Private Body‑Mind Retreat · Yoga, Breath & Shiatsu for Nervous System Balance
An individual weekend of focused practice, body insight, and calm strength. Where practice becomes conversation — between breath, structure, and truth.
Yoga with you in mind
Having taught yoga, Mysore-style self-practice, Ashtanga and the Vinyasa Krama system and practising Shiatsu for nearly 20 years, Danka is highly experienced and confident in helping individuals of all levels work with their specific body, needs and life situation.
She has a strong eye for movement, breath, alignment and individual patterns, and will be able to guide you through practice in a way that is clear, personal and deeply adapted to you. Whether you need to rebuild strength, calm your nervous system, improve your breathing, understand your body better, or work with a specific physical or emotional topic, this retreat is created around you.
It doesn’t end with physical instruction either. Danka has studied and practiced yoga, breathwork, Shiatsu, bodywork, qigong, yogic kriyas and body–mind therapeutic work for many years. She brings all of this experience into the retreat, helping you understand not only what to practice, but why — and how to continue in a way that supports real change in your daily life.
A deep 1:1 immersion through private therapeutic yoga, breathwork and Shiatsu
for your body, your rhythm and your transformation.
This is a private retreat for those who need a deep reset, personal guidance, and a practice that truly meets them where they are.
What You’ll Experience
Personalised yoga practice – adapted sequence focused on your current physical and energetic condition.
Foundational breathwork (pranayama) – techniques to regulate, build energy and awareness of the nervous system.
Short daily sequences or video recordings ("cheat sheet") to continue safely on your own.
Integration follow‑up — one online or in‑person check‑in three weeks after your retreat to refine the practice.
Optional shiatsu treatment + mentoring (90 min €120)
What This Retreat Gives You
• A calmer, regulated nervous system
• Clear tools to continue your practice at home
• Deep physical and mental reset
• Personal guidance tailored to your body and life situation
Retreat Options
Full Weekend (Friday – Sunday)
4 sessions × / 75 / 90 min + online follow‑up
from €355 | €425
1½ Day Retreat
3 sessions + online follow‑up
from €250
Held privately at At Yoga Center ‘Harmony In the Heart of Nature’ In Slovakia or online.
Participants coming from outside Leipzig arrange their own accommodation (support available).
Remote sessions are also possible — please contact me to arrange the details and available options.
Meet the Teacher
My work is guided by a simple principle:
Depth over convenience.
Essence over trends.
In a time where yoga is often fast, simplified, and marketed for quick consumption, my approach returns to experience, embodiment, and attentive practice.
I combine traditional yoga methods with body-mind therapeutic work, creating a space where students can practice safely, deeply, and in their own rhythm.
Training, Lineage & Professional Background:
Senior-level Ashtanga Vinyasa training — Primary & Intermediate Series with Vijay Kumar, Mysore, India - 2008-2018
Senior teacher within the Vinyasa Krama system — Matthew Sweeney, Australia / Ubud, Bali - 2017- 2026
Shiatsu Therapy with a focus on body–mind integration — Zuna Kozankova, Slovakia - 2008- 2014
Certified Menopause Practitioner — MyMT Menopause Transformation Training with Dr Wendy Sweet, PhD, completed November 2023
Alchemy of Menopause — 9-week intensive training, completed June 2025
Gentle Warrior Shiatsu for Women — Kindy Kaur, Portugal, September 2025
Remedial Massage Training — NSW School of Remedial Massage, Sydney, Australia
Former founder and teacher of my own yoga studio in Slovakia for 7 years
Professional teaching and therapeutic practice since 2008 across Slovakia, Australia, Bali, India and Germany
My passion is to help people reconnect with themselves through body-based and psychosomatic practices — so real, meaningful change can begin from within.
Through movement, breath, touch and awareness, we learn to listen to the body and return to greater balance, vitality and inner trust.
In-person and remote options
I welcome you in Veľká Lehota, Slovakia, at Retreat Centre Harmónia — a peaceful place surrounded by forests, meadows and open space.
Far from the noise of daily life, this is a place where you can slow down, listen to yourself and return to a more natural rhythm.
In-person sessions, private retreats and selected workshops are held here.
Online sessions are also available.
If you prefer another location, I am happy to adapt and come to you by prior arrangement and under agreed conditions.
