Overview of 2011 Cruise Program
Hosted by author, teacher and entertainer, Jessica Porter.
Holistic Holiday at Sea is the largest, most comprehensive health and wellness program ever to be staged on a ship at sea. We consider our event a Voyage to Well-Being and a wonderful, relaxing vacation experience. With over 30 teachers and 120 classes, our next cruise will be our best ever. Check back in the fall for the daily schedule of events.
Keynote Speakers: With us for the first time, Joan Borysenko, Ph.D, is a dynamic speaker, a pioneer in mind/body medicine, and the author of fourteen books. She is a licensed psychologist and trained as a medical scientist. Her doctorate is from Harvard Medical School where she served as instructor in medicine before founding Mind/Body Health Sciences. Her work has influenced international health care to recognize the role of the spiritual dimension of life as an integral part of health and healing.
Celebrity vegan health advocate Marilu Henner is another one of our exciting keynote speakers. Marilu is a well-known actress (TV's "Taxi" and "Evening Shade," Broadway's "Chicago") and New York Times best-selling author of seven books: Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover, Healthy Life Kitchen, 30-Day Total Health Makeover, I Refuse to Raise a Brat, Healthy Kids, Healthy Holidays, and By All Means Keep on Moving. Marilu will offer several classes, including the popular "Role of Your Life," which explores ways to find and develop your very best self.
Benefits of Vegetarian Eating: We are pleased to offer classes with research scientist and university professor Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of the best selling book, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long Term Health. Presently, Dr. Campbell holds an Honorary Professorship at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine and is on the Board of Directors of the Chinese Institute of Nutritional Sciences, the government's leading institution responsible for nutrition research and policy in China.
Holistic Holiday at Sea™ has invited back one of the world's most important and knowledgeable vegetarian advocates, Dr. Neal Barnard, president and founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and author of several best selling books.
Mind-Body Medicine: In a sense, mind-body medicine is a metaphor for holistic healing, the annual theme of our cruise. Many of our teaching staff from the medical profession, such as Dr. Ronald Peters, view the healing process as a physical / spiritual process. Learn how to heal your body and soul while you have a relaxing vacation with hundreds of like-minded fellow travelers.
Yoga and Yoga Nidra: Daily yoga, meditation, and philosophy sessions will be available with internationally known yoga master, Yogi Amrit Desai and others. We have expanded our yoga offerings on this cruise to include several types and styles of practice including basic and intermediate classes.
This year’s featured yoga teacher is Sherri Baptiste, a respected teacher at the forefront of yoga training and the daughter of two yoga-health-fitness pioneers, Magana and Walt Baptiste. Founder of Baptiste Power of Yoga and author of Yoga with Weights for Dummies, Sherri teaches with a style that is accessible to everyone, offering depth, renewal and inspiration. A radio and television personality, she is featured in video, DVD, and CD programs that include "Power of Yoga" and "Power of Meditation."
Integrative Relaxation: If you want to experience the benefits of deep rest and relaxation, join Chandrakant Hiester for this 4-day journey of emotional release. Integrative Relaxation is a simple, practical tool that offers profound emotional and physical benefits, but is very easy to do by yourself or with others in the comfort of your home.
Macrobiotics: Lectures, group diagnosis, and advanced and beginner classes by macrobiotic leaders such as Warren Kramer, faculty member of the Kushi Institute, the Strengthening Health Institute and the New England School of Acupuncture. This year's guest macrobiotic presenter is best selling author and renown teacher and healer, Simon Brown, from the UK. His books include Practical Feng Shui, Modern Day Macrobiotics and The Secrets of Face Reading. Simon was the director of London’s East-West Centre for seven years and chair of the Feng Shui Society and Macrobiotic Association. This year’s program includes interesting and stimulating workshops and lectures by several other senior macrobiotic teachers.
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: Christina Pirello, Jessica Porter, Isa Chandra Moskowitz and other nationally known chefs. Click here to learn more.
Zen Meditation: Daily morning meditation practice will be led by Abraham Oort and Bineke Oort who teach Buddhist meditation in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen teacher and poet, Thich Nhat Hanh. Abraham and Bineke have been facilitators at the Mindfulness Practice Center in White River Junction, Vermont. They also teach classes in Buddhist philosophy and traditions. Daily afternoon meditation will be led by Dr. Will Tuttle, a Dharma Master in the Zen tradition, Dr. Tuttle has done intensive training in Korea, and has practiced meditation for over 30 years. He is devoted to promoting world peace through spiritual education including a plant-based diet and to spreading uplifting original piano music through concerts and his critically acclaimed albums.
Individual consultations and individual treatments: Take this opportunity to consult one on one with some of the world’s most knowledgeable authorities on yoga, meditation, natural foods cooking, macrobiotics, and alternative medicine. See speakers’ page for detailed information on consultations.
Pilates and Do-In classes: Daily Pilates and Do-In classes will be held on the ship's deck. This year we have both beginner and intermediate level Pilates classes.
Recovery Panel: Hear extraordinary personal stories of courage and healing through alternative methods of diagnosis and treatment.
Great Entertainment and Parties: We will have our own Holistic Holiday concerts, parties and several social events.
