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ILLUMINATION

Restoring the Body, Mind & Spirit

Set within the serene beauty of Fiji, Illumination is an immersive retreat designed to help you reconnect with your most authentic self.

Throughout the week, participants will explore a unique blend of spiritual development, embodied movement, breathwork, sound healing, and nature-based practices. Each experience is designed to calm the nervous system, awaken intuition, and bring the body, mind, and spirit back into balance.

Through guided sessions, restorative practices, and time in nature, the retreat creates space to slow down, reset, and reconnect with the deeper wisdom within.

Friends,

Sometimes we need to be reminded to step away from the noise.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected… uninspired… or just plain tired, it may be your body, and your soul, trying to get your attention. Over the years, I’ve realized that the times when you feel like you can’t slow down and take a break, are when you need it most.

That’s why I created Illumination, a restorative week long retreat in the peaceful, healing energy of Fiji.

When we’re together, I’ll help you open your intuition and deepen your connection with Spirit. One of the things I love most about these retreats is how often loved ones in Heaven find a way to make their presence known through signs, messages, and moments you’ll never forget.

Sue and Karina will be there as well, gently guiding you back into your body through movement and breath, so you feel grounded, open, and restored.

I know you’ll leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more like yourself again.

I would truly love to share this experience with you.

With love, James

Experience the Beauty of Fiji

Your island sanctuary awaits

James Van Praagh
James Van Praagh teaching

Spiritual Immersion & Serene Atmosphere

with James Van Praagh

Guided by world-renowned psychic medium and spiritual teacher James Van Praagh, participants will explore conscious connection with the Spirit World and the unseen guidance that surrounds us.

You will:

  • Learn to connect and work with your spirit guides and understand their role in your spiritual development
  • Open and strengthen intuitive and psychic awareness
  • Receive guidance on connecting with loved ones on the Other Side
  • Experience demonstrations of mediumship and messages from Spirit

You will also explore:

  • The chakra system and balancing life-force energy
  • Perceiving and interpreting auric energy fields
  • Past-life awareness and how unresolved patterns may influence present behaviors
  • A guided life review experience designed to bring clarity, healing, and transformation

Through mindfulness and energetic awareness, participants will gain practical tools to strengthen intuition, shift fear-based patterns into love-centered choices, and deepen connection with the wisdom of the soul.

Susan White
Susan White teaching

Embodied Movement & Sound Healing

with Susan White

International movement educator and presenter Susan White will guide daily embodied practices designed to regulate the nervous system and restore vitality.

Through intentional yoga, sculpt-inspired movement, somatic release, and breath-centered flow, participants will:

  • Reconnect with the body as a sacred instrument
  • Release stored tension and emotional residue
  • Restore strength, fluidity, and feminine power
  • Cultivate presence through intelligent, mindful movement

Susan will also lead immersive sound bath journeys and vibrational healing sessions designed to recalibrate the body at a cellular level. Using crystal bowls, tonal frequencies, guided meditation, and breathwork, these experiences invite deep relaxation, integration, and energetic renewal.

Karina Fernandez Ross
Karina Fernandez Ross teaching

Strength, Alignment & Dynamic Flow

with Karina Fernandez Ross

Master movement educator and embodied strength specialist Karina Fernandez Ross will guide powerful movement experiences that blend strength, alignment, and fluid expression.

Her sessions support participants in:

  • Building grounded strength and functional stability
  • Reclaiming confidence through embodied power
  • Exploring fluidity, grace, and structural intelligence
  • Expanding physical capacity while staying deeply connected to breath

Karina’s approach bridges strength and softness, cultivating resilience without rigidity and power without force.

A Complete Transformational Experience

Enjoy a balanced program of movement, sound healing, spiritual teachings with plenty of free time for relaxing, exploring, and personal introspection.

Over seven transformative days, we’ll share:

  • Intuitive and soul-development sessions with James Van Praagh
  • Daily mindful movement and sound healing practices with Susan White and Karina Fernandez Ross
  • Spiritual exploration, reflection, and integration woven throughout the retreat
  • Restorative time in nature: ocean swims, island walks, sunsets, and grounding earth energy
  • Nourishing meals, beautiful accommodations, and space to truly rest and recharge
  • An intimate, supportive community gathered with a shared intention for growth and healing

This retreat is designed to help you reset your nervous system, deepen your intuition, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Illumination Retreat

Fiji | September 20–27, 2026

Restoring the Body, Mind & Spirit

Join us at the beautiful
Shangri-La — Yanuca Island, Fiji

Drift away into the tranquil beauty of our tropical island hideaway at Shangri-La Yanuca Island, Fiji, nestled within the idyllic Coral Coast. Inspired by a traditional Fijian village, each room, suite and bure at the scenic resort offers stunning ocean views. Featuring a natural lagoon, coral reef, pristine beaches and lush verdant scenes, every corner of our island whispers adventure for our guests to explore.

For more information about accommodations and booking, please contact Fiji Tours:

Contact Fiji Tours  |  (415) 246-3996