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 of 2023. This retreat is designed for you to get quiet, to sit by the fire, drink some cacao, let the mind settle, and just let go. Let yourself be silent and enjoy the gifts of stillness.
This program includes:
- gentle yoga classes
- cacao ceremony
- sitting meditation
- fireside gatherings
- nature walk
- journal time
Classes are for all levels, both beginners and seasoned practitioners. We invite you to slow down with us.
Schedule (Subject to Change):
FRIDAY
3:00pm Check-in
4:30-5:30pm Grounding Meditation
5:30-6:15pm Dinner
6:45-8:00pm Gentle Yoga
SATURDAY
8:00-8:45am Breakfast
9:00-10:00am Meditation
11:15am-12:15pm Nature Walk
12:15-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-4:30pm Quiet time, hiking, journaling, reading, or bodywork by appointment
4:30-5:30pm Fireside Cacao
5:30-6:15pm Dinner
7:00-8:00pm Release Ceremony
SUNDAY
8:00-9:00am Yoga
9:00-10:00am Closing Ceremony
10:00-11:00am Brunch
12:00pm Check out
Facilitators
Natalie has been teaching yoga and sharing the dharma for almost 15 years. She is a certified Shivakali yoga teacher and spiritual counselor, as well a meditation guide and energy worker. Her background in environmental management has deeply shaped her teachings as she considers Mother Earth her first spiritual teacher. Natalie relies on her Buddhist teachings to support individuals in connecting with their best selves. She deeply believes in the power of play and joy as a means…
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Sprout Sera Sagrada (They/Goddess) Their name is an embodiment of who they are-Sacred Being. Born and raised in California, Yoga found them at age 18, and 10 years later began teaching mindful hatha. The lineages that resonate deeply with Sera are Bhakti Yoga, Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Following this path led them to their re-indigenization to their Mayan roots (Guatemala, Nicaragua y México). They facilitate Cacao Gatherings as an offering to their ancestors and to…
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