Guiding Light: Combat Covid-19 anxiety with meditation & yoga
The global pandemic of COVID has affected millions of lives across the globe. With disruption in our habituated routines, there is panic, anxiety, depression, stress and worry that is rampant among people right now. During these unpredictable times, yoga and meditation or spiritual practices like these can help you maintain stability to tide over this crisis. Spiritual practices like yoga can ground you making you more stable and restrained in your responses and reactions to external circumstances.
Try to practice any form of meditation for 20 to 30 minutes every day. You can also include basic yoga postures or add the Sun Salutation or Surya Namaskar to your morning routine to start each day in a positive and energized manner.
Okada s Yogic Pursuits During and after the lockdown period, in addition to jogging I am practicing Yoga almost every day. Practicing Yoga makes me feel good both physically and mentally, says Tomohiko Okada, MD, Toshiba India
Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India - Photograph by Rajwant Rawat
A man of many interests, Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India, was a crew member of a famous local sailing team during his university years. Later, he took up scuba diving when he started working with Toshiba. For the last 30 years, Okada has found solace and comfort in jogging. When I get tired with office work, I feel it is better to keep the balance between the brain and the body. Jogging gives me some sort of business inspiration and encouragement for the tomorrow .
Try the seated twist yoga pose for bloating and digestion relief suggested by yoga expert
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Yoga postures or asanas work on your physical, emotional and mental health. They build strength, increase flexibility, improve spinal health, and core strength. Yoga is a transformative process for your life and can enhance living. Of its many important benefits, having a regular yoga practice can improve your digestion system functions boosting your immune system and overall health. Ardha Matseyendrasana or the Seated Twist Yoga Pose is especially beneficial for those suffering from digestion related issues such as bloating, acidity and gas.
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40 already? Wonderful! Use your 40th birthday a perfect time for taking stock of your health and revising some stagnant plans. Be a 40-and-sorted person. Not a 40-and-sorry one. Life after 40 | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
When you notice that you have stepped into the 40-plus category, there is a gamut of feelings that you see rising within you.
You meet people who say 40 means downhill thereafter and then there are those who say life begins at 40.
What remains unchanged is the fact that you are in charge of your health and age 40 is a milestone when the risk of many health conditions increases.