Covid positive with mild symptoms? Yoga asanas for quick recovery

Recovering from Covid-19 can be an arduous journey with fear of symptoms worsening and nobody around to comfort you physically.

If there is anything that is helping people to combat the loneliness, stress and the physical discomfort that come with the disease, it is the ancient practice of Yoga.

No wonder many people are taking to Yoga for complete healing and feeling positive. Apart from boosting immunity, yoga practices also help Covid patients to de-stress and that aids the recovery process further.

Even those who have mild symptoms are being advised to practice yoga as many of them are reporting fatigue, cough, body ache or brain fog even weeks after their recovery. There are people who are not able to sleep post Covid and continue to experience stress. Yoga can come to your rescue in easing these symptoms.

“The mindfulness and meditation aspects of yoga are ways of training the mind so that one is not distracted and caught up in its endless churning thought stream. These practices build resilience, help the patient cope with stress and manage potential triggers for anxiety,” as per a PMC Labs study.

“Yoga contains various healing mudras, immunity-building asanas, pranyama techniques to strengthen lung power and meditation to promote mental well-being. The guidelines for recovery as issued by the government authorities include taking medicines based on prescription and practising Yoga to boost immunity,” says renowned Yoga guru Grand Master Akshar.

He also recommends yoga poses for people who are reporting mild symptoms such as fatigue, body ache, cough, sore throat and difficulty in breathing.