Born and raised in Hawaii, Gloria has been teaching vinyasa since 2006, studying Tibetan Buddhism since 2004, and singing devotional music since she was a child. She earned her 200-hour certificate from Yoga Hawaii and her 300-hour training with Raghunath Cappo and Radhanath Swami in India. Gloria has practiced with spiritual, indigenous, and ancient traditions of Hawaii, Catholicism, Christianity, Baha’i, Agape, Vaishnavism, Hinduism, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism. Her aim is to help each individual cultivate an intimate relationship with themselves and their surroundings so that they can live more fully, with love, peace, gratitude and well-being. Gloria is currently the Director of Programs at Ratna Ling, sharing her time between the Big Island of Hawaii and Sonoma County. She is also the Co-Director of Shivakali Yoga School.
More info: www.shivakaliyoga.com
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Events with Gloria Baraquio
The Art of Loss: A Retreat for Grief, Remembrance & RenewalOctober 30 - November 1, 2026
You don’t have to be finished grieving. You don’t have to have made sense of what happened. Sometimes what we need most is simply a beautiful, quiet place to make room for what we have lost. Join Gloria Baraquio and Lydia Hwang for a restorative weekend at Ratna Ling devoted to grief, remembrance, and the many ways we learn to live with change. Loss comes to us in many forms. It may be the death…
