Guidelines for Physical and Psychological Well-being during COVID-19

Guidelines for Yoga Practitioners for COVID 19

Yoga is a discipline based on an extremely subtle science, which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science of healthy living. Yoga leads to perfect harmony between mind and body, man and nature, individual consciousness, and universal consciousness. Yoga helps to build up psycho-physiological health, and emotional harmony; and manage daily stress and its consequences. Yoga is also useful in conditions where stress is believed to play a role(1). Various yogic practices such as Yogasanas, Pranayama, Dhyana (meditation), cleansing and relaxation practices, etc. are known to help modulate the physiological response to stressors.

Post-COVID Management Protocol

COVID – 19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, is relatively a new disease, with fresh information about the disease’s natural history is constantly being discovered, particularly regarding post-recovery events.

After acute COVID-19 infection, recovered patients may continue to report numerous signs and symptoms including fatigue, body ache, cough, sore throat, difficulty in breathing, etc. As of now, there is limited evidence of post-COVID sequelae and further research is required which is being actively pursued. A holistic approach is needed for follow-up care and the well-being of all post-COVID recovering patients.

Guidelines for Naturopathy Practitioners for COVID 19

This guideline document is for Naturopathic practitioners to provide Yoga therapy, naturopathy treatments, nutrition, diet and lifestyle approaches to improve the immunity of the people. Research has shown a heterogeneity of susceptibility to infections during flu outbreaks. Psychologic stress, physical activity and fitness, nutrition, sleep, comorbid conditions and lifestyle play a vital role in shaping the immune response. Naturopathy is a system of lifestyle medicine that works by modulating those factors that improve the body's innate healing properties i.e. immunity.

National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for management of Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis posing an unprecedented public health emergency. The number of deaths and people being infected is increasing daily throughout the globe. This situation is far more severe because of potentially devastating situations due to several social and economic factors. Effective management to address this infection is still evolving and attempts are being made to integrate traditional interventions along with the standard of care.