A Weekend Retreat in Northern California

Refuge & Renewal: an Insight Meditation Retreat

Begins: April 24, 2026

You are warmly invited to join us for a peaceful weekend retreat at Ratna Ling Retreat Center in the gorgeous rolling hills of coastal Sonoma County, about 100 miles north of San Francisco, a true sanctuary. Our weekend is dedicated to nourishing the basic goodness that lives inside of you, the inherent life force that awakens into a life of clarity, kindness and courage. [Register Here]

Drawing on the teachings of the Buddha, our practices include Insight and Metta Meditation, gentle movement, and daily dharma talks. Together, these become the solid reliable ground that support the capacity to skillfully navigate everyday life with a steady, receptive, and responsive mind, supported by a kind, courageous, and wise heart.

Woven within extended periods of silence, this spacious retreat offers time to be outside, the option for writing, art, and rest, along with time to talk with each other. The intention is that at the end of the retreat one will have experienced rest, support and inspiration, and return to everyday life strengthened and renewed.

When & Where: 
Friday to Sunday
April 24 - 26, 2026
Ratna Ling Retreat Center
near Cazadero, California

FEES:
$895.00 – For 1 guest in Private Room (Shared cottage with 1 other guest)
Registration & Details

Questions? Send Heidi an email.

Heidi Bourne is a meditation teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition and is the founder and guiding teacher of Pacific Mindfulness. She has been teaching since 2005 offering classes, series courses, nature retreats, trauma-informed/sensitive and resiliency-focused professional programs, and teaches regularly for Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the Insight Meditation Community of Colorado. Heidi is especially interested in the integration of the common sense, accessible and timeless teachings of awareness, ethics, and compassion into the complexity of our everyday lives. She is known for her grounded, down-to-earth humor and presence.

Heidi holds certification in mindfulness facilitation from UCLA, trauma resiliency from the Trauma Resource Institute, and training in Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. She has a background in nursing and over 35 years in small business leadership.