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14-Day Online Yoga Retreat for HODs

Standard Retreat

Support your Heads of Departments with our 14-Day Standard Yoga Retreat. Over these two weeks, they will delve into advanced yoga techniques and mindfulness practices. By promoting a balanced, healthy lifestyle, this retreat benefits both their professional duties and personal well-being, creating a harmonious work environment on board.


✓ 5 individual accounts for all 5 HODs
✓ 13.5-hr pre-recorded videos + challenges
✓ Unlimited lifetime access
✓ Access to the learning community

Course Introduction: 14-Day Online Yoga Retreat for Heads of Departments on Super Yachts

Welcome to our transformative 14-day online yoga retreat, exclusively designed for Heads of Departments (HODs) working on super yachts. This retreat is tailored to seamlessly integrate into your demanding and dynamic lifestyle, offering bite-sized classes that you can practice in any small space—whether in your bed, cabin, galley, bridge, radio room, or ECR.

Over the next two weeks, you will embark on a journey of relaxation, rejuvenation, and inner strength through a variety of yoga practices. Each session is crafted to fit perfectly into your busy schedule during charter, ensuring that you never have to compromise on your well-being.

This retreat includes:

  • Standing Morning Adjustment: Start your day with invigorating standing exercises that align your body and mind.

  • Pranayama: Enhance your breath awareness and reduce stress with powerful breathing techniques.

  • Self Feet Massage: Learn techniques to relieve foot fatigue and tension, boosting your overall wellness.

  • Restorative Yoga: Replenish your energy with gentle postures designed to soothe and release tension.

  • Yoga Nidra: Dive into deep relaxation and mental clarity with guided sessions that help you unwind and reset.

  • Challenge of the Day: Take a different challenge each day to integrate yoga into your daily life.

Join us on this unique and accessible retreat to discover how yoga can become a vital part of your life onboard, helping you maintain balance and resilience amidst the high-stakes environment of super yachting.

What you’ll experience

  • Achieve profound relaxation and clear, focused thinking with practices like Yoga Nidra and restorative yoga poses.

  • Replenish your energy, alleviate physical discomfort, and manage stress effectively through Pranayama, Restorative Yoga, and Self Feet Massage techniques.

  • Boost your overall endurance and maintain a balanced state of mind with the dynamic exercises in Kundalini Yoga, Daoist Standing Morning Adjustment, and other meditative practices.

What you’ll learn

Meet your teacher

Haiying Xu

Authentic & Intuitive
Eastern Root & Yachting Experience

Rooted in a childhood amidst the tea farms of Fujian Province, particularly in Quanzhou City where Tie Guan Yin, a cherished Oolong tea, originated, our founder Haiying 海英 epitomizes a deep connection to Chinese Yang Sheng “养生” and holistic well-being principles.

As a certified yoga teacher and diving instructor, Haiying has ventured extensively across Southeast and South Asia, Micronesia, French-Polynesia, the Middle East, Europe as well as North, South, and Central America. These global journeys have enriched her understanding of diverse cultures and indigenous wellness practices.

Before establishing Sagantara, Haiying accrued invaluable experience working aboard superyachts across various departments, gaining firsthand insight into the intricacies of the yachting industry.

Driven by an unwavering belief in the fusion of Eastern and Western wisdom, her mission is to harness the healing power of the ocean, to unlock the synergies between these rich traditions, offering holistic solutions for modern nomads.

Course FAQ

  • The retreat consists of daily bite-sized classes that are tailored to be practiced in small spaces. Each session includes varied yoga practices such as asanas, pranayama, meditation, Daoist Standing Morning Adjustment, and self feet massage.

  • Each class is designed to be concise, with most sessions lasting about 10-20 minutes , making them easy to fit into a busy schedule.

  • The sessions are designed to be doable without any special equipment and suitable for small spaces onboard. However, a yoga mat, comfortable clothing, and a non-disturbed quite space can enhance your practice.

    You do need your bed with pillows in the cabin for the restorative yoga session.

  • Participants can expect improved physical flexibility, enhanced mental clarity, better stress management, and overall well-being.

    Specific benefits include better energy alignment, relaxation, and the ability to perform their duties more effectively.

  • Yes, all classes are accessible on-demand, allowing you to practice at a time that suits your daily schedule.

  • No previous yoga experience is required. The retreat is designed to cater to all levels, from beginners to advanced practitioners.

  • No problem! You can easily catch up by accessing the missed classes on the platform.

    Time flexibility is key, and the course is designed to accommodate your personal and professional commitments.

  • Each practice is designed to be seamlessly integrated into your daily routine, with specific guidance on how to make the most out of limited space and time constraints typical on super yachts.

  • Yes, you can reach out to our support team at any time via the provided contact details for any questions or assistance you may need.

  • You will receive detailed instructions via email on how to access the online platform, register for the course, and start your journey towards enhanced well-being.