Abstract

The world is under the various psychological diseases because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The whole world is suffering from stress and anxiety as the future is unprecedented. In this tough time, people are trying to adopt various activities to keep themselves free from stress and to enhance the immunity levels. For this they are valuing the traditional practices of our Indian heritages such Ayurveda and Yoga. Therefore, to know the perception of common population of Greater Faridabad, Haryana towards the Yogic practices, this study has been conducted during this pandemic in which total 395 participants of both genders took part. The evidence indicated that younger people have more belief and interest in Yogic Practices than elderly people. The result has a significant difference at 0.05 level of confidence. Furthermore, the hypothesis has been accepted that Yoga has a potential to manage the health and immunity.

Highlights

  • In this pandemic everyone is facing the lot of stress, pressure, tension, physical pressure as well as mental fatigue etc. because of sudden new normal

  • Yoga for stress reduction and immune modulation is the best alternative in this pandemic for the whole world

  • The team of 5 yoga experts was created and they went to 5 different zones of Greater Faridabad, Haryana

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Introduction

In this pandemic everyone is facing the lot of stress, pressure, tension, physical pressure as well as mental fatigue etc. because of sudden new normal. Several yogic techniques are there for enhancing the will power and mastering the mind for keeping immune system strong, such as asana, pranayama, meditation and detoxification through kriyas. In addition to this Pratipaksha Bhavana (contrary attitude) is recommended in the yoga literature. Yoga for stress reduction and immune modulation is the best alternative in this pandemic for the whole world. It should be practiced daily for healthy living instead of only on the international yoga day

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