Spiritual Retreats
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.
A Weekend of Self-Care at Ratna Ling | Presidentʻs Day
With Salma Syed and Shehnaz Khan
February 13 - 16, 2026
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.
Space and Ease: A Personal Retreat
With George Wiegand and Karmyn Ojeda
February 27 - March 1, 2026
Quiet the mind. Restore the spirit. Reconnect with your inner self. Are you in need of a break — just some time and space for quiet with a change of scenery? A Space and Ease retreat at Ratna Ling invites you to slow down and move at your own pace. This experience can be deeply […]
Qigong from the Institute for Internal Transformation
With Chris Fernie
March 4 - 8, 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.
Space and Ease: A Personal Retreat
With George Wiegand and Karmyn Ojeda
March 27 - 29, 2026
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.
Refuge & Renewal: an Insight Meditation Retreat
With Heidi Bourne
April 24 - 26, 2026
Join us for a peaceful weekend retreat dedicated to nourishing the basic goodness that lives inside, 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.
Alive & Awake: A meditation retreat
With Maria Helena Kubrusly
May 15 - 17, 2026
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Feb 13, 2026.
Give yourself three days to reconnect with your body, quiet your mind, and awaken your senses to the beauty of life. This retreat offers a gentle, nurturing space to slow down and return to the natural ease within you.
The Six Paramitas: Leading Your Life with Purpose and Clarity
With Khenpo Kunga Dakpa, Tsering Gellek and Barry Schieber
July 2 - 5, 2026
Ratna Ling is happy to present a 5-day (4 nights) retreat based on traditional Buddhist teachings by our sister organization, the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute. At the sanctuary of Ratna Ling, you'll explore the paramitas—the Six Perfections that form the foundation of the Bodhisattva path. Register by February 1st and Receive the Early Bird Offer of one extra night free!
Refresh and Recharge – a Midsummer Meditation Retreat
With Maria Helena Kubrusly and Linda Copenhagen
July 17 - 19, 2026
Book now and get $150.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jun 1, 2026.
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.
Being Now: How to Navigate Uncertain Times
With Magda Costa
August 14 - 16, 2026
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until May 15, 2026.
This retreat invites you to pause, turn inward, and reconnect with a deeper way of living. A way that doesn’t depend on fixing yourself, proving anything, or becoming someone else. A way that begins by letting go of the belief that you are not enough, that you don’t know how, or that freedom is somehow out of reach.
The Courage to Lead: A 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
With Gloria Baraquio
August 31 - September 17, 2026
Book now and get $200.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jun 1, 2026.
This yoga intensive to cultivate leaders who serve with courage and compassion. Shivakali Yoga offers a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training over 18 days, steeped in the ancient spiritual, philosophical and meditative traditions of Yoga, and grounded in modern anatomical studies, sequencing, and approaches to practice.
Rooted in Nature
With Charlotte Keane and Shoshana Hebshi
September 18 - 20, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jun 19, 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.
Meeting Anger with Compassion
With Gretchen Donovan
October 2 - 4, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 3, 2026.
What if you could use your anger wisely? What if you could make friends with anger? This weekend retreat offers a supportive space to explore the nature of anger through meditation, gentle yoga, and subtle energy movement, all grounded in Buddhist philosophy.
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.