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Elevate Your Essence!

Date
October 24 - 26, 2025

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

COVID POLICY: 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.
We welcome back Master Teacher Bex Urban for a special yoga retreat at Ratna Ling! This is an opportunity to practice peace with yoga poses and intentionally pause with meditation.

Take this mindful "time out” and step away from the distractions of your daily life to re-initiate yourself into more stillness.  Let nature, movement and slowness re-calibrate you. This weekend retreat is a dedicated time for you to reroute and ground in goodness. Life can feel overwhelming and now is a wonderful time to refuel yourself with the magic of meditation, asana and community.

If you are interested in further developing your yoga  practice, or just craving time away to reflect and recenter, this retreat is aligned for you.

The guided weekend is a chance to renew, realign and rejuvenate you. The weekend includes special yoga sequences (with great playlists), time in nature, comfy lodgings and prepared nourishing food.

Dynamic yoga flow practices, guided meditations and inspirational dharma talks.

This luxurious weekend includes 4 yoga sessions, morning guided meditations, and evening gatherings.



Sample Schedule (Subject to change):


Friday
3-4PM                        ​​​Arrive and Check-In

4:15- 5-45 PM           ​​​Opening Practice

6:00 PM                     ​​Dinner Buffet

7:00-7:45PM             ​​​Welcome Session

 

Saturday

7:30 – 8:00AM          ​​​Sunrise Meditation Practice (optional)

8:-8:45AM                  ​​Breakfast Buffet

9:00-11:00 AM          ​​​Morning Session

12:15-1:00PM             ​​​Lunch Buffet

1:00-4:00PM             ​​​FREE TIME, hiking, massage, etc.

4:15-5:50 PM             ​​​Afternoon Session

6:00 PM                     ​​Dinner Buffet

7:00PM            ​​​          Evening Gathering

 

Sunday

7:30-8AM                  ​​Sunrise Meditation Practice (optional)

8:15-10:00AM          ​​​Morning Practice/Closing circle

10:30-11:30AM        ​​Brunch Buffet

12pm​​​​​                          Farewell

 


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, jacuzzi tub, linens/towels/hand soap, kitchenette with tea & coffee, complimentary wireless internet. Towels and hand soap are provided.
Check in on Friday at 3pm and check out on Sunday at 12pm.
vegetarian meals are served during our weekend together.
For directions to Ratna Ling - Ratna Ling Retreat Center 35755 Hauser Bridge Rd Cazadero, CA 95421

What people are saying about our retreats:



“The accommodations were great along with the beautiful surroundings - everything was so peaceful and nurturing”
“Bex's retreat gave me more clarity and gave me focus . I love the instructor and the people were very supportive.”
“Bex is an excellent teacher. I loved the yoga and meditation practice, a wonderful "reboot" I benefited from the calm, new yoga style for me, good people, well paced."


“I love Bex's retreats and the location at Ratna Ling!" 
“Space and time for meditation and movement classes were truly wonderful.”
“Being able to move at my own pace is a luxury. And of course the food was delicious."



 

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 person in a private room. SHARED COTTAGE. Includes meals, lodging, and classes.

Venue & Amenities

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Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
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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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