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A Serene Weekend Yoga Retreat for Women

Step away from the constant pull of everyday life and into a space where everything begins to soften.

This intimate, thoughtfully designed weekend retreat is an opportunity to fully step out of your routines and into an environment created to support your well-being—physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature, your days will unfold with gentle, intentional movement, guided practices to calm the nervous system, and meaningful moments of rest and reflection. Each element of the retreat is designed with care, allowing you to settle in, feel supported, and reconnect with yourself in a deeper way.

There is nothing you need to prove here.
Nothing you need to push through. Just space to breathe, to be, and to restore.

Space is limited to 10 people maximum.

Looking up at the branches and leaves of a large, sprawling tree in daylight.
Close-up of a green succulent plant with water droplets on its leaves, in a garden setting.

WHAT WE’LL BE DOING

Yoga

Meditation

Pranayama

Hiking

Sound Bath

Gather in Community

  • A gate with a sign for the labyrinth and canticle garden, showing a garden with flowers, plants, trees, a stone pathway, and a blue sky in the background.
  • A group of nine women standing in a garden with a fountain behind them, smiling and holding small black objects, on a sunny day.
  • Two empty metal chairs and a metal bench on a wooded hillside with a mountain and fog in the background.
  • People walking along a paved path under large, twisting oak trees with green leaves in a park.
  • Group of people hiking through a dense, green forest.
  • A person walking on a stone pathway through a lush garden with green trees and flowering plants under a clear blue sky.
  • A woman is playing crystal singing bowls on a pink mat in a living room with beige seating, candles, and other meditation items.

What Previous attendees have said

  • Thank you so much for such a beautiful weekend. It was truly special. Great location, people, yoga...everything about the weekend was a gift!

  • I can't tell you enough how much this weekend meant to me. This was an experience I will treasure forever.

  • This weekend was so lovely! To spend time doing yoga with these lovely ladies at this serene location away from everything was exactly what I needed.

RETREAT CENTER

A courtyard garden with trees displaying fall foliage, a red-tiled roof building in the background, and a stone pathway.
Courtyard with a sandstone fountain, benches, garden beds, trees, and a building with a tile roof and lit windows in the evening.

San Damiano retreat center in Danville, CA

Set in the beautiful hills of the San Ramon Valley deep in Contra Costa country, San Damiano Retreat Center offers a serene refuge that’s easily accessible. This peace-filled setting is the ideal environment to take some time to reflect and relax in fifty-plus acres of spectacular nature.

Every room in the retreat center has a private bathroom and immediate access to gardens which reflect in this sacred environment. You will have plenty of time to sit and watch the views, fountains, and waterfalls and reflect.

ACCOMMODATIONS and meals included

A small bedroom with two single beds, a wooden nightstand, a window with blinds, a wooden desk with a chair, and a religious cross on the wall.

Shared Room

Hotel room with a bed, lamp, and bathroom door.

private Room

Cheese and strawberry on a wooden board at a cheese and fruit platter outdoors.

fresh meals

Dates & Costs

SPRING 2027 - TBA

FALL 2026 - FRIDAY, 11/13/26 TO SUNDAY, 11/15/26

Shared room — $695 per person*

Includes all meals, materials, and experiences

private room — $795 per person*

Includes all meals, materials, and experiences

*A 30% deposit is required to hold your space. No refunds on deposits. Special dietary requests may be accommodated with advanced notice.

“In an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than being still.”
— Pico Iyler

Beyond the practices themselves, there is something powerful about stepping away alongside other women who are also seeking a reset—a shared energy that makes the experience feel both grounding and expansive at the same time.

You’ll leave the retreat not only feeling more rested and clear, but with practices, insights, and a sense of connection that stays with you long after the weekend ends.

about Your Hostess

Dana Leipold, yoga instructor and wellness coach, smiling outdoors with greenery in the background, wearing a black top and a blue tie-dye shawl.

Dana Leipold has practiced yoga on and off for over 20 years. But it wasn't until she reached her fifties and she began to feel the effects of aging and a sedentary lifestyle that she decided to dive in deep to daily practices of yoga, meditation, and holistic nutrition. These practices have helped her build strength, flexibility, balance, agility, and most importantly equanimity. Dana completed her yoga instructor certification and holistic nutritionist certification in 2019 through the American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA) and her meditation teacher certification in 2019 with the Priority Academy. In January 2020, she became a certified Yoga for Healthy Aging teacher. She completed her 200-hour YTT at PRANA Yoga + Wellbeing and gained a certificate in Yoga Nidra in 2022. She brings her passion for wellness and yoga philosophy to the mat and encourages students in her classes to let go of preconceptions of how yoga "should" be done and to pay attention to what works for them in the moment.

Special Guest: Beth Hughes

Woman sitting cross-legged on the floor in a meditation or music therapy setting, surrounded by colorful singing bowls, candles, and meditation accessories, inside a spacious room with large windows and comfortable seating.

Beth Hughes is a certified sound healing practitioner since 2010, specializing in the transformative power of sound and energy healing. She offers a sound bath experience that provides an inwardly-focused journey and allows you to realign your entire body using the power of sound vibrations. This experience rebalances cells through oscillation and resonance. 

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