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Published on June 16, 2021. EST READ TIME: 3 minutes

As Covid-19 scare grapples the whole country, people are getting concerned about their health. While practising good hygiene is a practice everyone must adopt, the one thing you can really do is to look for ways to boost your immunity naturally.

Yoga is one way you can naturally uplift your vitality without having to step out of the comfort of your home during this lockdown. Acclaimed nutritionist and celebrity dietician talked about the benefits of the same. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev also talked about different yoga poses which could come in handy during these times of crisis.

Yoga is not a religion; it’s a way of living that aims towards a healthy mind in a healthy body. Man is a physical, mental and spiritual being; Yoga helps in developing the balance between all the three as stated in Ayurveda in India. Other forms of exercise, like aerobics, only assure physical wellbeing. These exercises have very little to do with the improvement of spiritual or astral body.

The founder of Yoga, Patanjali stated, "Sthiram sukham asanam." It implies that a posture that appears to be firm and agreeable is your asana. You may be astounded to know that an asana is just a preliminary step into the act of yoga. 

Some of the Advantages of Yoga are as follows:

• Improves immunity

• Lower stress levels

• Alters gene expression

• Increases flexibility

• Lowers blood pressure

• Improves lung capacity

• Relieves anxiety

Yoga and Immunity go hand in hand. As yoga works towards healing and enhancing every cell in the body, your body automatically becomes more immune. Thereby, increasing your immunity.

Certain yoga positions can help support, balance and boost the immune system. It can also help fight oxidative stress which poses a risk to the healthy cells. If done regularly, yoga reduces stress systemically in the body, which in turn, cuts down inflammation and degeneration.

Hence, while yoga does offer a great deal of wellness and support for your mind and body as a whole, here are four yoga poses which you can try to recharge your immunity and cut down your risk of danger.

• Pranayam

  One of the basic yoga poses, pranayama can act as one of the simplest and effective ways to boost immunity and instill some vigour and positive energy into your body.

  Sukhasana and pranayama both promote deep breathing, which alleviates stress hormone, smoothen the heart rate and any nervous distress, all of which benefit immunity.

• Matsyasana

  An immunity strengthening pose, fish pose or matsyasana is an elevated pose which detoxifies you and boosts energy levels. Plus, it can also open up nasal passageways and relieve congestion, which is excellent if you have been feeling under the weather.

• Viparita Karani

  As the name suggests, practising viparita karani, which is more commonly known as the 'legs up the wall' pose forces you to invert and destress. It also boosts nerve connections, improves blood flow and vitalizes your body. It is also said to be good for those suffering from reproductive and fertility problems.

• Uttanasana

Inversion exercises like this yoga pose is a great way to relieve congestion and protect the sinuses and mucus membranes, which are the first form of defence. A pose which requires you to submit to the ground and bend over, it is one of the easiest ways to rejuvenate the immune system.

Yoga is a holistic practice that strengthens our physical body, as well as the microscopic systems that are not visible to the eye. As a result, the body’s natural defense mechanisms also improve. A healthy, disease-free body can be easily achieved by adopting a healthy lifestyle, including eating unprocessed, whole foods, maintaining a regular yoga and meditation practice, getting plenty of sleep, and minimizing stressors. Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation are the keys to achieving our full potential. To reap the immune-boosting results of yoga, be sure to maintain a daily practice!

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