Women's Self-Care Retreat - VETERANS DAY

Date
November 8 - 11, 2024

About this Retreat

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.
JOIN US FOR 3 NIGHTS AT RATNA LING'S PREMIER WOMEN'S EVENT. 

Ratna Ling's Women Self-Care is an annually anticipated event with many women returning each year to share the love and community. So whether it is your first time or fourth, come join us for a long weekend of healing sisterhood.

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Are you hungry for a safe place to connect and open up? 

Come together with fellow women to celebrate our innate strength, wisdom, and compassion. We will celebrate the importance of connecting with girlfriends and remember all the beautiful parts of being a woman.  This time is to reconnect to the sacred feminine and cultivate a community of sisterhood and solidarity through deep listening, laughter, self-care, and ceremony.  This retreat is for you if you love women, miss your sisters, or want to deepen your relationship with the feminine, soft, strong, surrendered parts of yourself.

This weekend will include:

Yoga for all levels
Meditation + Reflection
Dance + Movement
Singing + Chanting
Self-Massage with Body Oils
AND MORE

All bookings are NON-REFUNDABLE. Should you wish to cancel your stay with us, Ratna Ling Retreat Center requires 30 days notice for your full credit to be TRANSFERRED to a future retreat within 1 year of original booking. 

 

SCHEDULE (Subject to change):

FRIDAY

3:00-4:00       Check-in

4:30-5:30        Yoga 

5:30-6:15         Dinner

6:30-7:30        Opening Circle 

SATURDAY

8:00-8:45        Breakfast  

9:00-10:00      Ways to Self-Care 

11:00-12:15      Yoga 

12:15-1:00        Lunch

1:30-4:15         Quiet time, hiking, bodywork and massage by appointment

4:15-5:30         Relaxation: Discussion & Practice 

5:30-6:15         Dinner

7:00-8:00        Meditation + Mantra 

SUNDAY

8:00-8:45       Breakfast 

9:00-10:00     Body Oil + Self-Massage (Please bring a bathing suit!) 

11:00 - 12:00   Dance Playshop 

12:15-1:00       Lunch

1:00-1:30        Temple Tour

1:00-4:30       Quiet time, hiking, bodywork and massage by appointment

4:30-5:30        Yoga 

5:30-6:15        Dinner

7:00-8:15        Music & Mantra 

MONDAY

8:00-9:00       Yoga 

9:00-10:00     Closing Circle 

10:00-11:00    Brunch

12:00                Checkout

 

 

Getting Here

Location icon 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.

Accommodation
For 1 guest for 3 nights with exclusive use of a 2 bedroom cottage (No Roommate), meals, & classes
Accommodation
Come with a friend! $2400 for 2 guests, 3 nights in a 2 bedroom cottage, meals & classes
Accommodation
For 1 guest for 3 nights with a private bedroom in 2 bedroom shared cottage, meals & classes. We choose your roommate.

Venue & Amenities

A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
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
Bicycles For Rent icon 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

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

4.85 out of 5.0 average rating

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Relaxing every time!
This place is just amazing. The land is deeply imbued with peacefulness and quiet, the staff are always friendly and full of wisdom, food and accommodations are over the top amazing. I always leave feeling a deeper awareness of my true nature and sense of inner peace. THANK YOU!

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Wonderful, relaxing time
Ratna Ling is a beautiful serene space for you to connect with yourself and others. The cabins are comfortable and spacious and surrounded by beautiful forest. Beautiful classrooms spaces to learn. The food was delicious and healthy. Enjoyed our yoga retreat and the meditation class very much.

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Absolutely glorious
Our long weekend at Ratna Ling was a divine experience. Blessings abound in many forms at this wonderful site: natural beauty and peace and silent simplicity! The kind welcoming of staff makes it the perfect setting for healing on many levels. We’re so very grateful for being able to repeatedly visit Ratna Ling~🙏🏻✨

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Simply WONDERFUL
If a person would like to experience the peace which passes all understanding or the beauty of silence, then they should visit Ratna Ling! The subtle healing ❤️‍🩹 that occurs among the pine trees in between turkey visits is nearly indescribable. If you visit once, you will visit again…Its truly a very special place. Staff is warm and friendly. The food is always delicious and nutritious. What a blessing it is to be at Ratna Ling….

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Always a Delight
My third return to Ratna Ling. The entire weekend was perfect. Nikki Estrada led an educational and meditative yoga retreat.