AoL launches three protocols to help people in second wave
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 05 2021:
To support people's mental and physical health at this crucial time of the Covid pandemic, the Art of Living (AoL) today launched an essential series of 3 protocols of asanas, meditation and breathing practices or pranayama for different categories of people to boost their immunity, improve their mental resilience and bring a semblance of peace.
The Art of Living faculty across the country will be conducting the programs to help people tide over these trying times and the link for the programs is (http://aoliv.in/fightcorona), said Dr K Romeo Meetei, State media coordinator, The Art of Living.
All the trained yoga and meditation teachers of Art of Living in India will for the next two months conduct non stop online free workshops to support communities, he said adding that the 15-20 minutes protocols of asanas and pranayama will be delivered in three categories of people.
The three categories are (A) For a healthy population to help them build overall immunity and lung capacity, (B ) Supportive intervention of effective breathing exercises and stretches for patients with mild symptoms either at home or hospitals and (C) Supporting rehabilitation and recovery during post-Covid.
"With social distancing, medical isolations on one hand and the lockdowns on the other, people are also battling with loneliness and fear.
People across borders, cultures, communities and economic classes are suffering as a consequence of this pandemic.
The protocol will give hope to people who are in home isolation, and give them someone to talk to.
This will also help significantly reduce fear, anxiety and rush for hospitalization", he added.
According to some medical experts, only 5 to 7% of patients require hospitalization.
Many can benefit from pranayama and breathing at home along with Ayurveda and other prophylactic medicines like Kabasura Kudineer, a time tested siddha formulation that Frankfurt Biotechnology Innovation Center, Germany study found, to be a strong inhibitor (84 per cent) of Spike glycoprotein in coronavirus strains, in restricting entry of the virus into cells in in-vitro studies, he continued.
Saying that nearly 10 percent of people diagnosed with COVID-19 experience prolonged symptoms that include breathing trouble, shortness of breath, nose bleeds, blood clots, headaches, nausea, muscle pain, and fatigue which tend to last months after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Dr Romeo added that researchers at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California did an analysis of effective pulmonary rehabilitation treatments and determined that breathing exercises that strengthen the diaphragm such as sectional breathing � Art of Living's Three-Stage Pranayama, Ujjayi Pranayama are important for such recovery.
He also stated that the World Health Organization (WHO) describes Yoga as a valuable tool, one that increases physical activity, mental wellbeing, and decreases non-communicable diseases.
In the recovery process, meditation plays a vital role in helping one achieve a relaxed state of mind that enables healing and regeneration, he said, maintaining that there are numerous studies to show that just twenty minutes of daily meditation can decrease blood cortisol levels and increase endorphins causing a positive and happy state of mind.
Regular practice of Yoga, pranayama, meditation and Sudarshan Kriya taught in the Art of Living Programs cultivates peace, resilience and health.
It can effectively lower stress hormones, strengthen the nervous system, stimulate the lymphatic system, while also removing the toxins from the body, Dr Romeo said.
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