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Nature respite and retreat grounds well managed.
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Ease & Effort: Finding the balance
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Ease & Effort: Finding the balance
4.94118 reviews
August 8 - 10, 2025
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Jacqui teaches an alignment-focused class, exploring the actions of each pose and building toward a theme for her classes. Born and raised in South Africa, her background is in ballet and modern dance. Her teaching is informed by the knowledge acquired through a lifetime of playing with the physical form. Jacqui's first yoga class was in 1996, when she joined her mom for a community class near her home in Johannesburg. It was not love at first chance, but she continued to practice as a way to do something with her mom. Jacqui's love for yoga began when she discovered vinyasa yoga in 2008. The connection of movement to breath felt like coming home to her body in a way that felt like love. Her love for the practice has only deepened and she continues to be fascinated by the endless new things she can do, learn and feel through yoga practice. https://www.jacquirowleyyoga.com/
Details of this retreat
We welcome Jacqui Rowley of San Francisco to offer a weekend retreat to help you strike the balance between work and relaxation.
For many of us who are moving too fast between work, family, friends, and the digital world, we still find it hard to slow down. If we are to feel balanced, then there's nothing more urgent than learning how to slow down and simply rest.
Join Jacqui for a weekend of morning vinyasa classes, and evenings of slow flow. The mornings will include an athletic yoga flow class, exploring a peak yoga pose or family of poses. The days are free for hiking, reading, journaling and exploring the majestic grounds of Ratna Ling. Evening classes are slow and restorative with sound healing. This weekend is all about knowing how to move and make efforts, while balancing out with relaxation and non-doing.
If you are looking to chill out, deepen your practice, and connect in community, then this retreat is for you!
SCHEDULE (Subject to change):
Friday:
3pm - Check in
4:30pm - Slow Flow
5:30pm - Dinner
7pm - Opening Circle
Satuday:
6:30 - Visual Meditation
6:45am - Vinyasa Flow
8am - Breakfast
10am - Group hike (optional)
12:15pm - Lunch
2-3:30pm - Backbend Workshop (optional)
5.30pm - Dinner
7.30pm - Restore in Sound
Sunday:
8.00 - Visual Meditation
8.30am - Vinyasa Flow
10am - Brunch
12.00 - 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, 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.
What people are saying about our retreats:
"Ratna Ling is beautiful, the accommodations are wonderful, very comfortable. I love the land and the animals and the trees - and the quiet."
"I am grateful that I got to lead a retreat at a place that is so special to me. We had such an amazing group of people. Thank you for all your support."
"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."
"A very beautiful and relaxing place. The cottage was really cozy. The food was wonderful. The staff was so nice."
“I loved having time to myself to reflect on my life and where I am going. Thank you Ratna Ling."
“Being able to move at my own pace is a luxury. And of course the food was delicious."
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For many of us who are moving too fast between work, family, friends, and the digital world, we still find it hard to slow down. If we are to feel balanced, then there's nothing more urgent than learning how to slow down and simply rest.
Join Jacqui for a weekend of morning vinyasa classes, and evenings of slow flow. The mornings will include an athletic yoga flow class, exploring a peak yoga pose or family of poses. The days are free for hiking, reading, journaling and exploring the majestic grounds of Ratna Ling. Evening classes are slow and restorative with sound healing. This weekend is all about knowing how to move and make efforts, while balancing out with relaxation and non-doing.
If you are looking to chill out, deepen your practice, and connect in community, then this retreat is for you!
SCHEDULE (Subject to change):
Friday:
3pm - Check in
4:30pm - Slow Flow
5:30pm - Dinner
7pm - Opening Circle
Satuday:
6:30 - Visual Meditation
6:45am - Vinyasa Flow
8am - Breakfast
10am - Group hike (optional)
12:15pm - Lunch
2-3:30pm - Backbend Workshop (optional)
5.30pm - Dinner
7.30pm - Restore in Sound
Sunday:
8.00 - Visual Meditation
8.30am - Vinyasa Flow
10am - Brunch
12.00 - 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, 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.
What people are saying about our retreats:
"Ratna Ling is beautiful, the accommodations are wonderful, very comfortable. I love the land and the animals and the trees - and the quiet."
"I am grateful that I got to lead a retreat at a place that is so special to me. We had such an amazing group of people. Thank you for all your support."
"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."
"A very beautiful and relaxing place. The cottage was really cozy. The food was wonderful. The staff was so nice."
“I loved having time to myself to reflect on my life and where I am going. Thank you Ratna Ling."
“Being able to move at my own pace is a luxury. And of course the food was delicious."
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Getting Here
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.
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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 guest in Private Room, Shared Cottage. Includes meals and classes.
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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.
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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.
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Customer Reviews
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Wonderful retreat!
Loved the cottage on my 6 day Solo retreat. Staff was helpful and friendly, while giving me plenty of space to just “be.” The price is steep, but I found it to be worthwhile as a “splurge,” though won’t be able to do this as often as I’d prefer (might go to Vajrapani next time because of my budget!).
Plan on bringing your own soup or pantry provisions because dinners aren’t served everyday (unless there’s another retreat happening). However, one can easily heat things up with a microwave in the cottage, and store some things in the mini fridge as well.
The food that IS served, is top notch, vegetarian, fresh, and nutritious! I appreciated the accommodation of my gluten free diet as well. The staff was excellent and attentive to my needs, and truly nurtured me.
I had SUCH a nourishing time, being amidst the redwoods, with little distractions. The cottage environment is GORGEOUS, luxurious, and really allowed me to drop in, almost immediately.
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Plan on bringing your own soup or pantry provisions because dinners aren’t served everyday (unless there’s another retreat happening). However, one can easily heat things up with a microwave in the cottage, and store some things in the mini fridge as well.
The food that IS served, is top notch, vegetarian, fresh, and nutritious! I appreciated the accommodation of my gluten free diet as well. The staff was excellent and attentive to my needs, and truly nurtured me.
I had SUCH a nourishing time, being amidst the redwoods, with little distractions. The cottage environment is GORGEOUS, luxurious, and really allowed me to drop in, almost immediately.
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Just perfect
Ratna Ling is the perfect place to connect with ourselves and the nature. It’s a beautiful and quiet place. I’ll be back as soon as I can.
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Couldn't be better!
Thank you for a wonderful stay. Everything was perfect.
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We left feeling balnaxed
My sister, daughter and I attended the balance weekend retreat. The food and cabins were amazing. The surroundings were stunning. We connected with other attendees and have four great yoga sessions. My sister also received a massage from Melody that she loved
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