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Joy & Appreciation - SPECIAL PRICING

Name: Joy & Appreciation - SPECIAL PRICING
Start: 2025-11-28
End: 2025-11-30
Location: Ratna Ling Retreat Center
Rating: 4.95

4.95150 reviews

November 28 - 30, 2025

About this Retreat

Your Guides

George

Linda

Carmen

George Wiegand

George Wiegand has been a student of our Founder Tarthang Tulku and a full-time volunteer in Nyingma organizations for more than 30 years, as a chef, baker, kitchen manager, temple builder, book binder, and pressman. He has a Master's of Education in Counseling and has worked as an educator and counselor in several high school systems. His hobbies include bread baking, basketball, and choir singing.

Linda Copenhagen

Linda Copenhagen holds a degree in accounting from San Francisco State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. She has studied Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma lineage since 1996. For the past several years she has been a CFO and financial consultant in the non-profit sector. Formerly, she has held roles as Director of Corporate Accounting at Art.com, Inc, Senior Director at Leapfrog Enterprises and Controller/Director of Finance in several technology startups. Linda now brings both her Buddhist studies and financial background to her current role as Co-Director at Ratna Ling.

Carmen Ojeda

Carmen Ojeda Egle is an experienced Kum Nye practitioner and a Therapeutic Yoga Teacher. She has been connected with the Buddhist Dharma for over 10 years, and she has participated in many retreats and seminars in Europe, the USA and South America lead by Arnaud Maitland. She has also been a full-time volunteer for 4 years at Ratna Ling, supporting in a variety of tasks for Dharma Publishing. She loves spending time in nature, gardening and exploring the fascinating world of textile arts.

Details of this retreat

For this special Thanksgiving retreat, we are offering a sliding scale to allow you to give what you can. We hope you can join us!

For many folks, Thanksgiving weekend is a time to feast, gather with family, give thanks for each other, and shop the Black Friday sales.

But maybe you need something different for yourself this year. Maybe you want quiet, time to do less, a space to eat less, and an opportunity to be offline.

Ratna Ling is offering this weekend as a time to still give thanks, but to also experience the joy of silence, solitude, slowness, and being in nature. This retreat is a time to feel appreciation for yourself and your life, and reflect on all the things you are grateful for.

The schedule includes:

Silent Mornings
Meditation
Dharma Talks + Discussion
Journaling + Reflection
Movement + Relaxation
Nature Walk

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.

Schedule (Subject to change):

FRIDAY

3pm Check in
5:30 Dinner
6:30-8pm Welcome, Journaling, and Meditation

SATURDAY

Please observe silence from waking until 9am.

7am Meditation - George
8am Silent Breakfast
9-10:30am Cultivating Joy & Appreciation - Linda + George
11:30am Nature Walk - Carmen
12:15 Lunch, Free Time
4:30pm Kum Nye - Carmen
5:30pm Dinner
7-8pm Relaxation + Sound Meditation - Linda

SUNDAY

Please observe silence from waking until closing circle.

8am Kum Nye - Carmen
9am Closing Circle
10am Brunch
12pm Check Out

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

What people are saying about our retreats:

“The accommodations were great along with the beautiful surroundings - everything was so peaceful and nurturing”
“The entire place permeates depth, silence and sacredness. Thank you.”
“I love it here and hope to continue coming for many years. The setting and sacredness of this space are the perfect place to retreat."

“Space for reflection while also giving me anchor points through teachings.
“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

Ratna Ling Retreat Center

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.

Venue & Amenities

A/C in Rooms

Free Wifi

Spa

Sauna

Pool

Towels

Free Parking

Kitchen

Tour Assistance

Hot Tub

Coffee/Tea

Cafe

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Yoga Studio

Housekeeping

Bicycles For Rent

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

Vegan

Vegetarian

Pescetarian

Ayurvedic

Includes Meat

Organic

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Nut Free

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

Joy • Aug 11, 2025

5.0

Verified

Feels like a hug

I had a wonderfully warm experience at Ratna Ling. Everyone made me feel that just me joining the group ,made their experience better.
This is like receiving an unexpected hug during covid. Very special.
A tribute to the warm welcome and lovely cabin and food provided.

Anjali • Aug 11, 2025

5.0

Verified

Excellent workshop

Ratna Ling is an amazing place - great surroundings, facilities and food. The instructor for the retreat was great. My overall experience was excellent.

Shelli • Aug 11, 2025

5.0

Verified

Land of peace, solitude and deep beauty

I have stayed at Ratna Ling at least 7~8 times over the years and am never disappointed. The accommodations on this sacred land are only the beginning. Redwood trees, abundance of animals (including 2 sweet Tibetan ponies) and birdlife surround the curated natural grounds, but it is the peacefulness of being perched amongst the wheat colored hills that holds me. The dark sky nights are a sanctuary that radiates solitude, and with that the depth of beauty is complete...
The food at Ratna Ling really is the very best of all of the numerous retreat centers I've experienced over 35 yrs. Simple, healthy AND amazingly delicious!! The staff is kind, helpful and available. There is so much more to be said about Ratna Ling, but I'd say~go check it out for yourself!!!!

Shelli M.

DIEGO • Aug 03, 2025

5.0

Verified

amazing place and beautiful retreat

Both the setting and the program were great. Stacy was a very good guiding the retreat. Ratna Ling is amazing. Perhaps the only missing thing was more information regarding the type and level of yoga that was going to be shared during the retreat

Chad • Aug 01, 2025

5.0

Verified

What a hidden gem!

I had no idea this place existed. I feel so very fortunate to have come across the yoga and meditation retreat that I attended. The accommodations were well above my expectations. The grounds and common areas highly impressive and peaceful and calm and the staff and amenities and meals were amazing. I will definitely be looking for more retreat and volunteer opportunities.

Joy & Appreciation - SPECIAL PRICING

About this Retreat

Your Guides

George Wiegand

Linda Copenhagen

Carmen Ojeda

Details of this retreat

Getting Here

Directions

Accommodation

Venue & Amenities

Meals

Menu Types

Feels like a hug

Excellent workshop

Land of peace, solitude and deep beauty

amazing place and beautiful retreat

What a hidden gem!

For 1 guest in Private Room in a shared cottage. Please offer what you can to support our volunteers, our teachers, and our text preservation project.

For 1 guest in a Private Cottage. Please offer what you can to support our volunteers, our teachers, and our text preservation project.

For 2 guests in a Private Cottage. Please offer what you can to support our volunteers, our teachers, and our text preservation project.

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