All of our amazing team members have three things in common; 

We Love God, We Love Health, and We Love People.

Meet our amazing team of Practitioners and Health Coaches! We believe there is hope for every individual to heal. That is why our Practitioners and Health Coaches have invested themselves in a variety of restorative treatments and methods to best educate and empower you along your health journey. You are meant to live a life full of freedom and vitality, and we are here to help you achieve it.

Our Practitioners

Vaughn Lawrence CCI | Owner, Naturopath & Certified Comprehensive Iridologist

Vaughn Lawrence is originally from the Kansas City area. In 2000, Vaughn relocated to Las Vegas where he earned his doctorate of Naturopathy from Clayton College of Natural Health and received training from three master herbalists. Vaughn proceeded to work in the Las Vegas area as a health food store manager, educator, practitioner and consultant.

In 2010 Vaughn returned to Kansas City and founded Spirit of Health. Vaughn has also received certifications as a colon hydrotherapist, nutrition response testing practitioner through Ulan Nutritionals, GAPS diet practitioner, certified dietary supplement specialist, and iridologist through the Bernard Jensen International Institute.

Vaughn firmly believes that God created everything we need to be healthy, but that our world has strayed away from God’s original design through a modern diet that has become reliant on convenience foods and a modern lifestyle filled with chemicals and synthetic drugs. The sickness and disease we see in our world today is largely a result of a misalignment with God’s natural created order. Vaughn’s heart is to understand and explain health from a Biblical perspective in order to help people realign with their Creator in body, soul and spirit. Vaughn and his wife Jennifer have a sincere passion and desire to see families empowered with practical and Biblical wisdom in order to raise up healthy future generations. Continue reading my story...

Mike Casey Dip. H. Ir., MH | Certified Holistic Iridologist, MASTER Herbalist & Regenerative Detoxification Specialist

Mike is a Holistic Wellness Practitioner, Master Herbalist, Diplomat of Holistic Iridology, and a member of the International College of Iridology who practices Root Cause Medicine.  

Mike’s passion for helping others restore their health and live their true purpose stems from watching his mother struggle with serious health challenges for years and not having any true hope or understanding of what could be done. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and after surgery to remove her thyroid and the subsequent radiation treatments, she developed a degenerative nervous system disorder. The medical doctors couldn’t provide much help, only prescribing medications that could possibly slow down the progression, but no hope of healing, reversing, or even understanding on why it was happening. The hopelessness Mike felt throughout many hospital visits was the turning point for him as he knew there had to be hope and understanding out there. This led Mike on a journey of researching, praying, and desperately looking for answers to his mom’s chronic illness.

Through this journey, Mike discovered his passion for Root Cause Medicine and developed his mission of using this understanding to help others identify and address the root causes affecting their health conditions. He desires to educate and empower people on their path to healing, provide them with real solutions to their health concerns, and instill hope that they can heal so that they do not have to experience what his mother went through.  

Mike’s professional training includes Advanced Clinical Iridology, Advanced Holistic Iridology, Regenerative Detoxification, Advanced Herbal Medicine, and Holistic Sports Nutrition. He has taken courses on Mastering Functional Blood Chemistry and several courses through the College of Natural Health and the University of Natural Medicine. Mike has attended countless conferences on Functional and Root Cause Medicine, Clinical Lab Testing Interpretation and has trained with several experts in Lyme disease and parasitology.

Jennifer Lawrence DPT PT, NCPT | Owner & Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher

Jennifer began her career path in rehabilitation practices in 2001 with her Bachelors in Athletic Training from the University of Delaware. For four years, she worked with high school and college level athletes in the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. Shortly after, Jennifer pursued her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Duke University and from there began working as a physical therapist in various settings from in-patient rehab to home health services and out-patient orthopedics. After moving to Kansas City and enduring a sudden back injury, Jennifer was introduced to Polestar Pilates, a rehabilitative form of Pilates. Through the practice of Pilates and holistic nutrition, Jennifer was able to make a full recovery and continue her passions in dance and athletics. She has since graduated from the Polestar Pilates Education Program and is now a certified instructor through the Pilates Method Alliance. Jennifer believes that healing comes from the “inside-out” and requires an intentional partnership with how we were originally created to eat, breathe and move. Originally native to Hilo, Hawaii, Jennifer now resides in Kansas City with her husband Vaughn, Naturopath and owner of Spirit of Health, and their growing family. 

Our health coaches

hannah spacek CHC | Certified Health Coach & Regenerative detoxification specialist

Hannah is a Certified Health Coach through Trinity School of Natural Health and holds a bachelor’s degree in Health and Fitness Management from Capital University.  She is also certified as a Level I & II Regenerative Detoxification Specialist through the International School of Detoxification. 

Hannah started investigating natural health after seeing her mom find healing through holistic medicine. This is how she happened upon Spirit of Health’s YouTube channel, where she began to learn about the incredible way God created our bodies for healing and vitality. In 2016, Hannah made the move from Ohio to Kansas City to be a part of the Spirit of Health team. While at Spirit of Health, Hannah’s healing journey from digestive ailments, brain fog, skin issues, inflammation, and chronic anxiety began. Through physical healing as well as emotional healing, Hannah has blossomed her enjoyment of helping support and guide people through the pains and trials of their healing journey. She has found a passion for detoxification, the mind-body connection, and empowering people to find freedom through the foundations of health and healing the heart. In her time with Spirit of Health, Hannah has attended numerous trainings and conferences. She has had a continued growth in knowledge of foundational wellness and root cause medicine and a desire to see people healed and set free from disease both physically and emotionally.

rana schmidt CHC | Certified Health Coach & Director of CLient Relations

Rana is the Director of Client Relations at Spirit of Health and a Certified Health Coach through Trinity School of Natural Health.

Rana’s passion for natural wellness began after years of battling chronic illness with the medical system. She worked with various specialists and tried multiple medications, but unfortunately, was met with ever increasing disappointment and side effects from prescription drugs. After hearing, “You won’t get better. We can only try to slow the deterioration,” she was recommended to a Spirit of Health Practitioner that gave Rana hope and the realization that the body was made to heal. This eventually led her to begin working at Spirit of Health in 2020, where she has been training under the SOH Practitioners. Throughout her time at Spirit of Health, Rana has also attended countless trainings regarding foundational health and assisted numerous clients along their healing journeys. She has a passion and gift for meeting people where they are and encouraging them to have hope for healing.