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Immunity Yoga to Fight Virus Naturally

Stretching, spinal twist, inverted yoga, deep breathing or doing Savansan correctly can boost you immunity. Read about immunity yoga.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, immunity booster foods and general immune system booster products have become highly popular as they help you fight virus naturally. It is true that prevention is better than cure (not applicable for Coronavirus as there is no cure at present. So the only way to keep yourself safe is prevention. What better way of prevention than using something natural such as Yoga? In view of the uncertainties of what immune system booster is best for you, why not give immunity yoga a try?

Ancient Yoga-Boosting Immunity Naturally

Practicing yoga is soothing, relaxing and spiritually uplifting, if done correctly and regularly. In the current context, when Covid-19 has spread its tentacles across the globe infecting more than 6 million people, it is highly recommended to practice, use and adapt whatever works well for you. From including immunity booster foods to your diet to practising immunity yoga regularly, you can do it all during lockdown as there is no lack of time, right? It works well for most people and is the most natural way to give your immune system a much-needed boost.

Deep Breathing-Pranayama for Immunity

First and foremost, the most vital function of our body, breathing has immense power to boost your immunity. However, the catch is that you must know how to harness its power. Yes, I am talking about deep breathing or conscious breathing at least once day, preferably early in the morning. That is part of Pranayama, which itself is a vast subject covering various methods and techniques to help you get the best possible health benefits from deep breathing. Boosting immunity is just one of the many benefits of deep breathing.

Twisting-Enhancing Flexibility of Parts That Can be Twisted

Not many people are aware that spinal flexibility is an indicator of how healthy you are. I have written about how spinal flexibility can be enhanced. Spinal twist can work wonders for your overall health not just for immunity. When you twist your spine, your digestion system gets stimulated, which helps in flushing out toxins. The overall result is, better digestion and strong immunity. And the best thing about spinal twist is that you can do it the first thing every morning, immediately after waking up. While still in bed, as soon as you sit up, twist your spine left and right twice or thrice. Do it regularly and notice the difference. In fact, this helps in weight loss as well. Ardha-Matyendrasana is the yogic posture that twists your spine and gives you many health benefits.

Stretching for Boosting Immunity

Simply stretching your body twice or thrice every day can help you boost your immunity. Again, I’d like to mention that spinal stretch works wonders . Paschimottanasana or forward bending positions stretch your back and improves blood flow to sinuses. This eases congestion, and gives your immune system a boost. While my favourite is paschimottanasana, you can choose any other yoga position that stretches your back or spine.

Inverted Yoga Postures

Our heart pumps blood to different parts of the body. While gravitation helps in carrying the blood to lower parts of our body, our heart has to work harder to pump blood to our upper parts, especially the head. In inverted position, this flow gets reversed as your legs are upwards and head is lower than heart. This helps in improving overall blood circulation in all parts of the body. Your head gets ample supply of blood and often clears various blockages due to less flow of blood. Your nervous system gets relaxed and kind of resets itself every time you perform an inverted position. This works in favour of your overall health and immunity. Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand) and Sirsasan (Head Stand) are highly effective but must be done under expert supervision as they seem to be simple, but are not. Wrong posture can be counter-productive or harmful.

Savasan-Corpse Posture

As the name suggests and even the picture of someone performing Savasan, gives an impression that it is an easy posture, but it is not. You need to learn the technique of doing Savasan correctly to get the maximum possible benefits. This posture relaxes you completely and boosts your immunity, if you know how to do it without falling asleep.

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Covid-19 Lockdown Effect on Mental health- 5 Tips

Well, it is true that lockdown is an effective Coronavirus prevention measure, taken by many countries suffering from Covid-19. However, we cannot ignore its effect on the mental health of many whose nature of job involves interaction with people on a daily basis. Though I agree that saving lives is more important maintaining mental health, the purpose of this post is to help our readers understand their mental health, handle boredom effectively and combat the bad effects of Covid-19 lockdown successfully.

Mental Health

Approximately 10% people in the world suffer from various kinds of mental health issues. These mental health issues include anxiety, depression, eating disorder, bipolar disorder, substance use, alcohol related issues and more. The disorder get aggravated by uncertainties arising due to situations like pandemic such as Covid-19, loss of job, relationship matters and various other factors depending on the immediate environment of the person. In the current scenario we’ll focus only on mental issues arising out of coronavirus lockdown, isolation or quarantine period.

Flattening Coronavirus Curve-Rising Mental Health Issues

Flattening the coronavirus curve

Reports from Australia confirm that they have been able to flatten the coronavirus curve, but experts believe that a serious and longer curve is waiting to be visible in the form of psychological or mental health issues that have already started in a major chuck of population who followed lockdown guidelines or stayed in isolation or quarantine. As the effect is not visible immediately, we may overlook it but the day is not far when its effect will be noticeable and reported in its scary form. We must be ready to face another challenge of bringing back normalcy in the lives of those who seem to be fine but are deeply affected at mental level.

Mental Health In Lockdown-5 Quick Tips

Sound sleep

It goes without saying that sound sleep is highly important not just for relaxing properly but for overall mental and physical health. In fact, you can manage many of your stress and anxiety related issues just by maintaining good sleep hygiene and sleeping for at least 8 hours a day. Read more about how to handle lack of sleep.

share your Issues with someone

Sharing your issues with someone you can trust: Well I must say that you cannot confide in anyone or everyone, you must ensure that you develop strong bonding with a few friends or relatives that you can trust. This doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to develop good relationship and build trust. Discuss your health or other issues with someone you trust and lighten your mental burden. This will help you a lot.

Live in present, let bygone be gone

This is self-explanatory. Do not ponder over past events you cannot do anything about. However, if there are things you learnt from your past mistakes, then make sure that you don’t repeat them. The idea is to look at the positive side of everything. Simply thinking about unpleasant past events or imaginary negative future issues will worsen your mental health. Avoid negative thinking, learn it if you don’t know how look at the brighter side of life.

Do not watch Coronavirus update all day

No point in keeping yourself updated on the latest Covid-19 figures, unless it is your job requirement. This will do you more harm than good. Focus on doing something positive. Try many free online tutorials and courses.

Digital Detoxification

Stay away from electronic devices for one day every week if possible or every 15 day at least. You’ll notice the difference the first day itself. In fact, I use this technique even during normal days, not just during lockdown. It work wonders for me.

Digital Detoxification for Mental Health

Feeling Unproductive During Lockdown?

For some, working in pyjamas is like a dream coming true. Reports say that they are more productive during lockdown than they are working from office. However, I must say that their percentage is low. A majority of people working in pyjamas all day, feel less productive than they usually are on any other typical office day. They also feel unwell, which effects their mental health.

What is the solution? It is simple. Get dressed in something that make you feel great and comfy from inside or simply wear formal dress to feel as if you were working from office. There is no harm in it. In fact, it will improve your overall mood and well-being that will help you be more productive. Your inner feeling reflects on your face, and you can feel it by making this change. Try working in formal dress instead of in pyjamas, and feel more productive.

Feeling Irritable During Lockdown?

Well, I agree that we can justify being irritable due to being inside the home all day, but this is something we can control. Lockdown is for everyone, you are not alone. How you handle it or use it to your advantage depends on your skills. If you feel irritated quite often, then I’d suggest the tried and tested method of counting backwards. It really works.

You can also try any other distracting activity like listening to music if you like music or keeping yourself busy in learning something new. The trick is to set a goal and work towards achieving that. This seems to be simple but requires some practice. Write down your goal and make sure that you stick to it. You’ll notice that you are less irritable.

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