: 7 Yoga Techniques To Help With Post COVID-19 Stress Exhaustion #IndiaNEWS #Coronavirus This article is a part of a series by The Better India to share verified information about COVID-19 care. While

7 Yoga Techniques To Help With Post COVID-19 Stress Exhaustion #IndiaNEWS #Coronavirus
This article is a part of a series by The Better India to share verified information about COVID-19 care. While several posts on various aspects of fighting COVID-19 are being circulated on social media and messaging services like WhatsApp, we urge you not to trust unverified content. To separate fact from fiction, we will be sharing the videos and content with doctors and experts and bring you their responses with scientific research-backed information.
The recovery phase post COVID-19 is extremely crucial and one must ensure that adequate importance is given to it. There are various reports emerging on the long-term impact of COVID-19 and one way to deal with that is to build your immunity.
While ensuring that you get all the required nutrients through your meal is one way, exercising is another way of staying fit and building immunity.
Dr Charu Arora
In this article, Dr Charu Arora who is a cardiologist and also has an MBA degree from Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, is an internationally-certified yoga teacher. She shows us certain yoga asanas that will help in the post recovery phase of COVID-19.
Post COVID-19 recovery and strength gaining asanas: Kapalbhati and Sethu Bandhasana

Kapalbhati is a technique that requires you to breathe out forcefully. The key to practising this asana is active exhalation and passive inhalation. This pranayam is said to improve lung capacity and also strengthen it. It also increases blood supply to various parts of the body and makes you feel more energetic. While practising this yoga technique, it is advisable to sit in the crossed-leg position. Those who suffer from back pain can rest their back on a wall.
Sethu Bandhasana is also called the ‘bridge pose’ and is great for improving energy levels by activating the muscles in the back and legs. It also has a calming effect. It is also known to have benefits to keep your brain and spine healthy.
Dealing with COVID-19 stress: Dirgha Pranayama

Known to calm the body and the mind, the practise of this pranayam is immensely beneficial to those who are dealing with the stress of COVID-19. While practising this pranayam, you are required to inhale and exhale deeply through the nose. With each breath you inhale, first fill your belly with your breath and feel it expand with air like a balloon. Continue this until you feel the expansion in your chest and then neck area. While exhaling you will notice the movement in the neck, then chest and lastly abdomen. This yoga pose activates the parasympathetic nervous system and helps in calming the mind. Practising this will help oxygenate the entire body and will leave the entire body feeling nourished.

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