According to The Global Wellness Institute, a non-profit organization at the leading edge of wellness research, wellness can be defined as “the active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health.” Over the past year and a half, individuals have begun to focus inward on their wellbeing by taking time to meditate, exercise, eat well, and socialize. While these routines fit a day-to-day lifestyle, it can be quite difficult to keep those daily practices in place when one is traveling the globe.
To ensure wellness at sea is not only sustained but elevated, Seabourn created a fleet-wide Mindful Living Program with Dr. Andrew Weil, a visionary pioneer in integrative medicine. It offers guests a holistic spa and wellness experience that integrates physical, social, environmental, and spiritual well-being all while exploring the next corner of the earth. This program is the first-ever of its kind at sea.
Each Seabourn ship’s Mindful Living Coach is a certified yoga and meditation practitioner who will inspire and educate guests with orientations, seminars, and classes during the voyage. Guests who participate in the Mindful Living Program will have their cruise experiences further enhanced by a holistic mind and body perspective.
Central to the program is the daily practice of meditation and yoga through a selection of complimentary sessions. Guests can experience Mindful Meditation, which will introduce positive affirmations and mantras they can reflect on throughout the day. There will also be daily restorative yoga classes which will continue to focus upon the mantra and positive affirmations.
Complementary to the wellness program are enriching Mind and Body seminars designed to educate guests on philosophies and practices aligned with the program’s mission. Each presentation is aimed to empower travelers with ideas and practices that enhance well-being and increase the awareness of connection between mind, body, environment, and wellness. Seminars are created by Dr. Weil and Steiner’s Wellness professionals, many of which are based on Dr. Weil’s teachings and explore the fields of the healing arts.
The Mind and Body Wellness Program with Dr. Andrew Weil deepens the already wellness-focused Seabourn spa program, which offers a range of body massages, facials, fitness, and beauty treatments.
A cruise can be an incubator for many of the ideas now being recognized in the broader sense of wellness. And Seabourn is taking their wellness game to the next level.