places of refuge) and focus instead on a short term, long distance sanctuary. People dread monday and anticipate the weekend enthusiastically, but why? Because they are relieved of the stress from the week, which they keep compartmentalize throughout the week and release on the weekends. Many people consider the mountains a sanctuary, but consider the distance to the mountains from denver, the stress of getting caught in traffic, the price of snow gear and a lift ticket, wouldnt all of these factors be equally stressing if you didn't have the disposable income to facilitate such trips? Also, people take weeks off from work/school in order to go on vacations. The first thing that tends to come to mind at the mention of the word vacation is a perfect white sandy beach, resorts and exotic drinks all around. Of course, trips like this can be pretty pricy as well. It is our materialism, the way we have been born and raised in a society taught to do little but consume, that has defined this modern definition of sanctuary. Thus, it seems as though barely anyone will focus themselves internally, and instead seek these cost worthy places of refuge instead. Any way you look at it, finding sanctuary in a modern world is possible, so long as you provide it for yourself.