Buddhist Retreats
6-Day Personal Retreat
Flexible Dates
We invite folks with a personal meditation, yoga, spiritual, or mindfulness practice to join our community for week-long stays. This is for anyone with a deep desire to connect with themselves, Nature, and our Ratna Ling community.
Space and Ease Cultivating Compassion: A Personal Retreat
November 22 - 24, 2024
Do you need some time and space in the quiet with a change of scenery? Ratna Ling is hosting a series of personal retreat in our great outdoors. A space and ease retreat is described as a transformative experience where you can find solace, rejuvenation, and inner peace.
Buddhism Meets Western Psychology: An Experiential Journey - Online
With Dr. Kathleen Lyon
November 25 - December 30, 2024
Join Dr. Kathleen Lyon from our sister organization, Dharma College, for an experiential exploration of the personal growth when Buddhist philosophy is approached along with Western psychology.
Buddhism and western psychological methods both aim to relieve suffering, however, they have important differences in their models of the mind, and the methods and aims that follow from those models.
Space and Ease: A Personal Retreat
December 6 - 8, 2024
Are you in need of a break? Just some time and space for quiet and a change of scenery? Ratna Ling is hosting a series of personal retreat in our great outdoors. A space and ease retreat is a transformative experience where you can find solace, rejuvenation, and inner peace.
The Four Noble Truths Seminar: A Pilgrimage to India!
January 23 - February 6, 2025
Join SINI on an unforgettable Buddhist journey to India. You’ll delve into the Tibetan monastic tradition and explore the foundational Buddhist teachings at the very places where they were originally delivered 2,500 years ago.
Seeing is Freedom
With Stacie Overby
February 21 - 23, 2025
In this 4-day retreat, we will explore the central causes of suffering, from the view of Yoga, the Mindfulness tradition, and Integral Psychology. We can learn how to skillfully respond to find more openness and freedom in our day-to-day lives.
Recharge & Thrive - Tibetan Breathing Techniques Online Workshop
With Magda Costa
March 15 - 16, 2025
Saturday Two Sessions 9-11:45 AM and 2-5PM PST Sunday 9AM - 12PM PST Join senior teacher Magda Costa from our sister organization, Odiyan Retreat Center, for a two-day online workshop guaranteed to bring you relaxation and ease. The Energy of Breathing Once we know how to harness the energy of breath, breathing becomes a source […]
The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni
With Mark Henderson
April 18 - 20, 2025
The centerpiece of this retreat is a traditional practice of Buddha Shakyamuni. This practice was composed by one of the greatest masters of the Nyingma lineage, Kunkhyen Jamgon Mipham Namgyal Gyatso, known frequently as Lama Mipham.
Healing Our Planet - A Mother's Day Retreat
With Dr. Bob Dozor, Rosalyn White, Carl Pilcher and Abbe Blum, Ph.D.
May 9 - 11, 2025
This weekend retreat is dedicated to an exploration of Deep Ecology, an environmental philosophy that illuminates how humans are deeply integral, embedded and embodied, on Planet Earth. This immersive experience will guide participants towards a deeper understanding...
Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Denelle Numis
May 16 - 18, 2025
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Feb 1, 2025.
Indulge yourself in a luxurious weekend getaway to the coastal redwoods of Sonoma County with Denelle Jarro Numis. Give yourself the gift of daily yoga and meditation, delicious and nutritious vegetarian meals and a blissful 2-nights stay in a cozy cottage at Ratna Ling Retreat Center.
Discovering Stillness and Calmness ~ Kum Nye Retreat 2025
With Andi Egle
July 3 - 6, 2025
The world will be balanced when we are balanced. Through the weekend of extensive Kum Nye practice using Tarthang Tulku three Kum Nye books and following Arnaud Maitland's training, we will discover a Stillness and Calmness that is a natural part of our being.
Sanctuary of Tranquility 2: A Meditation Retreat for Renewal
With Magda Costa, Maria Helena Kubrusly and Linda Copenhagen
July 11 - 13, 2025
Book now and get $150.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until May 26, 2025.
2 ARRIVAL DATES AVAILABLE. Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and relaxation, focusing on Meditation, Contemplation, and Integration, designed for practitioners of any level. Join us and discover the profound benefits of mindfulness and meditation.
Meditation in Nature
With Maria Helena Kubrusly
September 5 - 7, 2025
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.