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Autumn Insight - A Therapeutic Yoga Retreat

Date
October 31 - November 2, 2025

About this Retreat

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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!"



 

Getting Here

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Directions

San Francisco International and Oakland International airports are approximately three hours south of Ratna Ling by car. Alaska Airlines flies to and from Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa which is approximately 1.5 hours from Ratna Ling by car. Unfortunately, there are no shuttles that bring you directly to Ratna Ling, so it is best to rent a car or email us to support in coordinating a carpool with fellow retreatants.

Accommodation

14 guest cottages on 120 acres of property. Each spacious, quiet cottage has 2 private rooms, with high ceilings and a deck with a view. Cottages include jet tubs (or ADA shower), towels, deluxe linens, refrigerator, tea kettle, coffee/tea, kitchen sink/counter, diningware, dining table, and living room with a stove fireplace. Free wifi available and a landline telephone. Guests can choose to have an exclusive cottage for ONE person; a private room for ONE person in a SHARED cottage; or a cottage for TWO people. Any additional guest after TWO is $100 per person per night. Meals and classes included.

For 1 guest in Private Room (2 people per cottage).

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Three miles from the beautiful Sonoma coast. Organic, vegetarian meals. 120 acres of redwoods, canyons, reservoirs, and wildlife. Sacred architecture timber cottages and communal spaces. Featured stupas, gardens, and temple empowered by Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche.

Meals

Menu Types

All of our meals are organic and vegetarian, made with love and care. We provide homemade yogurt and granola for breakfast. Lunches and dinners always include salads or salad bar. Each meal is self-served on a buffet table.

Customer Reviews

4.95 out of 5.0 average rating

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Perfect Escape
Ratna Ling is a spectacular retreat center! The grounds & cabins are serene, stunning, and private. The vegetarian cuisine is fresh, seasonal, delicious, and filled with love! As a meat-eater in my daily life, the offerings were also very filling and nourishing!
Gloria is an outstanding facilitator, teacher, and human. If you have a chance to learn from her, take it!

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Perfect retreat
The property is beautiful and peaceful. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Food was delicious! Highly recommend

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Rejuvenating and beautiful
The cabins were surprisingly large, very clean and comfortable. The setting is serene, and we appreciated both the beauty of the surrounding nature in the day time as well as the unbelievable star visibility at night! Food was nutritious and tasty with plenty of options. We appreciated the meditation classes offered but also felt free to explore and take the retreat time at our own pace. The atmosphere is very uplifting and welcoming. We'll be back! Thank you to all the very kind staff!

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Weekend Retreat at Ratna Ling
Absolutely the best. Serene, quiet, peaceful. I attended a retreat here led by Becky Vollmer and Michael Wilson. It was a truly transformational experience. The cottages are spacious and well stocked with everything you need. The food is so fresh and delicious! The staff is accommodating and welcoming. And nature surrounds you in all of her magnificence.

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Forest Bathing with Ben Page
Well-planned, engaging, welcoming, thoughtful, restorative, stimulating experience. Ben was a perfect facilitator. Ratna Ling staff were terrific hosts, the accommodations sweet and comfortable, delicious food, the redwoods were inspiring and the meditation class and temple tour a joy (thanks, George!). Loved watching the gardeners across the street tend to the plants and grounds. Thanks!

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