The Illuminated Heart: The Divine I Am Journey
An Evening Healing Retreat to Reset Your Energy, Open Your Heart, and Remember Who You Are
Saturday, April 18th
@ 4:00 – 9:30 PM PST
Say Yes to Your Soul
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Why this Retreat
Let your heart be illuminated.
In this retreat, we gather to connect with the White Light of Spirit—a pure, supportive frequency that helps cleanse the energy field, calm the nervous system, and restore your connection to the deeper truth within you.
Together, we’ll work with the Christ Consciousness Grid / Unity Matrix (layers five through nine)—not as an abstract concept, but as a felt experience: a remembering of oneness, compassion, and the quiet intelligence of the heart.
This is not about striving.
It’s about returning.
What You’ll Receive
Come for the healing. Leave with tools for real life.
You’ll be guided through practices that help you feel better now—and also support lasting change.
Many participants experience:
- A calm reset in the nervous system (less stress, less emotional charge)
- Energetic clearing (releasing stagnation, heaviness, or “stuckness”)
- Heart-opening clarity (more inner guidance, less mental noise)
- Emotional release with steadiness (gentle, safe, supported)
- Deeper self-trust and a stronger connection to your soul
- Renewed purpose and direction that feels aligned, not forced
- A sense of belonging—being seen, heard, and held in loving community
In-Person or Livestream Options
Choose from either an Online Livestream or an Immersive In-Person Retreat Experience
What You Will Experience
A rich tapestry of healing, sound, and soulful awakening.
Throughout the retreat, you’ll be held in a warm, nurturing container with practices such as:
Guided meditations infused with light and love
You will be gently guided into stillness, helping your mind quiet down and your heart soften. These meditations are designed to feel supportive and nourishing, so you can reconnect to your inner light and a deeper sense of peace.
Breathwork
We will use simple, guided breath practices to bring you back into your body and out of mental overdrive. This can help reduce stress responses, release tension, and create a steadier calm you can access after the retreat.
Purification practices
These practices are here to help you release stagnant energy and what you have been carrying that is not yours to hold anymore. The intention is to create more flow, lightness, and openness so your natural energy can return.
Healing Through Music
Amy Bacheller offers a deeply calming layer of sound healing that invites the body to soften and the heart to open. Through Crystal Alchemy Singing Bowls and compassionate presence, she helps create a space of restoration, reflection, and soulful reconnection.
Prayer & Transmission Work
This is a devotional, heart-centered practice that invites healing through connection with Spirit. Many people feel a clearing, a lift in heaviness, or a renewed sense of inner strength as the energy body recalibrates.
Visualization & Higher Consciousness Attunements
Voice & Authentic Sharing
Sacred Intention Setting and Heart Coherence
Quantum Healing and Energy Alignment
Quantum healing and energy alignment to restore balance at the deepest level. Vandana works with subtle energy to help realign the body, mind, and spirit at a foundational level. This work supports deep recalibration, helping clear underlying imbalances so your system can return to a more natural state of harmony and ease.
Continue the Journey Beyond the Retreat
Your retreat experience does not end when the event is over. All tickets include a live group Zoom integration session with Ragan on April 23rd at 6:30 PM to help you anchor the insights, healing, and shifts that continue unfolding.
The Illuminated Heart: The Divine I Am Journey
An evening hosted by Ragan Thomson with special guests: Prema Love and Vandana Sinha
Saturday, April 18th @ 4:00 – 9:30 PM PST
Daily Life Integration
This isn’t an escape from your life—it’s support for how you live it.
The Illuminated Heart is designed to meet you where you are, and help you bring the medicine home.
You’ll leave with tools you can use when:
- You’re overwhelmed or overstimulated
- You’re anxious or stuck in overthinking
- You feel emotionally heavy and don’t know why
- You’re navigating relationship tension and want to respond with calm
- You’re in transition and need clarity and guidance
- You feel disconnected from your spiritual center and want to return—gently
This work helps you come back to your body, come back to your heart, and come back to your inner knowing—so life feels more spacious, stable, and meaningful.
Who Is This For?
This retreat is not just an event—it is an initiation. It is a chance to:
- Craving a deep reset without pressure or performance
- Ready to release what no longer serves you—emotionally or energetically
- Drawn to spiritual work that is grounded, loving, and practical
- Longing to reconnect with your soul, your voice, and your truth
- Seeking a safe space to heal, open, and realign
No experience is necessary. Everything is guided.
Your Guides for The Journey
Amy Bacheller
Musical Guest + Sound Healing Artist
Amy B. Bacheller, M.Ed., NC, is a sound healing practitioner, teacher, and holistic guide whose work blends Crystal Alchemy Singing Bowls, intuitive presence, and a deeply nurturing approach to healing. With a background in education, natural wellness, and spiritual support, she creates soulful experiences that help people relax, restore, and reconnect with themselves in a gentle and meaningful way.
Ragan Thomson
Spiritual Teacher + Transformational Healer
Ragan holds deeply supportive healing spaces that invite purification, nervous system calm, and soul-level remembrance. Her work is both loving and practical, rooted in Unity Consciousness and the lived experience of integrating spirituality into everyday life.
Through guided meditation, transmission, and heart-centered practices, she helps participants reconnect to their Divine I Am presence—restoring clarity, inner steadiness, and a felt sense of belonging that carries beyond the retreat space.
Vandana Sinha
Ascension Coach + Quantum Guide
Vandana bridges the spiritual and the practical, guiding conscious individuals into deeper alignment and energetic clarity. With decades of spiritual study and a 20-year corporate background, she makes quantum and metaphysical work accessible and grounded.
Through her “Zero Point” transmission and energy alignment work, she supports profound recalibration, helping clear old patterns and restore balance at the deepest level.
The Feeling Of The Day
As you step into this retreat, you’ll be welcomed into an atmosphere of peace, inspiration, and deep support. Each moment is an invitation to unravel conditioning that no longer fits, reconnect to your sacred self, and remember that you are not alone.
Together, we dissolve the sense of separation—awakening the heartbeat of unity, compassion, and love.
The Venue
At Unity, everyone is recognized as a spiritual being. For anyone who is searching for a love-focused place of worship that embraces all people and honors all spiritual paths, Unity is just that place. Unity’s campus is centrally located near beautiful downtown Santa Barbara, directly across from Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden.
INTRODUCING: A Deeper Way to Journey With Us
The Illuminated Heart Integration Pass
For those who feel called to go deeper, we are offering a limited premium experience designed to support your healing before, during, and after the retreat.
The Illuminated Heart Integration Pass includes everything from the in-person or livestream retreat experience, plus intentional preparation and continued energetic support. This includes guided homework to help you integrate your experience after the retreat, as well as an exclusive live integration session with Ragan to anchor what unfolds.
In addition, you will receive access to three Spiritual Awakening classes to support your journey. You may attend these classes either before or after the retreat, allowing you to prepare your system in advance or deepen your integration afterward. These sessions are designed to strengthen your alignment, expand your awareness, and help you embody the work in a grounded and sustainable way.
This option is ideal if you want continuity, deeper embodiment, and a more supported spiritual journey beyond the retreat day itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this retreat for?
Seekers of all backgrounds and experience levels. If you feel called to deepen your connection to soul, open your heart, and gently realign your life, you’re welcome here.
Do I need prior experience with meditation, kirtan, or “Christ Consciousness”?
No. Everything is guided and beginner-friendly. “Christ Consciousness” is offered as a universal frequency of unconditional love—open to all paths and traditions.
What will we actually do?
Please see the below schedule for the detailed work we will do together.
Do I need prior experience in healing practices to join?
No prior experience is required. Whether you’re new to healing work or have been practicing for years, our groups are designed to support individuals at all levels. Each session is designed to meet you where you are on your spiritual journey and provides step-by-step guidance.
How can I get in touch if I have issues or questions?
We’re here to help! If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email at [email protected] or use the contact form on our website. We strive to respond within 24 hours.
What should I wear?
Comfortable layers for easy movement and relaxation. Soft-soled shoes or barefoot for grounding is welcome.
How can I contact the team?
Questions? Accessibility requests? Email the team, and we’ll be glad to help. You can also contact us via our contact page.
Is participation confidential?
Yes, confidentiality is a top priority. Group members are expected to respect each other’s privacy, and what is shared in the group stays within the group.
What does the Integration Pass exactly include?
The Integration Pass includes everything in the in-person or live stream retreat, plus additional support before and after the event:
In-person attendance at The Illuminated Heart retreat
Full access to the live, in-person retreat experience at Unity of Santa Barbara.
Access to monthly spiritual healing classes (February–April)
Receive free access to each monthly class leading up to the retreat, supporting preparation, grounding, and energetic alignment.
Pre-retreat preparation and guidance
Gentle guidance to help you arrive open, centered, and ready to receive.
Post-retreat integration homework
Simple, supportive practices designed to help you integrate what you experienced and bring it into daily life.
Live integration session with Ragan
A dedicated group integration session after the retreat to reflect, ask questions, and anchor the healing into your everyday life.
What is your refund policy?
We offer a fair refund policy for our healing classes. If you decide you cannot or do not want to attend a class, we ask that you give us a minimum 24 hour heads up that you are not attending and we can give you a full refund. After that, refunds are provided on a case-by-case basis depending on your circumstances. If you cannot attend you may also transfer your ticket to a friend! Please contact us if you have any concerns or special situations.
Parking & arrival
On-site and nearby street parking are available. Please try to arrive 15-20 minutes early to give yourself a few extra minutes to check in, get refreshment and settle into the space.
Can I come late or leave early?
Yes—life happens. We simply ask that you enter/exit quietly to honor the flow.
Is this religious?
This is a heart-centered, interspiritual space. We honor many paths and focus on lived experience—love, presence, service, and inner truth.
What should I bring?
A water bottle, journal & pen, and anything that helps you relax (yoga mat/blanket/light shawl). Chairs are available; floor sitting is optional.
Kind Words
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“Ragan is an expert in her field, she provides just the right guidance and space to connect you deeply with what matters most in yourself, she creates a beautiful space for going deep and experiencing transformation. I highly recommend her work.”
-Nicole
“Healing sessions with Ragan are a unique and powerful experience. She has created the most beautiful healing space imaginable to conduct sessions. She guides you to a deeply relaxing state and intuitively finds and helps you unravel the deepest blockages. After any visit, I feel tremendously lighter and happier. I was freed up from very old and limiting beliefs.”
“Ragan is a gifted and powerful healer. Her compassion and depth enabled me to identify unproductive patterns and clear blocks so that I could better achieve the highest knowledge of my authentic self.”
“Working with Ragan Thomson has been a beautiful experience. After each session, I feel lighter, brighter and full of love. She radiates compassion and love and is committed to her journey as a healer. Her passion and divine sense of purpose fill each session serving to have a profound effect on me. I would recommend Ragan’s work to anyone looking to dive deeper into raising their consciousness and compassion for Self and all Beings.“
“Ragan is an expert in her field, she provides just the right guidance and space to connect you deeply with what matters most in yourself, she creates a beautiful space for going deep and experiencing transformation. I highly recommend her work.”
“With Ragan’s spiritual wisdom, loving and supportive nature, and her uplifting guidance, I was able to move on in a profound way that has made me a stronger and happier version of myself.”
THE ILLUMINATED HEART: THE DIVINE I AM JOURNEY
Saturday, April 18th @ 4:00 – 9:30 PM PST.
Feeling Called, but Need Financial Support?
We believe this retreat should be accessible to those who truly feel called to be here. If finances are a barrier, please reach out to us directly and share your situation. Limited scholarship support is available.
Livestream: $88
- Post Retreat Integration Class (April 23rd)
Best Value
- 3 Spiritual Awakening Classes
- Prep Guidance
- Integration Support
- Post Retreat Integration Class (April 23rd)
Integration Pass: $333
In-Person: $222
- Post Retreat Integration Class (April 23rd)
✨Not Ready for the Retreat? Take a First Step With Us ✨
If you would like a gentle introduction to this work before stepping into the full retreat experience, there are two beautiful ways to begin. You can join Ragan in person for a donation-based evening at Wild Qi in Ojai on April 9, 2026, or attend the online Spiritual Awakening Class on April 8 at 5:30 PM PST from wherever you are.
Join Us in Ojai at Wild Qi
Experience Ragan’s work in person at The Divine I Am Inner Journey on April 9, 2026, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Wild Qi in Ojai. This intimate evening includes guided meditation, reflection, and gentle energy work, and is designed as a grounded preview of the deeper work explored in the Illuminated Heart Retreat.
Join the Online Spiritual Awakening Class
If joining in person is not the right fit, the Spiritual Awakening Class offers an accessible online way to experience Ragan’s teachings before the retreat. These live group classes are designed to support healing, inner peace, spiritual growth, and connection in a guided online setting, with no subscription required.