Ratna Ling Retreats
Ratna Ling Retreat Center, is dedicated to making the wisdom of the Buddhist tradition and the teachings of our founder, Tarthang Tulku, available in ways that suit the modern world. All of our retreats integrate Buddhist insights and approaches, including meditation and/or mindful movement practices. You need not be a Buddhist or have previous experience with Buddhism to participate.
Ratna Ling Retreats offer retreats of varying lengths, from weekend getaways to longer-term residential programs. These retreats often include guided meditation sessions, teachings from experienced Buddhist instructors, yoga classes, and opportunities for silent reflection.
The facilities at Ratna Ling include comfortable accommodations, meditation halls, a library, and spaces for communal dining and relaxation. The center’s natural surroundings, nestled amidst towering redwoods, provide a tranquil setting conducive to contemplation and self-discovery.
Overall, Ratna Ling Retreat Center serves as a haven for individuals seeking spiritual growth, emotional healing, and a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them within the framework of Buddhist philosophy and practice.
Ratna Ling Gift Certificate
Open Dates
Give a gift that can transform someone's life forever--a healing retreat at Ratna Ling! Click "Ratna Ling Gift Certificate" above. Available in any amount from $50 - $5,000. Please indicate your name (Buyer) in the registration and indicate the name and email of the person to whom you will give the certificate (Recipient) where indicated.
Donations – Support Our Mission!
Open Dates
Please consider giving a monetary gift to support our efforts at Ratna Ling. Your donation can support a scholarship for someone to attend a retreat, our Tibetan Book Preservation Project, or general expenses for our volunteer organization!
5-Day Personal Retreat
Flexible Dates
We invite folks with a personal meditation, yoga, spiritual, or mindfulness practice to join our community for 5-day stays. This is for anyone with a deep desire to connect with themselves, Nature, and our Ratna Ling community.
Transitions & Transformation: A Yoga Retreat
With Vinita Laroia
September 11 - 13, 2026
Life is a moving, dynamic process, and yoga is simply a practice for Life. Can we listen deeply and appreciate the moments in between? Can we pause where we need to, and give more effort when the posture calls for it? When we practice with this moment-to-moment awareness, we can embody flow and presence in yoga and our life.
Gesture of Great Love – Online
With Dharma College Faculty
September 17 - October 29, 2026
THURSDAYS | 10:00–11:30 AM PACIFIC TIME | 1:00–2:30 PM EASTERN TIME Join Dharma College for a journey into love, wisdom and the liberation of mind! This is a multi-term program that promises to change our way of thinking about our lives, and change our experience for the better - every day. From Dharma College: Love is often understood as an emotion, a feeling that comes and goes depending on circumstances. Yet the great contemplative traditions…
Calming the Mind: A Meditation Retreat
With George Wiegand and Karmyn Ojeda
September 17 - 20, 2026
For those interested in deepening their Meditation practice, Ratna Ling has designed three annual retreats for folks at different stages of the meditation path. This retreat is designed for those who seek more calmness and stability in the mind.
Rooted in Nature
With Charlotte Keane and Shoshana Hebshi
September 18 - 20, 2026
Do you feel a calling to connect with Mother Earth and your ancestors? Join Shamanic Priestess Charlotte Keane from The Unstruck Drum for this weekend of deep communion with nature. You will learn to tune in so deeply that you can feel the voice of Mother Earth.
Re-Vision: Sonoma County Writers Camp
With Elizabeth Stark and Ellen Sussman
September 23 - 27, 2026
This camp will show you how to let the story teach you its secrets. We will begin by assessing what you’ve got–what’s evolved on the page. By discerning what your story wants to be, you will be able to build on what you’ve achieved.
The Mind, Suffering, and Freedom – Online
With Dharma College Faculty
October 1 - November 5, 2026
Thursdays 8:00-n9:30 AM PST Join our sister organization, Dharma College for an experiential deeper understanding of our human experience and how to find happiness and freedom. From Dharma College: Why do we suffer? What shapes our thoughts, emotions, fears, desires, relationships, and sense of self? And is it possible to discover a deeper freedom through understanding the mind more clearly? For centuries, both Buddhism and Western psychology have sought to answer these questions. Each…
Cultivating Compassion – A movement and meditation weekend
With Gretchen Donovan
October 2 - 4, 2026
What if you could make friends with feelings such as anger, sadness, envy or pride? This weekend retreat offers a supportive space to explore the nature of emotions through meditation, gentle yoga, and subtle energy movement, all grounded in Buddhist philosophy.
2026 Fall Harvest Celebration – A Farm-to-Table-Fundraiser!
With Ratna Ling Faculty
October 4, 2026
To celebrate a bountiful season of growth, harvest, and community in the Ratna Ling Gardens, we’ll be holding a Harvest Dinner on October 4th. Join us at Ratna Ling for an afternoon of music, organic eats and garden tours - featuring a silent auction, food from the Ratna Ling gardens and performances from our very own volunteers.
Women’s Self-Care Retreat
With Sarah Michelson and Laura Moir
October 9 - 12, 2026
Come together with fellow women to celebrate your innate strength, wisdom, and compassion. There is time to reconnect to the sacred feminine and cultivate a community of sisterhood and solidarity through deep listening, laughter, self-care, and ceremony.
Qigong with the Institute for Internal Transformation
With Chris Fernie
October 14 - 19, 2026
Join master Qi Gong teacher Chris Fernie of the Institute for Internal Transformation for a truly transformational program. Chris offers a unique opportunity to attune deeply to the highest quality of energy and presence in the serene surroundings of Ratna Ling.
Living in Harmony: Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
With Magda Costa
October 16 - 18, 2026
Harmony and joy are closer than you think... Join Resident Faculty Magda Costa in this exploration of our inner resources! What if peace, clarity, and happiness are not something we have to create, but qualities that are already present within us, waiting to be uncovered? According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the mind's true nature is naturally open, clear, and aware. Yet the pressures of daily life, constant thinking, and emotional reactions often prevent us…
Elevate Your Essence: Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Bex Urban
October 23 - 25, 2026
Practice peace with yoga poses and an intentional pause with Meditation. In this retreat we welcome back Master Teacher Bex Urban for a special yoga retreat at Ratna Ling! Take this mindful "time out” and step away from the distractions of your daily life to re-initiate yourself into more stillness.
The Inner Landscape: A Meditation Retreat in Nature
With Maria Helena Kubrusly
October 23 - 25, 2026
During this retreat, aligning the abundant natural beauty of Ratna Ling with Tibetan yoga exercises, meditation, and practices, you will learn to relax the body and open the senses. Let Nature teach you more about who you really are, and who you can be. You can experience the interconnectedness of all existence.
The Art of Loss: Letting Go with Grace
With Gloria Baraquio and Lydia Hwang
October 30 - November 1, 2026
Join us for a weekend to make space for our grief, our loss, and our endings. We will use relaxation practices, reflection, ritual and celebration to honor the changes, endings, and the truth of new beginnings.
Begin Again: A weekend retreat
With Yvonne Kingsley
November 6 - 8, 2026
Join Yvonne Kingsley for a peaceful weekend of yoga and meditation as we slow down and surrender to the present moment. Through the alchemy of mindful movement, breath work and contemplation, we expand our capacity to meet the present moment with curiosity and equanimity.
Autumn Renewal: Yoga, Ayurveda, and Healthy Aging
With Melina Meza and Baxter Bell
November 13 - 15, 2026
Join longtime teachers Melina Meza and Baxter Bell for a nourishing weekend at Ratna Ling exploring yoga and Ayurveda as practical pathways to vibrant, healthy aging.
The Essence of Yoga: A Weekend Retreat
With Jenn Russo
November 13 - 15, 2026
We welcome back Jenn Russo of Healdsburg for a special yoga retreat. At this retreat we will focus on using the breath to strengthen our practice and experience a lasting peace. Afternoons will be a slow flow/restorative practice, focused on calming, centering and relaxation.
Feeling Fully Alive – Online
With Dharma College Faculty
November 14 - December 19, 2026
Saturdays 9:30 - 10: AM PST Join our sister organization, Dharma College, for a six-week journey from stress, busyness and mental overload into greater presence, and connection with life itself! From Dharma College: What if your body holds a wisdom that the thinking mind alone cannot access? Many of us move through life disconnected from the body’s natural intelligence. We spend our days caught in thought, managing responsibilities, and responding to endless demands, often…
Grace & Gratitude: A Pre-Thanksgiving Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Lauren Cohen and Nat Kendall
November 20 - 22, 2026
Join Lauren Cohen and Nat Kendall for a nourishing pre-Thanksgiving weekend in the redwoods! Through soulful yoga practices, dharma discussions, chanting, meditations, time in nature and more, we’ll explore what it means to cultivate grace and gratitude in our everyday lives.
Joy & Appreciation – A Thanksgiving Retreat
With George Wiegand and Karmyn Ojeda
November 27 - 29, 2026
For this special retreat, we are offering a sliding scale to allow you to give what you can. We hope you can join us! This Thanksgiving retreat is offered as a way to support folks who need some peace and quiet during this holiday. We invite you to take a sacred pause, to sit, to lay down, to be in nature, to meditate, and to come back to center.
Wintering – A relaxation retreat
With Clare Buckley
December 4 - 6, 2026
Join Senior Yoga Teacher Clare Buckley in the serene and beautiful setting of Ratna Ling and awaken to the experience of holistic wellbeing. In the serene and beautiful setting of Ratna Ling, we will explore embodied movement, breath work, energy work, meditation and mindful practices to deeply nourish energy pathways and to restore balance and equanimity.
The Gift of Writing: Introspection and Self-Reflection
With Cynthia Cummins
December 11 - 13, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Sep 11, 2026.
As winter solstice approaches, we gather in stillness and allow quiet presence to lead us back to ourselves. In this Wild Heart Writing retreat, we begin by invoking the muse, releasing expectations and setting aside our inner critics. Clear, compelling writing follows, seemingly without effort.
Soul Retrieval Inner Retreat
With Sarah Koh
December 18 - 20, 2026
This inner retreat creates the space to truly slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with the quiet wisdom of your heart and body. What is your soul asking for? What is ready to emerge? What is ready to come to resolution and heal, allowing you to move forward with clarity? Through deep rest, unwinding, and intentional practices, you will create space to turn inward and reconnect with the deeper layers of yourself. As the body…
Starting Anew – A Mindfulness Retreat for the New Year
With Maria Helena Kubrusly
January 8 - 10, 2027
Imagine this coming new year how you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones, and your coworkers. Through meditation, you become more aware of the patterns that drive and motivate your actions. This January retreat is designed for you to get to know yourself better and consider how you want your next year to unfold.
A Year for Me: New Year Self-Care Retreat
With Karmyn Ojeda and Erica Martzen
January 15 - 18, 2027
RECLAIM YOUR LIFE THIS YEAR. Take back your time. Take back your energy. Bring your life back into balance. If youʻve been going going going, or giving giving giving, we invite you to join us this January to start the new year with new habits, new perspectives, and new intentions to take back your life and reclaim your energy.
Full Moon New Year Reset
With Alyssa Lauren Stone
January 22 - 24, 2027
Join certified yoga teacher, Reiki Master, and published writer, Alyssa Lauren Stone, for a transformative weekend. From faster-paced Vinyasa flows to more restful Restorative poses, we will explore different types of yoga, breath-work, and meditation techniques to get the body energized and relaxed.
Grief to Grace: When Grief Becomes a Doorway
With Jeffrey Peck
January 29 - 31, 2027
Join evidential medium and spiritual teacher Jeffrey Peck for a restorative weekend exploring the enduring nature of love, the wisdom of grief, and the many ways our loved ones continue to remain present in our lives. Some griefs don't want to be fixed. They want to be witnessed. For two nights in the redwoods, we'll do the quiet work that ordinary life rarely makes room for — learning not to move on from what we've…
Reclaim: A Nervous System Retreat for Deep Rest and Relaxation
With Nicole Griffin
February 5 - 7, 2027
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Nov 6, 2026.
Come rest, reconnect, and remember who you are beneath the noise. In a world that rewards overdoing, it can feel nearly impossible to slow down. We push through stress, ignore what our bodies are telling us, and stay stuck in survival mode. Eventually, something gives and we realize we can’t keep living this way.
Returning to Your Self – Presidentʻs Day Weekend
With Amy Wolff and Kathleen Barnette
February 12 - 15, 2027
In the fast-paced world of mobile devices, cars, planes, deadlines, and capitalism, we can lose track of what's important. Treat yourself to 3 days to unwind, reflect, and breathe into your fullness. Remember what you value most, and then return to your life with a renewed sense of ease, joy, and strength.
Flow & Steep: A Qigong and Tea Retreat
With Dr. Cynthia Li, Daniela Cubelic and Pavi Mehta
February 19 - 21, 2027
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Nov 20, 2026.
Rooted in qigong — one of China's oldest contemplative healing traditions — this retreat weaves together gentle movement, breath, visualization, sound, and stillness into a living practice.
Evoking Resonance: Therapeutic Yoga, Breathwork, and Sound Immersion
With Harvey Deutch and Teresa Van Eyk
February 26 - 28, 2027
Together we will move through therapeutic asanas and breath-work that draw our attention inward, release tension in our physical bodies, and open energetic pathways. Gather with us for a weekend retreat where yoga, breathwork, and sound come together to evoke deep harmony and resonance within.
Finding Emotional Health: A wellness retreat
With Helena Gold
March 4 - 7, 2027
Emotions are a natural part of being human—but when they feel overwhelming, they can leave us feeling ungrounded, reactive, or exhausted. Whether you find yourself caught in cycles of anxiety, anger, disappointment, grief, or emotions you can't quite name, this retreat offers a gentle path toward greater balance and ease. Together, we'll explore emotional wellness through meditation, mindful movement, reflection, and contemplative practices that help you understand the wisdom your emotions hold. Rather than resisting…
Spring Break – A Weekend Yoga Retreat
With Martin Scott
March 12 - 14, 2027
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Dec 11, 2026.
The weekend includes morning pranayama and meditations, asana classes and two yoga nidra sessions, all designed to ignite your light and creativity. We’ll embrace the elements of spring, using a combination of breath-work and movement to channel energy, create heat, and explore yoga.
Moving Wisely: A Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat
With Mary Beth Ray
March 26 - 28, 2027
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Dec 15, 2026.
In this weekend retreat, you will slow down and experience spaciousness in your body, mind, and breath to just be. The yoga practices are infused with peace and calmness to cultivate deeper stability, awareness, and insight into the interconnected dimensions of your whole self.
Nourish & Replenish: A Spring Yoga Weekend
With Leila Swenson
April 9 - 11, 2027
This Spring, awaken within and celebrate the vibrancy of renewal, hope, transformation, and growth with Leila Swenson... Join us for an invigorating and relaxing yoga retreat weekend in the stunning and magnificent coastal redwoods... An invitation to step away from the demands of daily life and enjoy space for self-inquiry, practice, community, and reflection!
Spring Reset Retreat
With Nikki Estrada
May 7 - 9, 2027
Reset yourself this spring! Join Nikki for a weekend of asana, pranayama, meditation and yoga philosophy as we transition into spring. Refresh mind, energy and body with extended yoga practices, time to rest, delicious food and surrounding nature.
Spring Radiance: Harness Energy & Awaken Joy
With Klara Crean and Leslie Tippell
May 14 - 16, 2027
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Feb 12, 2027.
Step into the radiant embrace of late summer and join us for an immersive retreat in Sonoma County, where the season’s vibrant energy becomes your catalyst for renewal and inner power.