Mindfulness & Wellness!
Life in the hospitality industry is tough, but rewarding work. We spend so much time caring and preparing for others, that it’s easy to forget to pay the same attention to ourselves. Whether you’re on the front lines of the kitchen and dining room, caring for guests as a housekeeper, or carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders as a manager, it’s essential to take the time to check in and pay attention to your mental well-being. We recognize with unpredictable shifts, long hours, and infrequent breaks, it can be difficult to find time to take care of ourselves. We’ve spent time searching for mindfulness and wellness practices that can fit into a busy, on-the-go lifestyle. We’re constantly searching for apps, practices, techniques, and products that will help hospitality workers thrive in their roles and we will update this page regularly as we come across them!
Be Present, Wherever You Happen To Be!
“We can talk about mindfulness or write at length about it, but to truly understand mindfulness, we have to experience it directly.”
—Ronald D. Siegel, Christopher K. Germer, & Andrew Olendzki, 2009.
Health & Nutrition!
Knowledge, recipes, data and research to help Hospitality Workers eat and feel their best!
We spend so much time as hospitality workers caring for others that we often forget to care for ourselves! Finding the time to focus on health, exercise, and nutrition while on shift can be challenging, but it’s not impossible. At Serving Up Support: Maine, we’ve made it our mission to find helpful health and nutritional advice, exercises, articles, recipes, and more to help hospitality workers stay on their game and prioritize their physical and mental health! We’re constantly updating our website with new information, so be sure to check back regularly for new information!
Helpful Apps!
We’re constantly on the lookout for apps we think are beneficial to the well-being of hospitality workers! Whether they’re for furthering education, practicing mindfulness, helping manage stress/anxiety/depression or other mental illnesses, or for organization, this list of apps may be useful to helping hospitality workers feel their best! We’re constantly on the lookout for additions to this list and welcome recommendations!