Step into the Land of Treasures
Retreats for Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Ratna Ling Retreat Center is guided by the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and we are open to all people looking to find inner strength and spiritual peace. we are located in the coastal redwoods of Sonoma County, a spectacular 90-mile drive north of San Francisco. Our retreats offer you the opportunity to experience beauty and quiet, in elegant private cottages, each with an expansive view of the surrounding countryside, complete with deer, wild turkeys, rabbits and quail.
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Upcoming Retreats
Women’s Self-Care Retreat | Columbus Day
With Gloria Baraquio and Heldine Aguiluz
October 6 - 9, 2023
Ratna Ling's Women Self-Care is an annually anticipated event with many women returning each year to share the love and community. So whether it is your first time or fourth, come join us for a long weekend of healing sisterhood - the Realm of Treasures is waiting.
Space and Ease: A Personal Retreat
October 27 - 29, 2023
Are you in need of a break? Just some time and space for quiet and a change of scenery? Ratna Ling is hosting a personal retreat in our great outdoors for you to take some time for yourself.
Exactly As You Are: Practicing Acceptance
With Lydia Hwang and Jen Lo
April 25 - 28, 2024
Book now and get $200.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Dec 26, 2023.
Join Lydia Hwang and Jen Lo for this intimate retreat, which includes daily yoga, step-by-step Kintsugi making lessons, evening sound baths, and guided color meditation. Each participant will create their own piece of Kintsugi artwork to take home, as a reminder of our ever expanding ability to heal with the divine wisdom that is gold.
“A beautiful and serene retreat center. The setting is breath-taking. The food is delicious and the accommodations are clean, comfortable and exquisitely designed. A wonderful getaway to truly relax and escape from it all.”
– Beth Berlin-Stephens, a Google review
Latest Blog Articles
Kum Nye, the Tibetan Movement Practice
Kum Nye is a Tibetan movement practice brought to the West by Tarthang Tulku in the mid 1970’s. Kum Nye combines physical postures, breath control, and meditation to promote physical and mental well-being.
Longchenpa: How We Celebrate in the Nyingma Tradition
During the Lunar New Year worldwide, practitioners of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism recognize the significance of a sacred and highly revered individual: Longchenpa.
Volunteering Snapshot: Community Work Day
“Work can be a source of growth, an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and to develop positive and healthy relationships. If we view work in this way, we find there is really no difference between devoting energy and care to our work and devoting energy to improving our awareness and appreciation of life.” Tarthang Tulku, Skillful Means