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A Serene Weekend Yoga Retreat for Women

Escape to a local haven where the pace of life slows, and the beauty of nature becomes your sanctuary. This weekend getaway is a retreat designed exclusively for women seeking renewal, connection, and inner peace. You'll awaken each day to the gentle rhythms of yoga, the stillness of meditation, and the soothing embrace of the great outdoors. Rediscover your balance, reawaken your energy, and leave feeling deeply refreshed and inspired.

Email for questions or to reserve your spot: danaleipoldyoga@gmail.com. Space is limited to 15 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.
  • View through a stone archway showing green trees and hills in the distance, with a black metal bench in the foreground casting a shadow.
  • People walking along a paved path under large, twisting oak trees with green leaves in a park.
  • Multiple women participating in a yoga class outdoors, performing warrior pose with arms extended.
  • 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

Friday, 4/10/26 to Sunday, 4/12/26

Shared room — $495 per person

Includes all meals, materials, and experiences

private room — $575 per person

Includes all meals, materials, and experiences

  • Special dietary requests may be accommodated with advanced notice. No refunds on deposits or payments.

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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