HandBook for Human Potential
An accessible guide to personal growth
GuideBook for Your Innate Human Potential
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About the book
How This Book Began:
I, Chandra Zas am the self-declared book momma. I love writing. I have dreamed of writing a book since I was child. I am deeply passionate about personal growth and transformation.
In 2023 I nearly joined a multi-author book…
Then I started thinking about all the amazing people I know who have their own business and are on similar missions to mine. Off the top of my head I wrote down 19 people; I looked at the list and said what is the commonality? And answered, “human potential.”
I asked my top five potential authors if they would join. When they all said yes, this book began.
I gave each author the task to share their expertise and above all to give the reader key takeaways that the reader can bring into their life upon reading the chapter. This is what I said,“We each distill our message and we each write our chapters with the aim to give real tools to raise collective human potential.”
A labor of love
I thought the book would be written, edited, and published within six months… whoops.
The editing/publishing company I initially hired turned out to not be the quality I wanted. They took the original book title and threatened to sue me.
I took on the heavy lifting of both editing and publishing with trusted referral consultants Heidi and Sharon. I am grateful for each of their expertise and help.
Exact publishing date is soon to be set. Fall of 2025.
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Meet Chapters and their Authors
Dr. Nikia Evans is a physician, researcher, and human performance
coach dedicated to reimagining movement as medicine — not just for performance but a pathway back to resilience. Through fascia-informed movement, energy system
development, and nervous system regulation, Nikia helps athletes remember what their bodies already know: how to heal, adapt, and thrive. She is the founder of The FREYA Project, leading hormone-supportive education for athletes, clinicians, and communities.
You can connect with her work via @itsthatgoodmedicine or explore her coaching and programs via @omniira — where movement becomes a return to self.
itsthatgoodmedicine.com
Dr. Sharman is passionate about supporting individuals in their journey to regain the
utmost health and happiness.
Dr. Erin Sharman earned her Naturopathic Doctorate from the National University of
Natural Medicine. After graduating, she completed a 2-year certified post-doctoral
residency with A Family Healing Center, emphasizing primary care, pediatrics, and pain management. As a family practitioner, she has extensive training in pediatrics,
women’s health, pain management, cardiovascular disease, nutrition counseling,
gastrointestinal disease, thyroid management, and hormone balancing. Her latest
endeavor is natural anti-aging techniques.
During her studies, Dr. Sharman completed a two-year clinical mentorship in women’s health under the direction of Dr. Kimberly Windstar and a six–month internship focusing on chronic disease management and biotherapeutic drainage with Dr. Dickson Thom.
She has additional training in Ayurvedic medicine and has a certification in Ayurvedic
Herbalism. Dr. Sharman believes strongly in the holistic approach to medicine,
integrating nutritional and lifestyle counseling, herbal medicine, and homeopathy to provide individualized patient-centered care.
When she is not practicing medicine, Dr. Sharman is a mother of three, farmhand,
dancer, musician, and explorer.
Growing up in rural Idaho, Greg had dreams of becoming a farmer one day. After getting into
college at BYU-Idaho, he decided that he derives more satisfaction from taking care of people,
so he became a nurse instead. Upon graduation, he worked in pediatrics, emergency trauma,
and directed the Maliheh Free Clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fluent in Spanish, Greg decided to pursue his graduate degree in nurse anesthesia at the
InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, attracted by both its educational and cultural
opportunities. While there, he learned to scuba dive, Latin dance, went skydiving, and fell in
love with Puerto Rican food and its people.
His first job as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) was just outside of Chicago. He
then moved to San Francisco and worked at the University of California, San Francisco. While
there, one of his patients told him about the incredible effects that ketamine can have on
depression. That pivotal conversation would later inspire him to move to Reno, Nevada, and
open Radiance Ketamine Clinic in 2020, followed by VividLife Ketamine Clinic in Concord,
California, in 2024.
Greg currently lives in Reno with his fabulous partner, Kiko. When not administering ketamine
treatments to his patients, Greg enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking, volunteering, singing in
the gay men's chorus, and spending time with those he loves.
www.RadianaceKetamineClinic.com
www.VividLifeClinic.com
Julie North is an internationally renowned Medium and Medical Intuitive who
offers her unique services to seekers of positive transformation during these intense times of evolutionary change. Gifted from birth with the ability to communicate with Guides as well as hear/see energies and other sentient dimensions, she is a sought-after spiritual advisor, teacher and speaker.
Julie’s heart is aligned in the tradition of native medicine, integrating work
with all living things, physical and non-physical, honoring the alignment
between humanity and Mother Earth for The Greatest Good of All That Is.
She has a long history of mentoring and teaching both teens and adults who
are awakening their intuitive, psychic, and empathic abilities and wish to deepen their skills. She assists them in learning practices that create
personal balance and effect positive change in both their Inner and Outer
Worlds.
Julie has been the keynote speaker at events such as “Council Grove Conference”, CAM events for doctors and those in medical professional
fields, the A.R.E. Midwest Annual Conference, and multiple international retreats and spiritual events. She also facilitates in-depth workshops, intensives and
meditations from her home base in Central Ohio as well as around the
country.
From 2013-2018, Julie was the Ceremonial Center Director for “Rootwire”, a
transformational music and arts festival, where she led opening/closing
ceremonies, as well as curating a broad spectrum of educational
opportunities covering personal development, meditation, spirituality,
movement/martial arts, leadership, sustainability and other growth-oriented
topics.
Through all these areas of focus, Julie’s goal continues to be the ongoing
empowerment of each individual through clarity of purpose, truth of intention
and the honoring of all things.
https://www.julienorth.com
Mac Murphy is a practitioner of human transformation, bodyworker, and embodiment guide. He grew up in Mill Valley, just north of San Francisco, among the redwood ridges and beaches surrounding Mt. Tamalpais. That’s where he fell in love with the magic of nature. Mac is a fourth-generation steward of the land of The Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA.
There is a pristine rawness of nature at Esalen. An ancient ground with a profound human history dating back 10,000 years when the Esselen People first arrived there at the end of the last Ice Age. The powerful energy of the land lives inside of him.
He is the Murphy Family representative in healing and reconciliation between the institute and the tribe. Having grown up within the Esalen community, he has had many teachers who are the original curators of the Human Potential Movement.
https://www.macmurphy.co/
Britta Jo is host of “The Stay or Go Podcast”, where she delves into the intricate dynamics of considering divorce and personal empowerment for women. With years of experience as a life coach she has guided dozens of women through the challenging journey of considering divorce, helping them find clarity, determination, and confidence.
A visionary and advocate for women trusting themselves, Britta Jo is passionate about transforming the dialogue around divorce and empowering women to make informed decisions that align with their truest soul-led lives.
Jim Pehkonen is a Life Architect, a trained and certified Life Coach working with clients experiencing deep trauma, addiction recovery, and leadership development. With over 18 years of experience coaching in one-on-one settings and group workshops, he assists his clients in understanding how they create this experience called life. This is his life mission. His approach introduces out-of-the-box modalities to help you understand the impact of their thinking on the bottom-line results in their life. Jim’s personal style is intuitive and unique. His natural coaching instinct enables his clients to rapidly achieve results.
In 2003, he began his own transformation, and during the next 10 years of intense experiential study, he healed himself first, then grew and developed a coaching business to assist others. He uses a range of healing modalities to support others in their personal transformations.
With his past experience as a General Manager in a construction company and trauma recovery coaching in addiction recovery facilities; Jim can help people from all walks of life. This allows him to work with broken businesses to redevelop their team communication, help individuals connect with themselves, and impact family dynamics so members are able to have more peaceful relationships.
Jim currently serves on the Board of Directors for Sierra Psychedelic Society as the Community Outreach person, leading Integration Circles and supporting community education about the benefits of psychedelic use.
Realizing that the impact of one-to-one coaching and even workshops was limited to those who could attend in person; Jim stepped into writing so more people like you could be positively affected by his experience, drive, and passion.
The website associated with his latest book can be found at www.WoundsToWisdomBook.com.
Jim can be reached through his website www.AmazingLifeDesign.com or by emailing Jim at Jim@AmazingLifeDesign.com.
Patricia was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and immigrated to America in 1968, arriving in Reno in 1971, where she has served her community as an RN in Reno hospitals, across many specialty areas, including: hospice, palliative care, end of life care, and elder advocacy.
She has completed many studies including: end of life practitioner for re-imagining the end of life.
It is Patricia’s passion to serve and support her clients in clarifying and envisioning their goals and purpose and in achieving their highest good and wellbeing through all of life transitions and stages: in health, wellness, illness, and in dying — by creating a sacred, safe, and healing space where clients can find and express their unique human potential.
Consider allowing me to walk with you, as a companion and guide, as a witness to your strength, courage and life experience, your inner knowing, vulnerability and pain you have overcome, and perhaps recover, the parts of you that may have become separated or lost upon the journey we call life. To call back that eternal you, that speaks throughout the ages of the ever present you.
nursecoachpat@gmail.com
Dr. Maria Cristina, Sheehan Health and Wellness, is a health and wellness educator
and expert in transforming aging as we know it.
Her academic degrees include two master’s degrees and a doctorate, and she holds
certifications as a personal trainer and health coach. She served 20 years as a college president prior to her wellness journey.
She has been featured on the Aging and Awesome TV series and is a requested
speaker for audiences wishing to improve their health and turn back time. She is a
natural body fitness competitor winning multiple gold and silver medals in international competitions since 2017.
As a speaker she enjoys motivating college and university faculty and staff by providing keynotes for wellness weeks and providing customized wellness workshops for administrators and their teams. drmariachristina.com
Seth Eliot Santoro, CEC, is a globally recognized Speaker, Smileologist, Psychic
Medium, and Spiritual Consultant dedicated to helping people fulfill their creative,
professional, and personal potential by releasing the hidden truths holding them back.
Known as The Psychic Bridge, Seth guides individuals through personal, emotional, and spiritual transformations, empowering them to heal old wounds, align with their purpose, and thrive with resilience and clarity.
Seth provides a space for self-discovery and empowerment through his Release Your
Truth philosophy. By combining profound spiritual insight with practical strategies, he
helps clients navigate challenges and embrace bold authenticity by confronting hidden traumas with an unmatched depth of insight into their spiritual selves. Seth’s
compassionate guidance speaks to those on the cusp of transformation—whether
they’re overcoming relational struggles, career transitions, or unresolved family
dynamics. His work, especially impactful within the LGBTQIA+ community, is rooted in
believing that everyone can reclaim their truth and confidently create the life they desire.
As a five-time international bestselling author, intuitive leader, and sought-after speaker, Seth inspires audiences worldwide to connect with their inner power and pursue their dreams fearlessly. His unique ability to sense the unseen and merge spiritual understanding with real-world wisdom positions him as a thought leader in personal growth. With Seth, releasing your truth becomes the key to unlocking resilience, clarity, and a life of greater joy and purpose. https://iamsetheliot.com/
Teresa Rodriguez is an Intuitive Life Coach. She is the founder and CEO of 8th
Dimension Pillars, LLC. When you work with Teresa you learn to trust yourself. You
learn to develop and continue to enhance your intuition. You learn to align your life with the energy of unconditional love. Work with Teresa to become the person you are meant to become.
For more information of how to work with Teresa, visit www.8thdimensionpillars.com
Dr. Erika Siegel is a naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, educator, and mom: by
nature, a juggler of life’s abundance. She’s been practicing functional, integrative
medicine for 20 years, offering whole-bodied health care and inspiration to thrive. Dr.
Siegel continuously expands her knowledge of therapies from around the globe to
support others in maintaining the balance of mind, body, and spirit.
Her two- volume book set, The Nourish Me Kitchen, combines a first-of-its-kind
functional medicine reference book along with a stunning wholesome-foods cookbook.
time-tested expertise — backed by peer-reviewed research — empowering you to support and heal yourself with food, medicine, home remedies, herbs, and self-care.
Discover the foundations of your personal wellness and illuminate the mysteries of how your body works through this integrative, East-meets-West field guide for living vibrantly and aging gracefully. You can learn more about Chinese and Naturopathic functional medicine and her work at www.nourishme.com
Usha Rose is the founder of the Erotic Embodiment Institute and a Facilitator for the
International School of Temple Arts. As a VITA certified Sexual Empowerment &
Conscious Relationship Coach, she is passionate about supporting her clients and
students to live more sexually confident, sensually embodied, pleasure-based lives so that they can powerfully create the most nourishing and satisfying relationships, career, and life possible.
You can access her free resources, learn more about her online coaching and courses, and check out her in-person trainings by visiting her website, www.usharose.com
Yotam is a man of peace and healing. Through his Chinese Medicine studies he built a body work practice using Tui Na. Tui Na is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice, specifically a form of therapeutic massage. It’s based on the same principles as acupuncture, aiming to harmonize the body’s qi (energy flow) through manual manipulation.
Beyond his Tui Na practice he has become fascinated and passionate about the healing benefits of breath work to move and heal trauma that gets stuck in the body.
When he is not working, he is spending time with loved ones, celebrating life, and running with his dog.
yotam.tamari@gmail.com
website coming soon
Diana Elizabeth was born and raised in the Sierras of Northern Peru.
From an early age, she carried an unshakable sense that there was more — more than what could be seen, taught, or explained. A natural investigator, she was drawn to the unseen layers of life: the root, the why, the nucleus behind it all.
Though she pursued a traditional path and earned a degree in Business Management, that deeper calling never faded. It moved quietly beneath the surface, always reminding her that truth lived beyond what the world had to offer.
When she encountered Human Design in 2015, it wasn’t just fascinating — it was awakening. It gave structure and language to what she had always intuited. Her chart revealed with precision what she had known all along, and as she began guiding others, she saw the same unfolding again and again: people recognizing themselves — sometimes for the first time — through the clarity of their design.
She committed fully to this path, completing four years of professional training to become a certified Human Design Analyst, followed by a year of advanced specialization in Life Cycles and Relationships.
Today, Diana integrates grounded expertise, intuitive depth, and lived experience. She sees Human Design as a powerful and practical tool — not only for returning to your authentic self and path, but for raising aligned children, building conscious families, and helping businesses thrive by honoring each person’s uniqueness.
Her work is an invitation:
To meet yourself with depth.
To experience your design as a living, breathing compass — one that leads you home, anchors you in your power, and guides you to walk through life as your own authority.
Diana Elizabeth
Human Design Specialist
Consultant for Individuals, Families, and Businesses
Chandra Zas is a coach who transforms lives through her relationship-based approach to well-being. With her natural intuition, lived experience, and compassionate coaching, she guides individuals beyond symptom management to address the internal foundations of well-being.
Drawing from her own journey from chronic health challenges to vibrant wellness, Chandra has developed a process that honors the interconnected nature of body, brain, food, mood, and conscious self. Her ability to perceive subtle connections and understand root causes, combined with her proactive energy and practical wisdom, creates lasting transformation for those she serves.
With a background that includes teaching yoga, studying meditation and energy healing, earning certifications in massage and Ayurveda, and immersing herself in learning at retreat centers like Esalen Institute and BodyMind Restoration Retreats, Chandra brings a unique blend of experience and holistic wisdom to her work. She specializes in helping clients transform their internal relationships. She has a signature Food and Mood Coaching Program guaranteed to re-wire cravings to crave nourishing foods.
Through her website and online posting, Chandra shares her evolving insights while staying true to her mission: helping people develop conscious, nurturing relationships with themselves that ripple into every area of life. Her work bridges spiritual depth with practical application, offering both understanding and actionable tools for sustainable change.
Chandra’s approach emphasizes tools over rules, teaching clients to develop an aligned internal partnership rather than engaging in willpower.
As a mother, partner, coach, and author, she practices the embodiment approach she teaches — honoring the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of being human. Learn more about her work and philosophy at chandrazas.com.
You can also find her on social media (LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @ChandraZas.
Burton J. Tabaac, MD, FAHA is an Associate Professor of Neurology at The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, dedicated to the cutting-edge treatment and
prevention of neurological diseases. He serves as the Section Chief of Neurology and Medical Director of Stroke affiliated with Carson Tahoe Health. Dr. Tabaac is a graduate of the fellowship program in cerebrovascular neurology at The Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD (2019). After graduating from AUC School of Medicine, where he earned his MD (2014), Tabaac completed a neurology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ. There, he was humbled to have been selected as a three-time recipient of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2016, 2017, and 2018). Tabaac has been honored by being inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2021 he was awarded the prestigious accolade of fellowship affiliation with the American Heart Association.
Tabaac’s research interests in the psychedelics space are focused on the potential for healing traumatic brain injury and promoting rehabilitation in stroke patients. Tabaac served as a TEDx speaker in 2022 at UCLA, presenting a talk entitled, “Mental Health Meets Psychedelics.” As of 2023, Tabaac has been welcomed as a Special Advisor to the Board for The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. In 2024 he was appointed as a Member of the Psychedelic Medicines Working Group for Nevada State to provide expertise and testimony relating to the therapeutic use of entheogens, with presentations to the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
YouTube – “Mental Health Meets Psychedelics | Burton Tabaac | TEDxUCLA”
As of 2025 he is working as a research clinician on the PHATHOM project under the guidance of Gül Dölen of UC Berkeley, pairing psilocybin and enriched environments to promote motor recovery after stroke.
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Our Multi Author Book's Goals + Rights
To help our fellow humans raise consciousness and increase human potential.
To share our networks and gain awareness of each of our individual offers.
- By sharing each author’s stories, work, and actionable tips for raising human potential.
- Get our collective messages out into mainstream brains.
- Attract expansion of our work in the world.
BOOK RIGHTS:
- We own the copyrights to our own chapters and to the book.
- We receive all royalties (I am open to figuring out if we want to split this money, put it back into marketing, or find a way to invest it into human potential.)
The Plan
Support fellow humans seeking personal growth
Interviews
Live Workshop
What Being an Author Includes
Editing
- Each chapter will be professionally edited and proofed.
- Book cover design included.
- The book will be formatted.
- There is an option for ghost writing your chapter if you prefer for an additional $200.
Publishing
- The book will be published on many platforms including Amazon and Apple in digital form, audio form (if we choose), and in paper.
- Each author will have their own bio included in the book chapters with links to author’s website.
Marketing
- The book will be marketed for minimum 3 months and up to 1 year (depending on the plan chosen).
- SEO and keywords are included in the marketing.
- Likely Best Seller and potentially International Best Seller.
Book Website
- A website specifically for our book will be created by the publishing company and will include each of our bios and links to each author’s website.
