Ratna Ling Retreats
Ratna Ling Retreat Center, 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.
Delight & Desire: A Summer Yoga Retreat
With Mairin McCracken
June 9 - 11, 2023
As we approach the longest day of the year, we might find ourselves dreaming, planning, and wishing. In this yoga retreat, we'll ruminate on how to turn up the volume on our desires- inviting ourselves to explore the in-between state of wanting and dreaming, while also providing ourselves plenty of time and space to delight in the present moment.
Saturdays at Ratna Ling – a June Day Retreat
With George Wiegand
June 10, 2023
We have created a series of weekend day-retreats for those who can't spare an entire weekend to get away. It is also a wonderful time to bring a friend to experience Ratna Ling. We are offering a day of respite on our sacred land, when you can leave busyness behind and return home renewed.
The Wordless Way – A Mindfulness & Writing Retreat
With Jonah Willihnganz and Andrew Todhunter
June 13 - 18, 2023
The retreat will blend creative practice, contemplation, and engagement with the natural environment. Over the course of five days, participants will learn elements of writing craft, including a series of pre-writing and writing practices that clear mental chatter, enhance awareness, and deepen access to the imagination.
Space and Ease: A Personal Retreat
June 16 - 18, 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.
Welcome to a Calm Place: Learn to Meditate in Three Minutes a Day – Online
With Richard Dixey
June 16 - August 4, 2023
Join Dharma College senior teacher Richard Dixey in this introductory meditation course where you will learn calmness meditation in a novel but highly effective way - 3 minutes to a calm place!
Yoga for Self-Care – ONLINE
With Calista Ocean
June 21 - July 12, 2023
We welcome Guest Teacher Calista Ocean to offer Self-Care Yoga ONLINE to help you find balance and ease. Calista will be teaching at A Weekend of Self-Care at Ratna Ling from September 1st-4th! 4 sessions every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm PST via Zoom June 21-July 12 Donations welcome In a busy, modern world, it can be challenging to find moments of stillness and ease. Finding balance requires us to navigate between movement and stillness. With yoga, we…
Saturdays at Ratna Ling – a July Day Retreat
With George Wiegand
July 8, 2023
We have created a series of weekend day-retreats for those who can't spare an entire weekend to get away. It is also a wonderful time to bring a friend to experience Ratna Ling. We are offering a day of respite on our sacred land, when you can leave busyness behind and return home renewed.
Summer Yoga Retreat in the Redwoods
With Jack Workman
July 14 - 16, 2023
This is a perfect retreat for yoga students of all levels looking to deepen their practice with Jack's pragmatic and lighthearted approach to yoga, which emphasizes alignment and practical ways to approach more advanced poses.
1080 Drops of Compassion: A Project for World Peace
With George Wiegand, Linda Copenhagen, Andi Egle and Carmen Ojeda
July 21 - 23, 2023
When we think of world peace, we believe it starts with one person at a time. Cultivating love, joy, and equanimity in one's heart and having the courage and care to share it with every person and place we connect with.
Go Deep: A Writing Retreat to Awaken Your Imagination
With Ellen Sussman and Elizabeth Stark
July 26 - 30, 2023
We welcome Ellen Sussman and Elizabeth Stark of Sonoma County Writers Camp to offer a contemplative retreat for writers! What are you afraid to write? This is a perfect retreat for yoga students of all levels looking to deepen their practice with Jack's pragmatic and lighthearted approach to yoga.
Yoga for a Happy Life: Movement, Meditation and Ayurveda
With Melina Meza and Baxter Bell
August 4 - 6, 2023
As the summer seasons slips into August, join our special guest teachers, Baxter Bell and Melina Meza for an unforgettable and deeply nourishing yoga retreat.
You Belong – A special retreat for LGBTQ+ friends and allies
With Damian Quinn
August 11 - 13, 2023
We welcome Guest Teacher Damian Quinn (she/they/he) to offer our first ever LGBTQ+ retreat! Carve out a weekend for yourself to be with Queer family, open your heart, practice yoga + meditation in the California redwoods, and celebrate the multiplicity + fluidity of all beings. Come home to our yoga, meditation + play retreat: YOU BELONG.
Saturdays at Ratna Ling – an August Day Retreat
With George Wiegand
August 12, 2023
We have created a series of weekend day-retreats for those who can't spare an entire weekend to get away. It is also a wonderful time to bring a friend to experience Ratna Ling. We are offering a day of respite on our sacred land, when you can leave busyness behind and return home renewed.
Yoga & Mantra
With Beate Sophia
August 18 - 20, 2023
Explore the union of mind, body, and speech through ancient practices of hatha yoga and mantra yoga. This retreat will allow you to experience the harmonizing effects of breathing, postures, meditation, and chanting in the sacred traditions of Bhakti Yoga, Vinyasa, and Tibetan Buddhism. You will begin to see the powerful connection between your thoughts, language, voice, sound vibration, and manifestation.
Heavenly Harp Performances: Day Visit Only
With Diana Stork
August 25 - 27, 2023
COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests. Diana’s harp music, is ethereal and soothing to the spirit. She will offer some evening sessions to send us off to a good night’s sleep. In addition, Diana will offer her newly created “Kirtan”program, using traditional Buddhist…
Appreciation: The State of Joy
With Rosalyn White, Tara Ristau and Janet Smith
August 25 - 27, 2023
Drawing from the teachings of Tarthang Tulku, a modern Buddhist teacher and author, and founder of Ratna Ling, as presented in his book, Caring, these practices are powerful ways to unlock our inner treasures of calm, balance and deep caring.
A Weekend of Self Care | Labor Day 2023
With Erica Martzen and Calista Ocean
September 1 - 4, 2023
Our 3 night signature program... You matter, and you are more than enough. That phone call or email can wait. Your family or job will be fine without you always being there.Treat yourself and take three days at Ratna Ling to unwind, reflect, and breathe into your fullness.
BASA Yoga Retreat: A weekend to nourish yourself
With Joao Pereira
September 8 - 10, 2023
We welcome João Pereira of BASA Yoga for this special retreat to restore your body and mind. COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests. Summer adventures are slowly welcoming harvest season. It is a great time for self-care. This weekend is designed to recharge…
Healing Time Retreat | Awaken to the aliveness of each arriving moment
With Jack Petranker
September 13 - 17, 2023
“We live on the surface of time, moving from moment to moment without ever really connecting with time’s inner dynamic. Cut off from the depth of experience, we easily feel frustrated, isolated, emotional, and resentful. It doesn’t have to be that way. We can heal our connection to time, and discover that time is the beating heart of experience. It’s like finding our way back from exile, like coming home. New ways of knowing and…
The Love of Beauty: A Meditation Retreat in Nature
With Maria Helena Kubrusly
September 15 - 17, 2023
“The Natural Environment will readily support a more beautiful inner life. From each tree and flower, we can learn how to receive nourishment through the senses and allow the nectar of sensory beauty to fill the heart to overflowing.” -Tarthang Tulku, Lotus Mandala, p.49 Take a breath of fresh air, and let the beauty of Nature inspire your inner beauty... In this retreat, we will explore the beauty of trees, plants, animals, the sky,…
Finding Equanimity – A Hiking & Yoga Retreat
With Uli Koehne
September 22 - 24, 2023
We welcome Uli Koehne as our Guest Teacher for a peaceful, restorative retreat with yoga and hiking! COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests. In our modern, busy lives with constant demands and stream of stimuli around us, it is easy to drift out…
Women’s Self-Care Retreat | Columbus Day
With Kimberly Millard 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.
A Time for Transformation: A Yoga and Meditation Retreat
With Gretchen Donovan
October 26 - 29, 2023
Book now and get $200.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2023.
In Mahayana Buddhism,the Buddha taught six important mental states called Paramitas that we need to develop if we aspire to reach a state of liberation in our lives. They’re usually translated as “perfections,” since by perfecting them fully we too can attain enlightenment.
Alive and Inspired Retreat
November 2 - 5, 2023
Coaching, Qigong & Meditation Retreat Join Jackie Priestley and Matthew Cohen on this journey of developing a greater relationship with yourself and the wisdom that resides within you. We are honored to share the ancient and progressive practices that we have been studying and teaching for over 30 years. These Practices are designed to celebrate and enliven your body, open your heart, expand your mind and engage your spirit. When we choose to do this essential…
The Essence of Yoga: A Weekend Retreat
With Jenn Russo
November 17 - 19, 2023
We welcome back Master Teacher Jenn Russo of Healdsburg for a special yoga retreat at Ratna Ling to celebrate the Autumn in the Redwoods!
Winter Weekend Retreat: Be Here Now
With Yvonne Kingsley
December 1 - 3, 2023
COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests. Join Yvonne Kingsley for a peaceful weekend of yoga and meditation as we slow down and surrender to the present moment. Gracefully accepting the natural unfolding of our lives opens us to deeper levels of ease and…
Winter Rituals: A Yoga and Cacao Retreat
With Natalie Colvin and Sprout Sera Sagrada
December 8 - 10, 2023
COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests. As the season turns to more darkness and cold, our bodies naturally long to retreat inward. December is a time to reflect on what has transpired in the year and process all of the emotions and experiences…
Starting Anew – A Meditation Retreat for the New Year
With George Wiegand and Linda Copenhagen
January 5 - 7, 2024
Imagine your new year and as you imagine this coming new year. How do you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones, and your coworkers? Here, you can take the time to reflect on your thoughts, words, and actions, and learn to create spaciousness in your mind. Through meditation, you can become more aware of your patterns that drive and motivate your actions. This January retreat is designed for you to get to…
True Nature: A Yoga Retreat for the New Year
With Leila Swenson
January 19 - 21, 2024
We welcome Guest Teacher Leila Swenson of San Francisco to offer a yoga retreat to welcome the new year! Join Leila Swenson for a peaceful and heartwarming weekend of simply being. Among the tranquil and natural beauty of coastal redwoods, a sanctuary of peace and wellness awaits you. With nature's wonder as inspiration, this retreat in the New Year is an invitation to renew, awaken, and commit to your practice. With opportunities for both solitude…
The Joy of Yoga
With Patricia Becker
March 8 - 10, 2024
Bathe in the joy of yoga with stretching and strengthening poses as well as breath awareness meditation. Expect a playful practice of self-acceptance and exploration at the beautiful Ratna Ling.
Spring Renewal Yoga Retreat
With Dariece Warren
March 22 - 24, 2024
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Nov 22, 2023.
We welcome back Guest Teacher Dariece Warren, Owner of Vallejo Yoga, to host a retreat that will enliven and awaken you! Let go of the heaviness of winter and welcome in the energy of the spring season! Using mindful movement and alignment based yoga flow we will release tension and clear out stagnant energy to raise our vibration. We will ground ourselves using restorative yoga, pranayama, chanting, and meditation. The sacred land and beauty of…
Lotus of the Heart – A yoga & meditation retreat
With Christie Pitko
May 3 - 5, 2024
We welcome our special guest teacher, Christie Pitko, to share a weekend of meditation, yoga, and reflection.