Programs
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Please consider giving a monetary gift to support our efforts at Ratna Ling. Your donation can support a scholarship for someone to attend a retreat, our Tibetan Book Preservation Project, or general expenses for our volunteer organization!
Ratna Ling Gift Certificate
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Give a gift that can transform someone's life forever--a healing retreat at Ratna Ling! Click "Ratna Ling Gift Certificate" above. Available in any amount from $50 - $5,000. Please indicate your name (Buyer) in the registration and indicate the name and email of the person to whom you will give the certificate (Recipient) where indicated.
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.
Forest Bathing: Find Yourself in Nature
With Ben Page
June 19 - 21, 2026
We are excited to host our first Forest Bathing Retreat with Benjamin Page, author of Healing Trees.
Forest Therapy, also known as Forest Bathing or "Shinrin-Yoku," offers a pathway for people to remember how to immerse themselves in nature in order to rest from all that consumes them in their daily lives.
Illuminate: Summer Solstice and Full Moon Retreat
With Alyssa Lauren Stone
June 26 - 28, 2026
The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year-- a celebration of light, vitality, and growth. The Full Moon invites reflection, release, and renewal. Join Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, and Musician, Alyssa Lauren Stone, for a transformative weekend in the forests...
Info Session about Shivakali Yoga Teacher Training - ONLINE
With Gloria Baraquio
June 30, 2026
Learn about our upcoming Yoga Teacher Training at our free Info Session via Zoom! Tuesday, September 9th 5-6pm PST
The Shivakali 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is designed first for you to connect with your truth and your inner self. Its secondly designed for you to be equipped and versed in yoga studies so that you can confidently share them with others who are seeking balance, healing, and relaxation.
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 3-night retreat based on traditional Buddhist teachings by our sister organization, the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute. You'll explore the paramitas—the Six Perfections that form the foundation of the Bodhisattva path.
Relaxation - SPECIAL PRICING
With Karmyn Ojeda, George Wiegand and Renate Marx
July 10 - 12, 2026
Join this special offering by Ratna Ling Resident Teachers for a weekend of exploring relaxation techniques, as taught by Tarthang Tulku. Do you continuously experience stress or overwhelm? Do you have a hard time letting go and softening? If you are needing a space to take a breath and to slow down, this weekend was […]
Refresh and Recharge – a Midsummer Meditation Retreat
With Maria Helena Kubrusly and Linda Copenhagen
July 17 - 19, 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.
Silence, Space, and Presence: A Meditation Retreat for Modern Life
With Dharma College Faculty
July 17 - 19, 2026
Many of us spend our days moving from one demand to the next. This annual Dharma College retreat offers an opportunity to step out of that momentum and enter a different rhythm. Join us for a restorative weekend of meditation, reflection, learning, and community among the redwoods of Ratna Ling.
Kum Nye Tibetan Relaxation - ONLINE
With Karmyn Ojeda
July 20 - 24, 2026
Get in touch with your feelings and sensations. Practice awareness. Find relaxation, and learn how to feel good and balanced. Kum Nye is a Tibetan gentle healing system that offers nourishing practices for the body, mind, and soul.
Let It Rip! Sonoma County Writers Camp
With Elizabeth Stark and Ellen Sussman
July 22 - 26, 2026
In this camp session, we will learn how to trust our inner voices, the rhythms that propel us toward an image, an unexpected action or line of dialogue, a shocking twist in a scene.
Living Without Stress: A mindfulness and yoga retreat
With Jack Petranker and Gretchen Donovan
July 31 - August 2, 2026
In this powerful weekend retreat at Ratna Ling, Jack Petranker—direct student of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche for 45 years and editor of over a dozen of Rinpoche’s books—guides participants in gently uncovering the hidden patterns that keep us striving, fixing, and feeling like life is just happening to us.
Expand Into Summer: Tap into Your Inner Heart and Radiate Your Light
With Rachel Lipton
August 7 - 9, 2026
Step into the vibrant energy of summer with this transformative weekend retreat designed to help you reconnect with your inner heart and unleash the radiance that resides within you. This retreat invites you to expand your sense of self and embrace the fullness of your being.
Being Now: How to Navigate Uncertain Times
With Magda Costa
August 14 - 16, 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.
Ease & Effort: Finding the balance
With Jacqui Rowley
August 14 - 16, 2026
For many of us who are moving too fast between work, family, friends, and the digital world, we find it hard to slow down. If we want to feel balanced, then there's nothing more urgent than learning how to slow down and simply rest.
Understory: Exploring Body, Word, and Landscape
With Nica Celly and Jolene Beilstein
August 21 - 23, 2026
To enter the understory is to practice listening below the surface: to slow down, to sense, and to reconnect with the fertile, unseen layers that sustain life both within and around us. In this workshop-style, three-day retreat, Jolene and Nica will offer a sequence of embodiment practices designed to explore somatic wholeness...
Living with More Ease
With Renate Marx
August 21 - 23, 2026
Do you often find yourself tense, distracted, or out of balance? There are several tools you can rely on that can be simple to integrate so that life doesnʻt have to feel so hard.
Awakening the Balanced Mind Bringing Peace into Everyday Life - ONLINE
With Wangmo Dixey
August 22 - September 26, 2026
Saturdays, 10:00-11:00 am Pacific Time For a new and meaningful take on self-care, join Wangmo Dixey of Dharma College for a rewarding and insightful 6 weeks exploring self-care. Free cancellation after first class In a world shaped by constant acceleration, uncertainty, and division, many people long for peace yet struggle to know how to live […]
End of Summer Reset
With David Cho
August 28 - 30, 2026
As we transition from Summer to Fall, we might feel the need to transform and start anew, ready for new ventures or fresh routines. We will focus our yoga practice on nurturing the body and mind after the hot months, cooling our body, mind and spirit to welcome the wonders of Autumn.
The Courage to Lead: A 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
With Gloria Baraquio
August 31 - September 17, 2026
This yoga immersion is to cultivate leaders who choose to 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.
A Weekend of Self-Care | Labor Day
With Calista Ocean and Salma Syed
September 4 - 7, 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.
Transitions & Transformation: A Yoga Retreat
With Vinita Laroia
September 11 - 13, 2026
Life is a moving, dynamic process, and yoga is simply a practice for Life. Can we listen deeply and appreciate the moments in between? Can we pause where we need to, and give more effort when the posture calls for it? When we practice with this moment-to-moment awareness, we can embody flow and presence in yoga and our life.
Sustained Awareness: A Meditation Retreat
With George Wiegand and Karmyn Ojeda
September 17 - 20, 2026
For those interested in deepening their Meditation practice, Ratna Ling has designed three annual retreats for folks at different stages of the meditation path. This retreat is designed for those who seek more calmness and stability in the mind.
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.
Re-Vision: Sonoma County Writers Camp
With Elizabeth Stark and Ellen Sussman
September 23 - 27, 2026
This camp will show you how to let the story teach you its secrets. We will begin by assessing what you’ve got–what’s evolved on the page. By discerning what your story wants to be, you will be able to build on what you’ve achieved.
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.
Women's Self-Care Retreat
With Sarah Michelson and Laura Moir
October 9 - 12, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 25, 2026.
Come together with fellow women to celebrate your innate strength, wisdom, and compassion. There is time to reconnect to the sacred feminine and cultivate a community of sisterhood and solidarity through deep listening, laughter, self-care, and ceremony.
Qigong from the Institute for Internal Transformation
With Chris Fernie
October 14 - 19, 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.
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.
Elevate Your Essence
With Bex Urban
October 23 - 25, 2026
Practice peace with yoga poses and an intentional pause with Meditation. In this retreat we welcome back Master Teacher Bex Urban for a special yoga retreat at Ratna Ling! Take this mindful "time out” and step away from the distractions of your daily life to re-initiate yourself into more stillness.
The Art of Loss: Letting Go with Grace
With Gloria Baraquio and Lydia Hwang
October 30 - November 1, 2026
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 31, 2026.
At some point in our lives, we all experience losses and endings in various forms. Together, we will explore what it means to live with the understanding of impermanence—in our roles, our relationships, and our most cherished dreams.
Begin Again: A weekend retreat
With Yvonne Kingsley
November 6 - 8, 2026
Join Yvonne Kingsley for a peaceful weekend of yoga and meditation as we slow down and surrender to the present moment. Through the alchemy of mindful movement, breath work and contemplation, we expand our capacity to meet the present moment with curiosity and equanimity.
The Essence of Yoga: A Weekend Retreat
With Jenn Russo
November 13 - 15, 2026
We welcome back Jenn Russo of Healdsburg for a special yoga retreat. At this retreat we will focus on using the breath to strengthen our practice and experience a lasting peace. Afternoons will be a slow flow/restorative practice, focused on calming, centering and relaxation.
Autumn Renewal: Yoga, Ayurveda, and Healthy Aging
With Melina Meza and Baxter Bell
November 13 - 15, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Aug 14, 2026.
Join longtime teachers Melina Meza and Baxter Bell for a nourishing weekend at Ratna Ling exploring yoga and Ayurveda as practical pathways to vibrant, healthy aging.
Grace & Gratitude: A Pre-Thanksgiving Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Lauren Cohen and Nat Kendall
November 20 - 22, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Aug 21, 2026.
Join Lauren Cohen and Nat Kendall for a nourishing pre-Thanksgiving weekend in the redwoods! Through soulful yoga practices, dharma discussions, chanting, meditations, time in nature and more, we’ll explore what it means to cultivate grace and gratitude in our everyday lives.
Joy & Appreciation - A Thanksgiving Retreat
With George Wiegand, Linda Copenhagen and Karmyn Ojeda
November 27 - 29, 2026
For this special retreat, we are offering a sliding scale to allow you to give what you can. We hope you can join us! This Thanksgiving retreat is offered as a way to support folks who need some peace and quiet during this holiday. We invite you to take a sacred pause, to sit, to lay down, to be in nature, to meditate, and to come back to center.
Wintering - A relaxation retreat
With Clare Buckley
December 4 - 6, 2026
Join Senior Yoga Teacher Clare Buckley in the serene and beautiful setting of Ratna Ling and awaken to the experience of holistic wellbeing. In the serene and beautiful setting of Ratna Ling, we will explore embodied movement, breath work, energy work, meditation and mindful practices to deeply nourish energy pathways and to restore balance and equanimity.
The Gift of Writing: Introspection and Self-Reflection
With Cynthia Cummins
December 11 - 13, 2026
Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Sep 11, 2026.
As winter solstice approaches, we gather in stillness and allow quiet presence to lead us back to ourselves. In this Wild Heart Writing retreat, we begin by invoking the muse, releasing expectations and setting aside our inner critics. Clear, compelling writing follows, seemingly without effort.
Starting Anew - A Mindfulness Retreat for the New Year
With Linda Copenhagen and Maria Helena Kubrusly
January 8 - 10, 2027
Imagine this coming new year how you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones, and your coworkers. Through meditation, you become more aware of the patterns that drive and motivate your actions. This January retreat is designed for you to get to know yourself better and consider how you want your next year to unfold.
Evoking Resonance: Therapeutic Yoga, Breathwork, and Sound Immersion
With Harvey Deutch and Teresa Van Eyk
February 26 - 28, 2027
Together we will move through therapeutic asanas and breath-work that draw our attention inward, release tension in our physical bodies, and open energetic pathways. Gather with us for a weekend retreat where yoga, breathwork, and sound come together to evoke deep harmony and resonance within.
Spring Radiance: Harness Energy & Awaken Joy
With Klara Crean and Leslie Tippell
May 14 - 16, 2027
Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Feb 12, 2027.
Step into the radiant embrace of late summer and join us for an immersive retreat in Sonoma County, where the season’s vibrant energy becomes your catalyst for renewal and inner power.