October 31 - November 2, 2025
About this Retreat
Jill Lindsay, M.A., E-RYT 500, YACEP, C-IAYT
Originally starting her career as a high school biology teacher, Jill shifted her presence from the classroom to the yoga studio. After a bout with cancer, Jill realized the yoga she’d been practicing could help with pain management, mood regulation, and overall strength and wellbeing. Yoga became an anchor in her life, and her passion for yoga blossomed as her drive to teach persisted. Jill’s focus in her classes is to cultivate a healing environment and empower students to become more connected with their bodies and minds from a kind, compassionate, and humorous perspective. After receiving her 200-hour training from the White Lotus foundation in Santa Barbara with Ganga White and Tracy Rich, Jill expanded her discipline to teach therapeutic yoga. Her teaching style is informed by Harvey Deutch and received both her 100 and 50 hour advanced training under his mentorship and still works with him on various retreats and advanced trainings. After over 1,000 hours of training, Jill became a Certified Yoga Therapist through the Stress Management Center in Marin.
Therapeutic yoga is a process of meeting the yogi where they are, of empowering individuals by helping increase self-awareness and learning how to work within one’s own strengths and limitations. The goals of this practice can include reducing or eliminating symptoms that cause suffering while improving foundation and function. Therapeutic yoga is not just for the maturing or injured, it is a practice every body can benefit from by going deep in a safe and healing way.
Details of this retreat
We welcome back Jill Lindsay for a sweet, relaxing retreat for the Fall!
Gather together for an unforgettable and deeply nourishing yoga retreat. This retreat will be a wonderful way to step away from the world and immerse yourself in the practice of yoga and mindfulness during the fall season. This getaway will be a perfect way to deepen your practice and better understand the foundations and principles that make up the therapeutic yoga discipline, helping you learn how to move with more awareness and safety whether it's in your day to day life or other yoga classes.
Daily practices will be offered along with a little body mechanics, ergo tips, and functional anatomy lectures peppered into our time together. Additionally, on Saturday morning we get to practice in a sacred Tibetan temple. The goal is to have all retreatants walk away from the weekend feeling rested, recharged, with a whole new awareness of how one moves throughout their world.
COVID POLICY ( as of JAN 2025 ): For your safety and ours, we require proof of vaccination AND negative test result from all visitors to Ratna Ling Retreat Center. We wish to provide peace of mind for all of our residents and guests.
SCHEDULE (Subject to Change):
Friday:
3:00pm Check in
5:30pm Dinner
7-9pm Introductions/Yoga practice
Saturday:
7-8am Breathwork/Chanting in Temple
8am Breakfast
10-12:15pm Yoga Practice
12:15pm Lunch
3:00-4:00 Yoga Practice
4:00-5:30 Optional Breathwork Journey
5:30pm Dinner
The rest of the evening is all yours!
Sunday:
8-10am Yoga Practice
10am Brunch
12 noon Checkout
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.
What people are saying about our retreats:
“Space to move at your own space. Both meditation and movement classes were wonderful.”
“It was exactly what I needed – to disconnect, get in tune with my soul and recharge my spirit.”
“It helped me relax and center myslef. Space for reflection while also giving me anchor points through teachings. George is the best! He is such a wonderful and knowledgable host.”
“Gorgeous cottages! Delicious food! Friendly and warm volunteers!"
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