CEO and Founder of the Sanctuary Development and Regenerative Investment Firm, OASES, and Go-Founder of the South Side Sanctuary in Bronzeville Chicago, Jasmine Michaels is an experienced integrative wellness facilitator, multifaceted creative, and sanctuary developer with over a decade of experience in complex business strategy and wellness-centered organizational design. Jasmine's passion lies in developing beautiful, nature-based, wellness-centered Sanctuary spaces, while supporting communities through regenerative investment. Born in London, and raised in Miami, Florida Jasmine began her journey in the creative arts as a professional vocalist, before her passion for creativity merged seamlessly with business design, leading her to earn a Masters in Marketing from Florida International University. Jasmine’s diverse career, is founded upon engagements with numerous prestigious establishments, including Lord and Lady Gage at Firle Place, Sussex, Vogue featured wedding dress design company Candy Anthony in Italy, art based mindfulness firm Inner Immersion, in BC Canada and Phoenix Arizona, and award-winning interior design firm Tara Rodriguez Interiors in London England. Her journey continued as Director of Fundraising and Public Relations at the Nascent Group in Chicago, where she helped burgeoning minority-owned businesses acquire funding, before launching her first company, Flow State Strategy, a wellness-centered business coaching firm aiding entrepreneurs in achieving work-life balance and professional success.Jasmine’s quest for self-discovery and her passion for integrative wellness led her to a profound 4 month immersion at at Monte Sahaja in Portugal, under Advaita Vedanta Teacher Mooji, followed by a 300 hour certification as a Yoga Instructor under ISHKA Kankueb Yoga Founder Carlos Holguin. Further academic pursuits at the California Institute for Integral Studies honed her expertise, culminating in a Master’s Degree in Women, Spirituality and Social Justice. However, in 2021, a Lupus diagnosis shifted Jasmine's focus, inspiring her to cultivate a sense of personal oasis and find the organic thread between all of her passions.In 2023 Jasmine officially launched the Sanctuary Development firm OASES and its philanthropic arm, The OASES Foundation. Additionally, a continuation of her work with Cecilia Cuff at the Nascent Group led to the establishment of the South Side Sanctuary in partnership with the Chicago DPD and the Chicago Community Trust.Jasmine is guided by values of Integrity, Clarity, Compassion, Creative Excellence and Harmony.