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Starting Anew - A Mindfulness Retreat for the New Year

Date
January 10 - 12, 2025

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

Imagine this coming new year and as you imagine consider how you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones, and your coworkers.  Here, you can take the time to reflect on your thoughts, words, and actions, and learn to create spaciousness in your mind.  Through meditation, you become more aware of the patterns that drive and motivate your actions. This January retreat is designed for you to get to know yourself better and consider how you want your 2025 to unfold.

This retreat is open to all levels of meditators, from beginners to experienced. Chairs are optional.

This weekend includes:


Loving-kindness Meditation
Sound Meditation
Meditation in Nature
Tibetan Yoga  (Kum Nye) and Mantra
Reading materials and a journal for self-reflection


Schedule: (Subject to Change)


FRIDAY

3:00-4:00   Check-in
5:30-6:30   Dinner
6:30-8:00   Opening Circle & Meditation




SATURDAY

8:00-9:00     Breakfast
9:00-10:30   Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye): Awakening the Senses
11:00-12:15   Meditation in Nature
12:15              Lunch
1:00-1:30     Temple Tour (optional)
1:00-4:30     Quiet Time- Optional massage and wellness treatments by appointment
4:30-5:30     Tibetan Mantra and Sound Meditation
5:30-6:30     Dinner
6:30-8:00     Self-Massage and Loving-kindness Meditation




SUNDAY

8:00-8:45    Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye)
9:00-10:00  Closing Circle
10:00-11:00 Brunch
12:00 PM     Checkout


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
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.
vegetarian meals are served during our weekend together.
For directions to Ratna Ling - Ratna Ling Retreat Center 3555 Hauser Bridge Rd Cazadero, CA 95421

What people are saying about this retreat:



“It helped me get in touch with my mind and body again. Helped me remember thigns about myself I had forgotten. Brought new practices into my knowledge that I can take further.”
“Te practices were effective in making my mind quieter and more expansive. I needed this reinforcement of meditation principles to get back on track”
“This provided a very open, comfortable and safe space for me to let go and relax..."


“The grounds were amazing. Our two meditation leaders were great and provided a calming, accepting, energy." 
“I liked the way the retreat was organized, the presenters worked well together and the progression of activities was effective. I loved the sensory activities outside..”
“I loved the pace, the materials left in the room for post-reflection, the massaging techniques and the open spaces for people to share during the sessions."



 

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.

Shared Cottage: Priced per person for a private bedroom in a two bedroom cottage with shared bath
Private Cottage: Exclusive use of a two bedroom cottage

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
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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

4.93 out of 5.0 average rating

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Kudos to Ratna Ling
Everything was beyond my wildest expectations. The beauty of the setting, the quality of the teacher, and the loving kindness throughout the retreat all touched me deeply.

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Retreat for Rest, Nature, and Learning
Ratna Ling Retreat Center is a unique center located in a idllic setting amidst Redwoods, wild turkeys, quail flying by, deer on a path, and much to learn about the Tibetan Buddhist teachings and practices. I went for a writing retreat, the Sonoma County Writers Camp with the brilliant co-founders Ellen Sussman and Elizabeth Stark. The workshops and writing and yoga were transformative, and the meals and lodging and staff were gracious and helpful. I was happy to leave my phone in a drawer in the cabin while I participated in all the wonderful activities.

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Harvest Festival.
Such a peaceful place. The Harvest Festival exceeded my expectations. The food, music and setting couldn’t have been better. Thank you. I’ll be back in ‘25!!!

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Beautiful Restorative Retreat
This was my first experience at Ratna Ling and I could not be more pleased with the experience I had this past weekend. The volunteer staff go out of their way to make you feel right at home and the food was absolutely delicious and so very healthily and mindfully prepared. The cottages are tastefully appointed and their spaciousness allowed me to feel settled and supported during my retreat experience. It's so very peaceful and I hope to return at least once a year for personal restoration.

I participated in a yoga and meditation retreat with Jill Lindsay and had a wonderful experience with her as my teacher and guide through restorative yoga, breath work, chanting and sound bath work. Jill is warm and encouraging and extremely knowledgeable!

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Amazing space
The setting, the staff, and the architecture make for a fantastic experience - must see! Also the feeling of a place is hard to curate but seems to come easily at Ratna Ling. I'm grateful to have been and it is now on the top of my list of retreat centers!

Thank you

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