Vernon Nicolas

Founder, Research Director of UPLIFTED HUMAN

Jana Scalzitti

Resident Sound Therapist; Manifestation Workshop Leader (Guest Faculty)

Jana spent the first part of her life in the Midwest following a traditional path of college, grad school, and law school until a turning point in her life during her 7th year as a defense litigation attorney. Unfulfilled, life changed dramatically for Jana as she consciously shifted course and pursued her life's passions. She delved into subjects such as metaphysics, yoga, Reiki, art, and fashion, integrating her logical, analytical talents with her creative, intuitive gifts.

Currently based in Los Angeles, she has lived in Chicago and New York and brings a unique perspective how to manage your emotional / energy literacy even in busy, urban environments.

By developing strong emotional and energy literacy, Jana is living proof you can change course, transform your life, and embody an uplifted, human experience.  

Lauren Chapman

Therapeutic Intuitive (Guest Faculty)

Shana Pearlmutter

Creative Arts Educator & Transformational Guide

Descended from two generations of artists, Shana’s life has been heavily influenced by the creative arts and a philosophy of sacred reflection. This led her to pursue a BFA in printmaking and painting from the University of Kansas and an MA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For the past 25 years, Shana has been an exhibiting artist and visual arts educator, rekindling the power of imagination to make her participants' internal dreams, hopes, and visions real. She is also a muralist in Chicago and Marrakech (Morocco) dedicated to uplifting community voice in her work.

Shana credits her late mother and Reiki practitioner, Jan, in helping her experience profound consciousness shifts that heightened her natural intuitive abilities and advanced her own personal healing. As a Reiki Master Teacher, Akashic Records Consultant, and Pachakuti Mesa (i.e. cross-cultural Shamanic Arts) carrier, she integrates wisdom from multiple disciplines to help others step into their own personal power. 

Shana serves as a catalyst for individual and community transformation by integrating art, energy healing, intuition, and memory. She has a unique talent of making the creative arts accessible and meaningful to artistic and non-artistic oriented people alike. She is passionate about giving voice to the innate wisdom within us that is often silenced and ignored, and she also serves as an agent for change by embodying the principles of radical compassion, belonging, and equity.

Shana is excited to bring the transformational power of creative arts and share her natural intuitive and healing talents with the UPLIFTED HUMAN community.

Terri Peterson

Nationally Recognized Breathwork Facilitator & Energy Practitioner (Guest Faculty)

Terri Peterson, TBF, SBF, RPh, is an engaging teacher and a change catalyst. She offers a unique path to personal transformation and optimum health and wellness through Conscious Breathwork. She will help you open your breath and guide you to find its natural rhythm. She will support you as you clear your blocks and ignite a spark that can help you unleash your full potential and achieve your personal goals.

Terri teaches breathwork individually, in small groups and at larger conferences and events. She also brings breathwork into the classroom and business setting. Through her highly sought-after tips and breath awareness tools, Terri offers practical solutions toward reducing personal stress and creating a calmer classroom and a happier, healthier workplace.

Terri is a living example of ‘West meets East’ as she continues to expand her 20 years of holistic work in tandem with her 4 decades as a Registered Pharmacist. Terri offers a variety of sessions and classes in St Paul, Minnesota where she resides, and travels extensively offering workshops and seminars throughout the United States and abroad. One of her most rewarding and memorable experiences to-date, was teaching breathwork to a group of Burmese students from the Thailand-Myanmar refugee camps as part of a healthcare professional training program in the Mae Sot district of Western Thailand. Certifications include: Soul Breathing™, Transformational Breath®, Pranic Healing®, New Paradigm Multidimensional Transformation® and Reiki.

Winter Vega

Medium 

At age 3, Winter recognized she had an ability to see and communicate with spirits. Her first memorable experience involved seeing a man dressed in 17th century clothing on her front porch. While having a conversation with the man, she realized her parents could not see or hear him as she could.

As Winter grew older, her experiences with spirits intensified as she saw them everywhere she went. It became clear these weren't imaginary friends or figments of her imagination. In search for answers, she discovered mentors that validated and developed her natural mediumship abilities.  Her experiences reinforced that everyone has spirit guides who are eager to communicate with us, if we simply let them in. 

Beyond lending her talents to paranormal investigations, Winter communicates and connects with spirit guides and those who've passed on, conveying messages of hope, validation, and guidance. As a lawyer by trade, she brings groundedness to every engagement and clarity in her communications. Winter looks forward to leading group events and conducting private consultations within the UPLIFTED HUMAN community.