A Year for Me: New Year Self-Care Retreat

A Year for Me is a New Year self-care retreat at Ratna Ling Retreat Center in Cazadero, California, led by Karmyn Ojeda and Erica Martzen. It is a four-day wellness retreat for people who have been giving and doing for a long time and want to begin the year with their own energy and time back in their hands.

What to Expect

The retreat is built around a simple invitation: take back your time, take back your energy, and bring your life back into balance. If you have been going and going, or giving and giving, this is a chance to start the new year with new habits, new perspectives and new intentions. The emphasis is on reclaiming your life for the year ahead, set in the quiet of the Sonoma County coast redwoods.

This is a self-care retreat in the plain sense of the phrase. It makes room to rest, reflect and reset before the year fills up, rather than asking you to add more to your list.

About the Teachers

Karmyn Ojeda co-leads this retreat and also teaches other gatherings at Ratna Ling, including weekends devoted to rest, slowness and introspection in the winter season. Erica Martzen joins her as co-leader for this January retreat.

The Setting

Ratna Ling Retreat Center sits in Cazadero, California, in the redwoods of Northern California. It is run as a volunteer organization, and it hosts yoga, meditation and mindfulness retreats throughout the year, along with personal retreats for people who have their own practice and want time in nature and community. Proceeds and donations also support scholarships and the center's Tibetan Book Preservation Project.

Before You Go

This retreat is open to anyone who feels depleted and wants to turn toward renewal. Ratna Ling also offers gift certificates, so a stay here can be given to someone else who could use the same pause.