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About Us

Founded by visionary regenerative developer Jasmine Anwuli Michaels, OASES operates at the intersection of regenerative development, systems strategy, adaptive reuse, integrative wellness, and community-centered design. Our work is rooted in the belief that humanity’s relationship with place is circular: the environments we create shape our collective wellbeing, and our choices within the built environment shape the ecosystems around us. We thrive at the intersection between purpose and place, elevating spaces that support the circulation of vitality, opportunity, economic life, and human connection within communities.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Inner Oasis.

Outer Sanctuarii.™

At OASES, we understand that meaningful transformation extends beyond development alone. The ways spaces are designed, activated, and experienced directly influence how people gather, heal, create, connect, and relate to both themselves and one another. Through the creation of Sanctuarii™, our work seeks to restore relationship — between people and place, prosperity and wellbeing, development and ecology, individual transformation and collective flourishing.

FOUNDER

Jasmine Anwuli Michaels

Jasmine Anwuli Michaels is a regenerative developer, systems strategist, and multidisciplinary leader specializing in wellness-oriented adaptive reuse, regenerative design and build, and community-centered real estate development.Over the last decade, she has operated at the intersection of development, organizational strategy, philanthropy, sustainability, and community activation, helping mission-driven organizations translate ambitious visions into executable reality.As Founder and CEO of OASES, Jasmine pioneered a unique approach to place-based development rooted in the belief that external environments mirror inner wellbeing. Guided by the proprietary E.S.T.U.A.R.I.I.™ framework, OASES integrates eco-sustainability, sanctuary development and design, transformational community partnership, conscious urban planning, agile architecture and construction, regenerative development, integrative wellness, environmental sustainability, and impact funding into a cohesive systems-level approach to community regeneration.

Design remains central to Jasmine's leadership ethos. Her work focuses on curating cohesive visions across architecture, interiors, branding, operations, programming, community engagement, and development strategy while leading multidisciplinary teams from concept through implementation. Current and past initiatives include BronzeWell, one of three finalists in the 2026 Lohengrin Foundation Competition; the South Side Sanctuary, a 13,000-square-foot adaptive reuse community gathering space in Bronzeville; and the West Garfield Park Corridor Plan, where OASES serves as Corridor Development Lead alongside Bethel New Life. In 2026 alone, Jasmine helped secure more than $5 million in funding across nonprofit, regenerative development, wellness, and community-centered initiatives. She holds a Master's Degree in Marketing from Florida International University and a Master's Degree in Women's Spirituality from California Institute of Integral Studies. Winner of Lt. Governor Stratton's Food for the Soul Award and the 2025 CNDA Creative Places Award.

Our Team & Partners

The OASES team is a collaborative of visionaries spanning design, architecture, engineering, marketing, wellness, and strategy. Together, we develop innovative solutions and help shape beautiful, wellness-centered communities that foster connection, sustainability, and long-term impact.