Clarity & Courage: A Weekend of Insight Meditation
With Heidi Bourne
April 2 - 4, 2027
You are warmly invited to join us for a peaceful weekend retreat dedicated to nourishing the basic goodness that lives inside of you, the inherent life force that awakens into a life of clarity, kindness and courage.
Drawing on the teachings of the Buddha, our practices include Insight and Metta Meditation, gentle movement, and daily dharma talks. Together, these become the solid reliable ground that support the capacity to skillfully navigate everyday life with a steady, receptive, and responsive mind, supported by a kind, courageous, and wise heart.
Woven within extended periods of silence, this spacious retreat offers time to be outside, the option for writing, art, and rest, along with time to talk with each other. The intention is that at the end of the retreat one will have experienced rest, support and inspiration, and return to everyday life strengthened and renewed.
We welcome all genders, levels, and backgrounds; anyone who is interested in meditation and cultivating basic goodness.
Schedule (Subject to change):
FRIDAY
- 3pm Check-in
- 5:30 Dinner
- 7pm Retreat Opening with Meditation
SATURDAY
- 7:15am Meditation
- 8am Silent Breakfast
- 10am-12pm Morning Session
- 12:15 Lunch
- 1:00 Optional Temple Tour
- 1:30 Personal Time (optional group hike, art, writing, resting)
- 3:30 Meditation
- 4:15 Dharma Talk w/ Q & A
- 5:30 Dinner
- 7:00 Evening Session with Meditation
SUNDAY
- 8-9am Movement & Meditation
- 9am Closing Circle
- 10am Brunch
- 12pm Checkout
For directions to Ratna Ling – Ratna Ling Retreat Center 35755 Hauser Bridge Rd Cazadero, CA 95421
Accommodations are beautiful lux cabins
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Transportation to/from Ratna Ling is NOT included – carpooling encouraged
- Payments are nonrefundable and transferable to a future Ratna Ling stay or retreat
- Each cottage includes TWO private rooms with queen beds, large dining & living area, gas fireplace, spacious deck, jacuzzi tub, linens/towels/hand soap, kitchenette with tea & coffee, complimentary wireless internet. Please pack toiletries.
- Vegetarian meals are served during our weekend together.
What people are saying about Heidi’s retreats at Ratna Ling:
| “The teacher was amazing. I loved the property and the atmosphere..” | “Heidi is so relatable and teaches in a clear way. Her teachings are practical and applicable to daily life.” | “Heidi is phenomenal. There was a good sense of mutual support among the attendees. I learned a lot.” |
| “The teacher was excellent. The participants were engaged.” | “Working with Heidi improves my life in o many ways. She creates/supports lasting relationships.” | “The setting, the structure of the program, the teacher and the staff all worked well together.” |
Facilitator
Heidi Bourne is a meditation teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition and is the founder and guiding teacher of Pacific Mindfulness. She has been teaching since 2005 offering classes, series courses, nature retreats, trauma-informed/sensitive and resiliency-focused professional programs, and teaches regularly for Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Heidi is especially interested in the integration of the common sense, accessible and timeless teachings of awareness, ethics, and compassion into the complexity of our everyday lives. She is…
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