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Ease & Effort: Finding the balance

Date
August 8 - 10, 2025

About this Retreat

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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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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. Read More

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.

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Venue & Amenities

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Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
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Towels icon Towels
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Kitchen icon Kitchen
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Restaurant icon Restaurant
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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. Read More

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. Read More

Customer Reviews

4.94 out of 5.0 average rating

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Enchanting Ratna Ling!
I just completed another magical and meaningful 3 night weekend at enchanting Ratna Ling retreat center. It never fails to impress me with a warm feeling of safety, deep introspection, natural beauty and love. What more can I say? Read More

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Incredible, beautiful and healing experience
I have done many retreats in various settings (and price points) over the years, and Gloria Baraquio's Weekend of Self-Care retreat at Ratna Ling over Memorial Day Weekend was truly something extraordinary. She, along with Kimberly Millard, who provided additional yoga instruction and sound healing and George Wiegand, who taught meditation, created a very special container for the weekend, and I am still feeling renewed 10 days later. Ratna Ling is also a very beautiful place with wonderful creature comforts, and the staff was so kind and caring. Thank you - I cannot wait to return! Read More

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A Magical Escape into Nature and Stillness
I attended the meditation retreat in late May 2025, and from the moment I began the drive, I felt like I was entering another world. The route along the coast was breathtaking, eventually winding into a serene landscape of towering trees and untouched wilderness. It was exactly what I had been craving a place to unplug, reset, and reconnect away from the overstimulation of daily life. What I found was not only everything I needed, but so much more.

The cottages are tucked away in quiet seclusion, surrounded by a forest that feels sacred. Each morning, I stepped outside to the sight of sunlight streaming through the mountains and trees a gentle reminder that peace lives in stillness. The natural beauty alone would have made the trip worthwhile, but what the retreat offered went far beyond that.

The meditations and talks led by George and Linda were profoundly inspiring. Meditation has always been something I wanted to integrate into my daily life, but I never knew where to start. Their guidance made it approachable and deeply personal. I learned techniques that helped me understand what mindfulness actually feels like and I’ve been able to carry that clarity back with me into my everyday routine.

The staff and volunteers were incredible! They were kind, welcoming, and genuinely present. It didn’t feel like a business. It felt like being embraced by a community that truly cares. I was treated not as a guest, but as a member of a larger family. Their presence created a space where healing, rest, and reflection could truly unfold.

I’m so grateful to have found this place. As I drove away, I caught myself wondering how I could come back… or better yet, never leave. This place is a gift! It is a place to recharge your spirit, reconnect with nature, and remember what it feels like to just be! It's truly magical!
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A very special time with amazing people
Thank you so much, Gloria for all of the heart and soul you infused into our retreat weekend. It was truly an honor to watch you work your magic and hold space for all of us. RL is also a magical place and the rooms were pristine and the people who work there were so full of Gratitude and good intentions. It was an experience like I’ve never had before where everyone just wanted to serve, and where everyone who worked there felt as if they were emanating, pure intentions of love toward the attendees. I have also never gone to a retreat with people I know, and the deepening connection that happened was beyond my wildest dreams. I feel so full and grateful for this experience in this beautiful place led by such an adapt and knowing soul. Thank you all for providing this sacred space and time for me to heal. Read More

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An Incredible Experience !!!!
I attended the Weekend of Self Care Retreat this past weekend and it was truly transformative. I arrived stressed out and left calm, centered and ready to live more fully. The sleeping accommodations were perfect and the cabins were clean and accessible to the Lodge. I also thoroughly enjoyed all the classes and sessions and the retreat leader, Gloria, was so kind and loving and went out of her way the entire weekend to ensureI I was doing ok. I would like to honorably mention the staff. I have never had an opportunity to be assisted by such loving, kind and thorough individuals. They patiently held my hand throughout the entire retreat and seemed to never tire in assisting each and every participant to have a wonderful time. The grounds and atmosphere at RL is the perfect recipe for healing in Mind, Body and Spitit. Read More

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