Gloria Baraquio

Dear Gloria,

I wanted to extend gratitude for yet another inspiring Mindful Mondays class. This class came as I was embarking a major transition in my life. I have enjoyed all of your mindful Monday classes since they started during the pandemic! They are always very inspiring and tangible to my life at that time. You have a very inspiring way to connect with your students and find skillful ways to help them engage in your classes which helps make an educational and interactive class!
I always find the readings you choose from Rinpoche's books to be relevant to my life at that time.

Thank you for continuing to host these online classes which gives me a chance to reconnect with Rinpoche and our Sangha.

Now that I am finished with Graduate school. Hopefully I will be able to attend a retreat at Ratna Ling sometime in the near future. I remember cleaning up the land over there on a Sunday work day with Rinpoche years ago when I was a volunteer at Occitan! It will be nice to experience his vision of this center in person :)

It feels like a privilege to spend time with somebody who loves what she does and is so gifted. Not only is she a yogi, but she’s a master at meditation and all things Ratna Ling. She is 100% PRESENT with you and treats everyone with dignity, respect and patience. I feel like I learned as much from her presence as I did from the words coming out of her mouth. If you have a chance to share time with Gloria, do it. 💗💗

I found Gloria to be welcoming and down to earth. She was a wonderful guide and facilitator, very thoughtful and mindful of different needs. I would recommend her offerings wholeheartedly!

GLoria's discourse on fear was concise and helpful. I am thankful for the reminders she offers.

I recently attended the "Change and Surrender" retreat, which was co-led by Gloria. She helped me gain deeper insight on how I could make positive changes in my life, while also gracefully accepting the things that I cannot change. She also helped me become more aware of the strong mind-body-Spirit connection by gently guiding me through multiple healing and restorative yoga classes. Gloria is a loving, compassionate, and knowledgeable retreat leader and yoga teacher, and I will continue to attend her future retreats and yoga classes.