Abstract
The purpose of this article is to identify and quantify the benefits of yoga practice, particularly in the most severe of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown periods. The subject of the research was the form and quality of online yoga practice, which has become an alternative to sports and stationary activities. The most important health benefits of yoga practice are also discussed. Using the method of analysis of documents and sources, the role and importance of yoga in the health context and its advantages related to maintaining health during the coronavirus pandemic have been demonstrated.
 The authors of the publication also made an original quantitative and qualitative analysis of individual forms of online yoga practice, according to the most popular and used tools and technologies in this discipline. An analysis of functionalities conducted on Facebook and Instagram social networking sites, live broadcasts, applications that can be installed on smartphones and channels on the YouTube website, publishing videos for joint yoga practice, was developed. Using own observation and SWOT analysis, all the strengths and weaknesses of online yoga practice, as well as its opportunities and threats, were presented.
Highlights
The growing trend of a healthy lifestyle and taking care of your own physical and mental health meant that more and more people began to attend various types of classes offered by fitness clubs, gyms and wellness centers
One of the forms of activity that is increasingly appearing on the offer of such places is yoga
The situation in the world and the announcement of the global COVID-19 pandemic led to the fact that many such places were closed and people could only exercise at home
Summary
The growing trend of a healthy lifestyle and taking care of your own physical and mental health meant that more and more people began to attend various types of classes offered by fitness clubs, gyms and wellness centers. Breathing through one nostril increases the activity of the opposite hemisphere of the brain (Przewodnik duchowy/Spiritual guide, https://przewodnikduchowy.pl/a/korzysci-plynace-z-uprawiania-jogi.php, access: 28/05/2020) It is worth taking care of improving concentration and acquiring the ability to focus, when during the pandemic many people were forced to work remotely. When forcibly spending most of our time at home, often mainly in front of the TV, computer or phone in hand, it is worth trying to reduce the effects of negative ions and take up yoga practice, which reduces the feeling of anxiety, lowers stress levels, teaches better anger control and introduces positive mood. This can lead to more conflicts, so it is important to learn to be more patient and forgiving All these features can be achieved, among others through yoga practice (Przewodnik duchowy/Spiritual guide, https://przewodnikduchowy.pl/a/korzysci-plynace-z-uprawiania-jogi.php, access: 28.05.2020). Yoga can be practiced using applications installed on the phone or using the popular YouTube website
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