Yoga and sailing
An unforgettable active holiday: yoga and sailing in Sardinia.
Yoga and sailing between Italy and France, an unforgettable holiday in Sardinia and Corsica. We sail among the beautiful turquoise waters of La Maddalena Archipelago, practice yoga and hike on the beaches and islands of La Maddalena National Park, beautiful harbor town of Bonifacio and the bays of South-East Corsica. We pamper ourselves with high quality organic vegetarian food, for a guilt free gourmet experience.
Both during yoga and while sailing the here and now is what matters. While sailing, wind and weather determine direction and speed moment by moment; while practicing yoga mind and body conditions determine the practice moment by moment.
Pulling lines, setting sails, steering the boat, and exercises for body, breath and meditation develop in you a sense of the here and now which often goes lost in the hectic of daily life.
Disconnected and immersed in nature, recharged by sea, sun, wind, yoga, healthy food - every week our participants come back home reborn. Read what they say about us.
The early birds watch every sunrise, the others wake up slowly, in a quiet bay of an island a few laps away from the next beach. We take the dinghy ashore and we do our 90 minutes morning yoga practice.
Who wants swims back to the boat where a healthy, organic, vegetarian brunch is waiting for us. After brunch we set sail to the next destination.
On top of sailing, in the afternoon we swim, snorkel, sightsee, stanp-up paddle and often before dinner there is time for an evening yoga or meditation session.
Immersed in the natural beauties of this National Park, the shades of blue of the sea, green of the Mediterranean flora, and pink of the granite… relax is guaranteed!
We are all Italians in the staff (skippers, yoga instructors, and most important… the on-board chef) and we are no exception: food is very important for us, it has to be and to taste good!
And it does.
The food choice is based on organic products and all week we prepare an healthy, vegetarian menu with fresh, top quality produce.
We source fruits, vegetables, cheese, eggs, breads and sweets from local organic farmers and we make sure to introduce plenty of local Sardinian specialities.
Alcoholic beverages are not welcome on board, in order to be in line with the yogic diet and give the body a small detox.
Vegan friendly e intolerance friendly: We often prepare a vegan meal for everybody. Vegan, Lactose-free and gluten-free alternatives are available, let us know your preferences/intolerances and we adapt the menu.
The weeks are always in June and September in order to avoid the crowded beaches and bays typical in Sardinia in the months of July and August.
Find out more about the yoga and sailing retreats on its dedicated website.
Do you have a group and you would like to organize yoga and sailing as a team building event or something similar? send us an inquiry here.
Alessandra is an amazing Yoga instructor. You can feel that she loves what she´s doing.
Not matter if beginner or advanced, she supports everyone to stretch their body as much as possible an feel amazing after the session.
It was a pleasure to practice Yoga with her!
It is difficult to explain what happens during one hour on the table but it is a beautiful way to connect body and mind, bring back situations that happened many years ago and still feel them like it was yesterday, sometimes I get surprised that one tear comes out because of something that happened many many years ago. It is an ongoing surprise of how my body, my mind, my past affect how I am today and the ways it can change.
It was not only a physical treatment to diminish my back pain but also a self discovery journey to learn how to listen to my needs and to clear signals the body sends me. A journey I definitely want to continue and that I recommend to everybody.
I I feel when something is too much and I cannot be silent anymore, I feel when I contract my face to the centre during a normal work day and try to relax it, I felt I need to move more and I workout every day. It is a process of discovery of new abilities of myself I didn’t know were there available in me. It also helps staying less stressed in everyday life.
I started with pain in my foot and with guidance I ended up becoming more aware of how shallow I breathe and how I hold my face while someone touches me. The pain in my foot keeps coming back but I am more aware of how I stand, walk and breathe.
I went for a physical problem and Alessandra mentioned that the problem was not physical but in my I daily behaviour. It was an instant shift of perspective in the room, in my mind and in my private life. I am definitely going to continue and see where this process is taking me.
It is a matter of self healing that, with the help of the practitioner, works on body perceptions and acts on insights and feelings. It is a process that starts from your body and can affect your life and your behaves.