Holistic Holiday at Sea IV - A Voyage to Well-being - Eastern Caribbean - from March 4 to 11, 2007, on Costa Magica

Lectures, advanced workshops, cooking classes, treatments, consultations, and demonstrations. Here is just part of the program schedule!

• Benefits of Vegetarian Eating – Dr. Neal Barnard, author of several best selling books, and Cornell professor, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study, which documents the extraordinary benefits of vegetarian eating.
• Breathwork for Health, Stress Release and Vitality - Raise your positive-energy thermostat! You will learn to open up the breathing spaces of the body and perform a series of exercises that you can undertake daily to regain the full expansive power of the breath.
  
• Yoga and Yoga Nidra - Daily Yoga, Meditation, and Philosophy sessions will be available with Yogi Amrit Desai and his assistant.
• Macrobiotics – Lectures, group diagnosis, beginning and advanced and classes by international macrobiotic leader Michio Kushi. Interesting and stimulating workshops and lectures by Denny Waxman, founder of Strengthening Health Institute, and senior teacher and Kushi Institute graduate Lino Stanchich.
• Cooking Classes - Learn how to get started and keep it interesting with beginner and advanced natural foods cooking classes taught by some of this country’s most celebrated and accomplished cooking teachers.
• Vipassana (insight meditation) - Daily practice taught by Dr. Bhante Gunaratana, an internationally recognized author and meditation instructor, who blends life-long meditation practice with in-depth knowledge of Buddhist teaching and its practical applications.
• Massage - Ohashi will be lecturing and conducting special workshops in Ohashiatsu, which incorporates touch techniques, exercise, meditations, and Eastern healing philosophy. Ohashi will also be giving individual consultations and treatments.
• Pilates and Do-In classes – Daily Pilates and Do-In classes will be held on the ship’s deck.
• Recovery Panel - Hear extraordinary personal stories of courage and healing through alternative methods of diagnosis and treatment.
  

Meals will be non-dairy, vegan/natural cuisine and organic whenever possible. Fresh fish will be served on request and the regular vegetarian and standard fare are optional on request. Macrobiotic quality, organic/naturally fermented condiments such as miso, shoyu, umeboshi, and sun-dried sea salt will be used exclusively. Non-dairy and sugar-free beverages will be served. Desserts will be sugar and dairy-free and prepared by their own pastry chefs.

Ports of Call:

• Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• San Juan, PR
• St. Thomas, USVI
• La Romana, Dominican Republic
• Grand Turk. Turks & Caicos Islands
  

***As with most special event cruises, events are limited to passengers who have booked their cruise through the special event organizer, not the cruise line or agent.

Information on theHolistic Holiday at Sea IV - A Voyage to Well-being from the organizer, A Taste of Health!