Spring Awakening - A Relaxation Retreat for Spring Equinox

With Clare Buckley

March 20 - 22, 2026

  • $1,050.00 – For 1 Guest in Private Room (Shared Cottage with 1 other guest)
Program is fully booked
Program is fully booked

Welcome the Vernal (Spring) Equinox and honor nature’s rhythms as we celebrate this sacred moment of pause and balance. Enjoy a peaceful and soulful retreat to gently awaken, nourish, rest and reconnect.

Join Senior Yoga Teacher Clare Buckley on this deeply nurturing retreat as we welcome the return of the light and honor a time of rebirth, renewal and new beginnings. The Vernal Equinox is a point of balance of day and night, and an inspiring time to rest into the potency of transitional and liminal moments. In the serene and beautiful setting of Ratna Ling we will awaken to the experience of holistic wellbeing, centered around embodied movement, breath work, energy work, meditation and mindful practices to deeply nourish energy pathways and to restore balance and equanimity. Explore the gifts of a practice inspired by nature and the shifting rhythms of the seasons and tune into your inner landscape with love and compassion. Deep rest, spacious renewal and reconnection are at the core of this retreat, enabling participants to fully unwind, gently awaken, restore their energy and feel inspired. Clare shares insights from Ayurveda, TCM, Yin, Somatic, bodywork and embodiment practices, along with sound healing and guided meditations. She will be sharing some insights from the traditions celebrating the roots and rhythms of the Vernal Equinox.

Alongside her wellbeing program, there will be ample time for pause and connecting with the magical setting of Ratna Ling. Nature bathe, journal, hike, hug a redwood tree and feel nourished by delicious vegetarian meals. Massage
is also available onsite. This retreat is suitable for anyone who feels a resonance with this lovingly held offering and welcomes all levels of practitioners.

 

COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require that all guests 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

  • 3pm – Check in
  • 4pm – Gentle Embodied Yoga & Welcome Gathering
  • 5:30pm – Dinner
  • 6:45pm – Guided Meditation for Deep Rest

SATURDAY

  • 7:30am – Meditation in the Temple
  • 8am – Breakfast
  • 10:30 – Elemental Yoga & Breathwork
  • 12:15 – Lunch
  • 1pm – Free Time
  • 4pm – Restorative Yin/Somatic Yoga
  • 5:30 – Dinner
  • 6:45 – Marma Point Self-Massage & Yoga Nidra

SUNDAY

  • 8am – Meditation
  • 8:30am – Gentle Awaken Yin/Yang and Closing Circle
  • 10am Brunch
  • 12pm – Checkout and Farewell

 

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, jetted bathtub, linens/towels/hand soap, kitchenette with tea & coffee, complimentary wireless internet. 
  • Vegetarian meals are served during our weekend together.

What people are saying about Claire’s retreats:

“Clare is amazing and always curates a wonderful experience.” “My first ever retreat with Clare Buckley. 5️ from beginning to end. I’m disabled and in a knee brace, the staff and Clare as well as her daughter went well above and beyond assisting me so I could participate in yoga exercises. Food, lodging, and all the women at this retreat were absolutely amazing.  I needed a nervous system reset and being in the calm beautiful redwoods with Clare and staff as well as lodging definitely was more than therapeutic..” “Claire was wonderful!!!”
“Space for reflection while also giving me anchor points through teachings. “Space and time for meditation and movement classes were truly wonderful.” “Clare’s workshops and retreats are always exactly what I needed.”

About the Facilitator

Clare Buckley

Clare Buckley is a yoga, meditation and wellbeing teacher with over 25 years of experience. Her intuitive and unique offerings hold at their core a deep respect for our essential nature and healing capacities. A retreat with Clare is full of warmth and clarity offering a joyful and contemplative breathing space to slow down and […]

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