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Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga

Volume  13, Issue 3, July – September 2020, Pages 129-136
 

Review Article

Role of Yogic Methods to Prevent Covid-19 Pandemic

Chitikila Saibaba1, K Ramesh Babu2

1Research Scholar, 2Research Guide, Department of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.0974.6986.13320.9

Abstract

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it outbreaks in the city of wuhan, Hubei Province, Central China. According toresearchers and doctors this COVID-19 is mainly attacks respiratory system then gradually destroys immunity system. There is no clinically ratified medicine for this COVID-19. So, every government of their states and countries using many platforms to bring awareness for every individual about this pandemic and taking particular measures
like lockdown and social distancing to break this chain. But it is still spreading widely throughout the world, about 213 countries, there are fourteen million people were affected with this virus among them more than six lakhs people lost their lives to till date. In this review our aim to provide yogic methods like kriyas, pranayama, Asanas and meditation to improve immunity system and to be preparedness for this pandemicsituation.In this yogic methods we focused on the techniques which regulates the lung vital function, increase of oxygen levels in
the blood, elastic recoil of the lungs, prevent persistent infections like sinusitis, shortness of breath, bronchitis, nasal allergies, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ventilate the whole lungs and also to regulate the endocrine system which plays major role in harmonizing our body emotionally, which leads to proper functioning
of every system in our body. This will guide every individual to practice yoga regularly to balance stress and to improve immunity against this COVID-19 pandemic.


Keywords: COVID-19; Immunity; Yoga techniques; Kriyas; Pranayama; Asanas; Meditation
 


Corresponding Author : Chitikila Saibaba, Research Scholar, Department of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India