Summer Glow: Reignite your body, mind and spirit!

Date
August 16 - 18, 2024

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

We welcome Anusara Teacher Suzanne Zuber from Berkeley for a vibrant summer retreat!

Join Suzanne for a luscious weekend of flowing Yoga asana, breathwork, and meditation, nourished by the kind company of like-minded souls, clean food, calm spaces, and the vibrant beauty of Ratna Ling’s landscapes. The full yogic practices are designed to help you increase your sense of color, spaciousness, contentment and deep seated joy, drawing on the abundance of the summer months. Suzanne’s Asana flows, taught in the alignment-based, heart-centered Anusara method, will help open and strengthen your hips, back, and shoulders for an easeful feeling that extends into all layers of your being. Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Yogis are invited to join in this celebration of Summer Fullness.

Schedule:
Friday

3pm Check in
4:00-5:30pm Gentle Yoga
5:30-6:30pm Dinner
7:00-8:00pm Opening Circle and Yoga Nidra (Color Body Scan)

Saturday

7:30am Pranayama and Meditation
8 am Breakfast
Free time for Journaling or Strolling in Nature
10:00 Invigorating Vinyasa Flow, Pranayama, and Meditation
12:15-1:15pm Lunch
4pm Hatha Yoga
5:30pm Dinner
7pm – Satsang (a sacred gathering)

Sunday

7:30am Pranyama and Meditation
8-10am Vinyasa + Closing Circle
10am Sunday Brunch
12pm Checkout

 

About Suzanne
Suzanne Zuber, E-RYT 500, certified Anusara Yoga Instructor and teacher trainer, has been teaching Yoga for 15 years. She studied classical asana and philosophy as well as cutting-edge anatomy and therapeutics with some of the world’s most skilled teachers, including Noah Mazé, Sianna Sherman and Douglas Brooks, as well as meditation masters Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. From a young age, Suzanne understood the world around her through kinetic movement our body’s relationship with gravity, and through a keen visual sense of ‘line and color in space.’ Growing up, she spent week-ends immersed in the colorful worlds of Kandinsky, Monet, and other early modern artists. These abstract works felt just as real as the vibrant landscapes of mountain, woods, water, and sky of the Bavarian alps that surrounded her every day. Later, she studied interior design, art, and architecture, and curated exibitions in Art Museums. She brings this personal history of vivid, multisensory life into her yoga teaching - helping you design your experience in such a way that allows you to tap into the sweetness that comes with being in the moment, in your body, your breath, and your senses.

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.

For 1 guest in Private Room (Shared Cottage with 1 other guest)

Venue & Amenities

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Free Parking icon Free Parking
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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

4.86 out of 5.0 average rating

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Weekend retreat at Ratna Ling
My experience at Ratna Ling Retreat Center was magical and life changing.

From the moment I arrived onto the grounds, through the beautiful gated entrance, I felt a sense of peace and comfort.

Check in was done kindly, and effortlessly. Walking into our cabin (my two daughters and I), and noting the clean pristine environment, was much appreciated. It was very comfortable, and had everything we needed.

Meditations, with George leading, were easy to follow and helpful. His orientation, as well as his company during meals, was delightful.

The Tibetan movement class was relaxing, as well as invigorating.

The meals were delicious, healthy, and plentiful.

The staff were joyful and helpful.

The weekend was truly beautiful and special, and will be remembered always.

Thank you all for creating a perfect environment. I loved my time there and brought back lessons I have implemented into my daily life.

Eileen

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Beautiful and Serene
Ratna Ling was an oasis. The sense of calm that came over me during my time there was such a gift. The space, the food, the people. All came together for a truly wonderful stay in a beautiful space dedicated to mission and purpose.

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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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