Luxury cruise line Seabourn and The Onboard Spa by Steiner have created a fleet-wide mindful living programme in partnership with integrative medicine pioneer Dr Andrew Weil.
The programme offers guests a holistic spa and wellness experience that integrates physical, social, environmental and spiritual wellbeing. It will be led by The Wellness Guide – a newly established position – who will be a certified yoga and meditation practitioner whose job will be to inspire and educated guests through classes and gatherings during voyages.
“This new wellness programme will offer our guests an experience they simply won’t find anywhere else in the industry,” said Richard Meadows, president of Seabourn. “By partnering with Dr Weil, a pioneer in integrative medicine, we will deliver an even greater degree of mind and body programmes that ensure you can break away, relax and rejuvenate while you travel with us.”
The programme is scheduled to kick off with Dr Weil sailing on Seabourn Encore’s inaugural cruise in January 2017, and will be rolled out throughout the entire Seabourn fleet. Dr Weil will sail on a different Seabourn ship each year, where he will deliver a 60-minute lecture for guests and will also offer smaller informal group discussions.
A separate team of wellness experts will also make regular visits to spa facilities throughout the Seabourn fleet.
Central to the programme is the daily practice of meditation and yoga through a selection of complimentary sessions. Guests can experience mindful meditation, restorative yoga classes, and yoga classes focused on specific physical issues, such as healing back and joint pain or headaches; body alignment; yoga to enhance creativity, mental focus and happiness.
Enriching complimentary Mind and Body seminars are also integral to the wellness programme, and aim to empower guests with ideas and practices that enhance wellbeing and increase the awareness of the connection between mind, body, environment and wellness.
Seminars are created by Dr Weil and Steiner’s wellness professionals; many will be based on Dr Weil’s teachings and will explore the fields of the healing arts. Seminar topics include ‘Spontaneous Happiness & Spontaneous Healing,’ ‘Anti-Inflammatory Foods,’ ‘Healthy Aging,’ and ‘Introduction to Mindful Meditation.’
Individualised one-on-one wellness sessions will also be available for a fee.
