Open AccessCOVID-19: A Daily Dose of Yoga to Cope with Anxiety
Author(s) -
Shiv Gautam,
Rima Dada
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
coronaviruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2666-7975
pISSN - 2666-7967
DOI - 10.2174/2666796701999201123102216
Subject(s) - worry , anxiety , mental health , pandemic , coping (psychology) , covid-19 , psychology , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , virology , outbreak
: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has undoubtedly created unbearable psychologicalpressure on our minds such as anxiety, fear, worry, changing sleep patterns, changingeating patterns, worsening of existing chronic or mental health conditions, etc. There is an urgentneed for the adoption of an effective coping strategy. We propose that yoga-based interventionmay aid in improving mental and physical health with its multi-faceted dimensions.