About SOULution Sanctuary

A spiritual community for support, awareness, and connection.

SOULution Sanctuary is a spiritual community devoted to connection, reflection, awareness, and personal transformation.

Connection Reflection Awareness

A place to reconnect

For those who feel something shifting within.

This is a space for those who feel something shifting within themselves—and want grounded support, meaningful connection, and a place to explore what that awakening means.

You are not asked to become something new.
You are invited to reconnect with what has always been within you.

Our approach

We honor both personal experience and shared connection.

Growth is personal, embodied, and allowed to unfold over time.

Each person’s journey is sacred and individual

Growth unfolds over time

Awareness deepens through reflection and lived experience

Community can be an essential part of transformation

The body, breath, and nervous system matter

Science and spirituality can be explored together with openness and care

We do not rush the process.
We do not impose direction.

We create intentional spaces where awareness can unfold naturally—and where people feel supported as they navigate change, healing, growth, and deeper connection.

A community rooted in presence

Opportunities to connect, reflect, and grow.

Reflection and self-awareness
Grounded spiritual exploration
Embodied practices and breathwork
Community connection and support
Intentional gatherings and experiences
Ongoing learning and personal growth

Everything is designed to meet people where they are—without pressure, expectation, or urgency.

For some, the Sanctuary becomes a place of connection and support.
For others, it becomes the beginning of a much deeper path.

Our founder

Deb Sheppard

Founder | Medium, Oracle & Spiritual Teacher

SOULution Sanctuary was born from more than 26 years of Deb Sheppard’s work guiding individuals through grief, spiritual connection, transformation, and personal awakening.

Over the years, Deb has supported thousands of people through some of the most meaningful and difficult moments of their lives. Her work blends intuitive insight, grounded teaching, compassion, and deep presence—helping people reconnect with themselves, their lives, and a greater sense of meaning.

As her work evolved, so did the vision for the Sanctuary:

A spiritual community where people could feel supported, connected, and safe exploring their own path of awareness and transformation.

Deb continues to serve as the spiritual anchor of SOULution Sanctuary, guiding its teachings, philosophy, and deeper vision with integrity, compassion, and lived experience.

Our team

Care, integrity, and lived experience.

The Sanctuary is supported by people who bring grounded guidance, thoughtful structure, and genuine human care.

Dana Nieto-Sheppard

Co-Founder | Facilitator, Breathwork Practitioner & Educator

Dana supports individuals and groups through grounded, embodied practices that encourage awareness, connection, and personal exploration.

For more than a decade, Dana has studied under Deb Sheppard while developing her own work in breathwork, embodied awareness practices, transformational facilitation, and spiritual education. Her approach blends presence, nervous system awareness, intentional guidance, and compassionate support to help people navigate periods of growth and change with greater grounding and self-awareness.

She is a certified NeuroDynamic Breathwork practitioner, facilitator, educator, and experienced guide who helps lead many of the Sanctuary’s experiences, integration practices, and educational offerings.

Dana is deeply devoted to creating intentional spaces where individuals feel safe to explore their experiences at their own pace—with support, reflection, and meaningful connection to both themselves and the community around them.

Zachary “Dutch” Harwell

Facilitator & Ceremonial Support

Dutch brings a grounded and steady presence to the Sanctuary experience, supporting participants through intentional practices rooted in awareness, reflection, and personal growth.

His work draws from earth-based practices, ceremonial support, and years of experience helping create safe, intentional environments where individuals can explore their experiences with greater presence, connection, and care.

Dutch helps support many of the Sanctuary’s gatherings and experiences through preparation, participant grounding, and thoughtful facilitation. He is deeply committed to creating spaces that feel respectful, supportive, and centered on integrity, personal responsibility, and meaningful connection.

His calm and steady approach helps many participants feel more comfortable, supported, and connected throughout their experience within the Sanctuary community.

Jennifer Holt, CHC, CPC

Executive Director

Jennifer helps guide the Sanctuary’s operational structure, organizational integrity, and participant support systems.

With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare operations, compliance, and organizational development, she brings clarity, accountability, and strong foundational systems to the Sanctuary’s growth. Her background includes leading large-scale healthcare operations, supporting organizational transitions, and developing sustainable systems designed to support both people and long-term mission-driven work.

Jennifer has also studied under Deb Sheppard for more than six years and has been deeply involved in the Sanctuary’s spiritual community and educational programs. In March 2025, she completed Sitters Training, further expanding her education in grounded participant support, ethical facilitation practices, and intentional community care.

Within SOULution Sanctuary, Jennifer helps ensure experiences remain thoughtful, organized, well-supported, and rooted in integrity—helping create a stable foundation where connection, reflection, and personal growth can unfold responsibly and with care.

Dawn Nakamura-Kessler

Client Experience & Community Care

Dawn helps create the warmth, connection, and welcoming atmosphere that define the Sanctuary experience.

As part of the original SOULution community, Dawn has studied under Deb Sheppard for more than six years and has been deeply involved in the Sanctuary’s spiritual community and support work from its early foundations. In March 2025, she completed Sitters Training through Being True To You Transformational Coaching & Training, expanding her education in grounded participant support and intentional care practices.

With extensive experience in hospitality, event planning, and community support, Dawn helps ensure individuals feel welcomed, comfortable, and genuinely cared for within the Sanctuary environment. She has a natural gift for helping people feel seen, supported, and connected, creating spaces that feel warm, intentional, and inclusive.

Within SOULution Sanctuary, Dawn helps guide participant experience, hospitality, onboarding, and community connection—helping cultivate an environment rooted in compassion, presence, and authentic human care.

A shared space

This is not a destination.

It is a place to return to—again and again.

A place for reflection.
For connection.
For awareness.
For becoming more fully yourself.

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