6-Day Personal Retreat

A short-term residency for sincere practitioners seeking silence, solitude, and peaceful surroundings.

We invite folks with a personal meditation, yoga, spiritual, or mindfulness practice to come to Ratna Ling for 5 night stays, arriving on Tuesday and departing on Sunday.  This program is for anyone with a deep desire to connect with themselves and nature.  We encourage participants to join us in the mornings Meditation or Mantra.  The rest of your time is for personal practice.  The Lodge, Library, Temple, and 120 acres of Nature are available for you to explore.

There may also an opportunity for work practice in either the Garden, Kitchen, Lodge, or Bindery for 2-4 hours a day (this is not required).

REQUIREMENTS: We ask that practitioners have 2+ years of a devoted personal practice in yoga, meditation, or other spiritual path. We require guests to be vegetarian and drug-free during their stay. We also expect guests to maintain cleanliness and tidiness in both their personal hygiene and private spaces. No smoking, candles, incense, or flames of any kind are permitted in the cottages/cabins.

DATES: Check-in is on Tuesday at 3pm, and checkout is on Sunday at 12pm.

MEALS: Breakfast is provided in your personal kitchen. Lunch is provided Wednesday-Saturday, with Brunch on Sunday. We invite you to prepare your dinners at lunchtime, dine off-site, or choose to fast.

Accommodations are beautiful lux cabins

Two participants share a cabin where you each have your own private bedroom and share a spacious living room and a bathroom.  5 vegetarian meals will be served during our weekend together.  All ages, bodies, and skill levels welcome.

Yes, you can join if you’ve never done yoga before!  The practices are slow, gentle and sweet.

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