Thank you for visiting our website. Ratna Ling is currently closed to guests due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We are actively working on plans to reopen safely in accordance with state and local best practices — hopefully during the first quarter of 2021. Our online class offerings in meditation, Buddhist studies and more are continuously being expanded. See our tentative 2021 retreat calendar.
Our all-volunteer staff remains onsite engaging in our many not-for-profit service activities, maintaining and readying this retreat center space for you. We are happy to answer any questions or concerns at (510) 809-4995 or reservations@ratnaling.org.
Be safe. Be well.
The Volunteer Staff of Ratna Ling
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
The History of Mindfulness
With Karin Meyers, PhD
The Four Immeasurables Workshop Online
With Pema Gellek and Lama Palzang
Women’s Self-Care Retreat | Columbus Day 2021
“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
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