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Psychological And Yogic Counseling on COVID-19 Infected One

7 Nov 2020 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy

Counseling on COVID-19 Infected One

What is the corona virus?

Corona viruses are a large family of respiratory viruses, appears as seasonal flu, known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe illnesses such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and also Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) mostly suffer to those who have poor immunity, poor mentality, poor activity, and chronic illness one.

What is COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis of global scale. Since early 2020, it has put tremendous strain on healthcare systems, disrupted economies, and halted large parts of social life in many countries around the world. In a race against the fast spreading virus and rapidly increasing patient numbers seems like swine flu.

Symptoms of the Corona virus

The common human corona virus causes symptoms similar to the common cold: Corona virus symptoms (very common flu-like unfortunately) are:

Coughing / sore throat; Runny nose
Headache; sometimes vomiting, sensation of tasteless,
A general feeling of being unwell; and tiredness
High temperature, body ache
breathing difficulties, heaviness,

Human corona viruses can sometimes cause lower-respiratory tract illnesses, such as pneumonia or bronchitis. This is more common in people with cardiopulmonary disease, people with weakened immune systems, infants, and older adults.

Symptoms appear usually between 2 and 10 days after contracting the virus.

COVID-19, Transmission Mode

Human corona virus is most commonly spread from an infected person to others through:
The air by coughing and sneezing
Close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands
Touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands
Rarely, fecal contamination

Most people will get infected with one or more of the common human corona viruses in their lifetime. It is a kind seasonal flu, but sometimes it will be dangerous to the people who have no natural vaccine i.e immune. Young children are most likely to get infected. However, people can have multiple infections in their lifetime.”

COVID-19, protective measures

There are currently no vaccines available to help protect against human corona virus infection. But remember everybody has most powerful vaccine within the body that is the natural immune.

The following measures should be applied:

  1. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and also wash your face including ears.
  2. Cough or sneeze in your bent elbow – not your hands.
  3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands
  4. Limit social gatherings and time spent in crowded places.
  5. Avoid close contact with someone who is sick.
  6. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
  7. if you have cold-like symptoms, should stay home while you are sick
  8. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands but reduce your Mask wearing duration if possible, don’t use in house and when you walking in nature, while playing, or doing exercises.
  9. Be especially careful in busy public transport systems about touching things and then touching your face
  10. Do not share snacks from packets or bowls that others are dipping their fingers into
  11. Avoid shaking hands or cheek kissing
  12. Regularly clean commonly used surfaces / devices you use (cell phone / keyboard)
  13. Do regularly exercises especially Yogic means and kriyas; Once break sweat if possible, 12 minutes to 48 minutes walk ; if possible 12 minutes ladder or steps up-down like in hills.
  14. Do Yogasana, Pranayama and Dhyana.

What is the recovery time for the corona virus disease?

Using available preliminary data, the median time from onset to clinical recovery for mild cases is approximately 1- 2 weeks, depends on their immunity, activity and food rules and is 3-6 weeks for patients with severe or critical disease.

Does heat kill the corona virus?

Heat at 56°C kills the SARS corona virus at around 10000 units per 15 min (quick reduction).

Does drinking lots of water help flush out COVID-19?

There is no evidence that drinking lots of water flushes out the new corona virus or the
Stomach acid kills the virus. However, for good health in general, it is recommended that
People should have adequate water every day for good health and to prevent dehydration.

How to keep healthy while in isolation or quarantine (COVID-19)

Whether you are in quarantine or self-isolation due to COVID-19, you will inevitably be spending more time at home. Following general healthy living advice such as eating a balanced diet, staying hydrated, being physically active, getting enough sleep, and managing stress are the best recommendation for staying healthy during quarantine or self-isolation. If you are interested in food-related issues with COVID-19, read Food and coronavirus (COVID-19):

What you should know

Eat a balance diet and varied diet – healthy diet and healthy eating
Establish a routine and practice mindful eating –
keep hydrated
Practice safe food hygiene and balanced diet
Stay active and safe at home – Ideas for physical activity during self-isolation
Get information from trustworthy sources

Good nutrition is crucial for health, particularly in times when the immune system might need to fight back. Limited access to fresh foods may compromise opportunities to continue eating a healthy and varied diet. It can also potentially lead to an increased consumption of highly processed foods, which tend to be high in fats, sugars and salt. Nonetheless, even with few and limited ingredients, one can continue eating a diet that supports good health.

Prepare home-cooked meals

During regular daily life, many individuals often do not have the time to prepare home-cooked meals. Spending longer periods of time at home may now offer the possibility to make those recipes you previously did not have time to make. Many healthy and delicious recipes can be found online. Take advantage of the wealth of freely available information, and experiment with the ingredients you can access, but remember to keep in mind the principles for healthy eating offered in this guidance. Some examples of healthy recipes with accessible ingredients may also be found below.

Treatment and Healing of Covid-19

There are no specific treatments for illnesses caused by human corona virus. Most people with common corona virus will recover on their own; however, medical protocol says you can:

Take pain and fever medications (Caution: do not give Aspirin to children)
Use a room humidifier or take a hot shower to help ease a sore throat and cough
Drink warm water on every half an hour, Gargle few times in morning, day time when coming back from outsides and before beds.
Do Jala Neti (Nasal Cleansing ) with salty warm water and then Kapal bhati Kriya under guidance
Do Vaman Dhauti twice a week under guidance
Do specific Yogasanas and Breathing Kriyas and Pranayama as well under guidance.
If you are mildly sick, you should drink plenty of liquids, Soups.
Natural and satvik foods, herbal tea like Tulsi, lemon grass, and lemon water.
Eat natural spices like white pepper, Turmeric powder, cinnamon, garlic, chilly,
Take Ayurvedic Medications under the guidance
Reiki Healing, Guided relaxation practice and meditation,
Take sauna and steam alone.
Get enough quality sleep and rest
Stay home and rest

Please Consult our Guru for counseling and practice and take an online appointment few days to few weeks.

Also you may appoint for Pranayama session (4 sessions-6 hours) and Meditation session (6 sessions – 9 hours)

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