During the Covid lockdown, isolation, anxiety and uncertainty caused untold emotional and mental turmoil for many of us. Social distancing, hand sanitising and masks are all now mandatory in many settings to prevent the spread. We are still not out of the woods!
What can we do to preserve our health and sanity naturally? As always, yoga and ayurveda come to our rescue - the eternal philosophy of union of the self with the divine.
While we have all realised the importance of our wonderful NHS, and its doctors, nurses, carers and workers in treating the sick, the single most important truth that has dawned on us all is that life is precious. Sometimes it seems that nature has pressed the reset button to pull us out of the rat race and to try and help us look after ourselves and our planet better.
This is the core message of ayurveda and yoga: being aware of our divine self in union with nature helps us to be strong, fearless, with self-confidence and clarity of thought - to help ourselves and others to survive and savour life’s joys. Ayurveda says ‘a happy soul is a healthy body’ - so let us start there. Even the government’s own advice was that such things as exercise, yoga and breathing can help foster good mental and physical health.
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