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Flow & Steep: A Qigong and Tea Retreat

Name: Flow & Steep: A Qigong and Tea Retreat
Start: 2027-02-19
End: 2027-02-21
Location: Ratna Ling Retreat Center
Rating: 4.95

4.95249 reviews

35755 Hauser Bridge Rd. Cazadero, CA 95421 United States

Feb 19 - 21, 2027

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Dr.

Daniela

Pavi

Dr. Cynthia Li

Cynthia Li is a doctor of integrative medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area and a certified qigong teacher. She encountered qigong during her personal health journey with a debilitating autoimmune condition, featured in the acclaimed documentary series by Dr. Kelly Turner, Radical Remission. Cynthia also served on the faculty of Rachel Naomi Remen’s Healer’s Art program at UCSF Medical School. She is the editor of Mingjue Awakening, a book on contemplative qigong, and the author of two books, Brave New Medicine and The Medicine of Flow. https://www.cynthialimd.com

Daniela Cubelic

Daniela Cubelic is a tea master and teacher of qigong. Her grandmother initiated her into a rich ancestral lineage of tea and plant medicine, and an understanding of tea as ritual and remedy. This calling to explore tea led to deep studies in tea ceremony and culture, and the opening of Silk Road Tea, an award-winning tea company in Victoria, British Columbia in 1992. A desire for improved well-being and serenity led her to qigong. She has taught mindful tea practices for over thirty years, and is currently writing a book on the topic. https://silkroadteastore.com/pages/about-silk-road

Pavi Mehta

Pavi Mehta is a storyteller whose award-winning documentary, and book, Infinite Vision, reveals how the Aravind Eye Care System in India became the world's largest provider of sight-restoring surgery with a self-sustaining business model that serves millions of patients, the majority for free, with outcomes that rival the best in the world. She co-founded Karma Kitchen, a pay-it-forward pop-up restaurant, and has long anchored several other volunteer platforms including DailyGood and Awakin Calls, both projects of ServiceSpace. She is a student of classical Indian dance and a practitioner of qigong. Find her book HERE Watch her video HERE

Details of this retreat

We welcome Dr. Cynthia Li, Tea Master Daniela Cubelic, and Author Pavi Mehta for a magical weekend of ease, bliss, and presence.

Reconnect with yourself and the deeper flow of life!

Grounded in qigong — one of China's oldest contemplative healing traditions — this retreat weaves together gentle movement, breath, visualization, sound, and stillness into a living practice. You'll learn to follow the body's own wisdom back toward effortlessness. Tea and poetry deepen the rhythm of the days. Like qigong, they can be gentle yet potent sources of nourishment — asking nothing of you but presence. And in this kind of immersion, something begins to loosen. What surfaces is not only peace, but often a sense of playfulness and joy.

This retreat is for you if you are seeking a greater sense of calm, renewed energy, and relaxed presence. No prior qigong experience needed. All movement is gentle and adaptable to every body. You'll leave with a felt sense of flow, a simple practice to bring home, and the warmth of a community that moved and steeped together.

This weekend includes:

Gentle movement through Qigong
Serving and sharing tea
Poetry
Mindfulness practices
Group discussion

Schedule (Subject to change):

Friday

3:00pm — Check-in
4:00pm — Opening Circle & Tea
5:30pm — Dinner
7:00–8:00pm — Evening Qigong: Arriving

Saturday

7:00–8:00am — Morning Qigong: Waking the Conscious Body
8:00am — Breakfast
9:00am–12:15pm — Movement & Stillness: Dynamic & Contemplative Qigong, with poetry
12:15pm — Lunch
1:15–3:30pm — Rest (Optional: silent tea at 3PM)
3:30–5:30pm — Afternoon Qigong: Deepening the Practice
5:30pm — Dinner
7:00-9:00pm — Darkness Qigong: Practicing by Inner Light

Sunday

8:00–10:00am — Morning Qigong & Closing Circle
10:00am — Brunch
12:00pm — Checkout

COVID POLICY: For your safety and ours, we require vaccination and a 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.
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.
Vegetarian meals are served during our weekend together.

Getting Here

Ratna Ling Retreat Center, 35755 Hauser Bridge Rd. Cazadero, CA 95421 United States

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.

For 1 guest in Private Room (Shared Cottage with 2 rooms, 1 bath)

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.

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.

Customer Reviews

4.95 out of 5.0 average rating

Amanda • Jul 13, 2026

5.0

Verified

Very much recommend

The facilities and grounds are spacious, beautiful, peaceful, and unique. Food is wonderful; fresh and delicious. Accommodations are comfortable and well appointed. Ratna Ling is an ideal environment for enjoying a weekend of relaxation and gentle introspection or an extended stay with intensive internal work.

Neelam • Jul 08, 2026

5.0

Verified

Best retreat center EVER!!

This is my second visit to Ratna Ling. The first was last year for a yoga retreat. This year I went for a Tibetan Buddhist teaching retreat. They were ncredible experiences! The accomodations are exceptionally spacious, the grounds are beautiful, the volunteers are kind, considerate and take care of everything seamlessly! The food is exceptional!
The new yoga student is gorgeous with floor to ceiling windows looking out over a tree filled valley. Would love to come here for a longer weeklong retreat! It is such a lovely location with gorgeous facilities.

Thank you!
Neelam S

Jenni • Jun 29, 2026

5.0

Verified

Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga classes

I signed up for a 5 day morning kum nye online class with Ratna Ling and had a wonderful experience. It was my first time experiencing this style of yoga and i appreciated the simplicity of its movements, Its inward focus , its gentleness and its effectiveness. It was both relaxing and uplifting at the same time. Karmyn created a warm, safe, and encouraging environment. Thank you for this offering.

Dawn • Jun 22, 2026

5.0

Verified

10 outta 10 recommend!

Grounds: stunning.
Vibe: chill.
Accommodations: top notch.
Food: should win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Staff: People you want to know more about.
Forest: magical.
Bottom line: just pull the trigger.

Lenore • Jun 22, 2026

5.0

Verified

A Weekend of Peace

Ratna Ling is a spot of bliss in the middle of nowhere. The accommodations were lovely: beautiful wood work, comfy beds, mini fridge, gorgeous view from the window. From the cooks to the managers, everyone on the staff treated us with warmth and kindness. Although they request shoes off inside, they were totally OK with me leaving mine on my difficult feet. George's guided meditation and tour of the on-site temple matched the varied needs of the group, no easy feat. He answered all of our questions; there was no hesitation to discuss religious skepticism and no question was offensive. The vegetarian food was plentiful and delicious; I came away wanting recipes. Even without the themed retreat, just spending time at Ratna Ling would be the ultimate relaxation, getting in touch with nature, unplugging from the crazy world, and feeling renewed.

Flow & Steep: A Qigong and Tea Retreat

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Dr. Cynthia Li

Daniela Cubelic

Pavi Mehta

Details of this retreat

Getting Here

Directions

Accommodation

Venue & Amenities

Meals

Menu Types

Very much recommend

Best retreat center EVER!!

Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga classes

10 outta 10 recommend!

A Weekend of Peace

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