When I hear the word wellness, ‘a state of holistic well-being’ is the first thing that crosses my mind. Over the years, the concept of wellness has evolved, it is no longer restricted to being fit. The concept of wellness has transitioned to become the new way of life. And when we talk about wellness, it’s important to talk about yoga as it tops the chart of being one of the most sought for wellness offering today in the hospitality sector.
While this statistic would have been unforeseen a few years ago, it actually represents a growing trend in today’s hospitality industry. Health and wellness awareness is on the rise. As more travelers suggest staying healthy is important to them while on the road, health and wellness initiatives are becoming big at the work forefront of some brands. These practices involve techniques used to focus the mind and improve mental clarity, focus & emotional stability.
Yoga sessions, positive mindset building and restorative breath work have so much to offer to even non Zen-seekers who want to partake in the unification of their mind, body and soul.
Never before were yoga and wellness retreats so much in demand within the industry. With a renewed stress on holistic well-being, nutrition and rejuvenation, as an aftermath of the pandemic, more and more people are structuring short breaks and holidays around these options that offer to build their immunity.
Being a yoga and wellness coach, working closely with the hospitality industry. I know firsthand how it can negatively affect the body. The long hours, late nights, pumped with adrenaline (and caffeine!), dehydrated, on your feet all day and always maintaining perfectly smiley demeanor eventually begins to take its toll on the emotional, mental & physical bodies. Especially if you don’t balance all of this hecticness with a nice relaxing yoga practice.
And believe me, I know that yoga is the last thing on your mind when you have just finished a monster double shift and all you want to do is drink beer and go to sleep. But trust me, it is the best thing for you! All you need is half an hour and you will feel so much better. You can do a yoga sequence after your shift, during your office hours as a wellness activity for a more active yoga practice but still want to do something.
Tanyoga offers wellness programs which has various methods to bring in productivity and balance through Yoga, Mindfulness and positive mindset building activities for a complete energy detox through ‘ Workplace Wellness with Tanyoga’. We have carefully designed these informative interactive sessions to the need of the all the industries especially the hospitality industry to permit deep rest and allow one to embrace a relaxed and natural way of living through connecting the body mind and soul.
A healthy team directly equals to increased productivity and decreased employee absenteeism. The benefits of introducing an employee wellness program are manifold. Besides improving employee health, such programs help employees become more satisfied and motivated in their work and personal lives.
For hotel employees, staying healthy seems like a daunting task. As most of their time is spent sitting in their offices, standing long hours in the kitchen, managing front desk operations, etc. They find it hard to take out time to work towards their health.
Thus, employers must promote good health behaviors and create a culture of wellness at work. Doing so helps attract candidates to work for them as well. Having a culture of wellness is just an added benefit of wellness benefits package that companies offer as HR activities to enhance the performance and productivity at work.
One of the best ways in today’s time and age is to create a culture of wellness is to introduce a workplace wellness program for employees which will return in long term employee satisfaction which will in turn benefit the employee as well as the employer.
