Space and Ease: A Personal Retreat

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 restorative, offering a sanctuary for solitude, self-reflection, and mindful presence in the natural beauty of our land.

You are free to fill your days as you wish — with meditation, hiking in the redwoods, reading, or self-study. Your private cottage, nourishing vegetarian meals, and the rhythm of the land offer a steady container to support rest, healing, and a gentle return to your true essence.

The schedule is intentionally light, with spacious time for contemplation, quiet walks to the ocean, or simply sitting with yourself in stillness. Evenings may be spent exploring our library, including many books written by our founder, Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tarthang Tulku. Inspirational films are also available for viewing.

What to Expect in the Sessions

Your weekend begins with an Orientation, where you’ll meet fellow retreat guests and receive an introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist view of the mind. You’ll learn and practice shamatha — a calming, centering meditation — and build upon it throughout the weekend by focusing on the five senses.

You may explore:

• Open awareness: glimpsing the mind without content or movement
• Visualization: evoking states like love, joy, or compassion
• Clarity around meditation: what it is (and isn’t), and how it differs from therapy
• New relationships with the mind’s contents: thoughts, feelings, judgments, and more

To further support your retreat, Kum Nye Tibetan Relaxation and self-massage sessions are offered. These gentle practices integrate slow movement, stillness, and awareness to restore balance, regulate the nervous system, and deepen your capacity for presence. Through them, body and mind come into full, harmonious contact — allowing experience to feel richer, healthier, and more alive.

Ready to Reconnect?

If this weekend doesn’t work for you, please visit our Personal Retreats page to explore future dates.

Come relax. Come home to yourself.

Come enjoy the space and ease of Ratna Ling — the realm of treasures.

COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require that all participation be vaccinated against Covid and provide proof of a  negative covid test result within 48 hours of arrival.  We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests.

Schedule (Subject to Change):

FRIDAY

• 3:00 pm Check in
• 5:30pm Dinner
• 7:00 pm Orientation

SATURDAY

• 8:00 am Breakfast
• 9:00 Meditation
• 11:15  Kum Nye (Tibetan Relaxation) and Self-Massage Techniques
• 12:15 pm Lunch
• Free time for meditation and contemplation
• 5:30pm Dinner

SUNDAY

• 9:00 am Meditation
• 10:00am Brunch
• 12pm Check out

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 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. 
• Vegetarian meals are served during our weekend together.

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