The second wave of COVID-19 has not only affected people physically but mental health too. Many people are still recovering from COVID-19 and Yoga is one of the best and most effective ways to fight post-COVID-19 effects.

A study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine shows that Yoga and meditation can be a potential treatment for post-COVID-19 effects. Many experts also recommend different yoga asanas to boost immunity as COVID makes people weak and lethargic.

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Let’s take a look at five yoga asanas that helps in improving your immunity and also strengthen your mind and body:

Baddha Konasana:

Baddha Konsana, also known as butterfly pose or cobbler’s pose is one of the asanas for beginners. This asana opens up your hip and promotes blood flow to the gut. Baddha Konasana has many benefits, it stimulates the heart and improves general circulation; helps revive depression, anxiety, and fatigue; stimulates abdominal organs like ovaries, bladders, and kidney and soothes menstrual discomfort.

Baddha Konsana, also known as butterfly pose or cobbler’s pose

How to do it:

Sit with your leg straight, bend your knees and slowly bring your feet towards the pelvis.

Hold your feet with your hand and try to bring your heels close to the pelvis

Breathe in and then breathe out, while pressing the thighs and knees downwards towards the floor

Now just like a butterfly, flap both your thighs up and down, while breathing normally. Gradually increase the speed of flapping as per your comfort

Do this Yoga asana for five minutes and slowly extend your leg back

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Vrikshasana:

Vrikshana, also known as tree pose helps to bring balance to your body as well as your mind. This pose stretches your leg, back, and arm that makes it strong. It has many benefits, it brings balance to the body; helps improve concentration; improves posture; boosts energy, and fights fatigue.

Vrikshana, also known as tree pose

How to do it:

Balance yourself on one leg, while bending the right knee and placing the right foot on the left inner thigh

Keep your left leg straight and continue taking a deep breath.

Now raise your hand above your head and bring them together in a folded hand position like Namaste.

Now try to look straight to maintain balance and transfer all the weight to the left leg, while keeping the right knee bent in the same position

Take deep breathes, hold your position and try to keep your spine straight

Now slowly exhale, bring down the right leg and stand straight. Repeat the whole process with the left leg

Balasana:

Balasana, also known as a child’s pose, is an essential yoga pose to calm your body and mind. Doing this asana for just five minutes will relieve back pain, calm your brain, and helps relieve fatigue and stress.

Balasana, also known as a child’s pose

How to do it:

Kneel on the mat and place your toes together. Rest your hips near your heels and place your knees, hip-width apart

Now breathe in slowly and lay on your torso between your thighs

Now place your hands on your sides, palms up, and relax to release the tension in your shoulders by widening the blades

Dandasana:

Dandasana, also known as Staff pose is one of the easiest yoga asanas that has many benefits.

This asana tightens the muscle of the pelvis, thigh, and calves; It stretches your shoulder and chest which helps in strengthening the back muscle and also improves body posture.

Dandasana, also known as Staff pose

How to do it:

For Dandasana, stretch your leg out and bring your heels together

Keep your back straight and to maintain the perfect alignment of the upper body you can sit against the wall. The sacrum and the shoulder blade can touch the wall but make sure that the lower back and back of your head should not

Place your arms beside your hips on the floor and flex your ankle and feet

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Bhujangasana:

Bhijangasana, also known as cobra pose is one of the best poses to release stress in your body. It also strengthens the spine, butt muscle, chest, shoulder, lungs, and abdomen, helps relieve stress and fatigue; and opens your heart and lungs

Bhijangasana, also known as cobra pose

How to do it:

Lie down on your stomach and place your palms by the side of your chest and arms close to your body

Now breathe in and raise your forehead, shoulder, and neck

Now raise your chest with the help of your arms but make sure that your stomach is still touching the floor and only your chest is raised

Now hold this position for 30 seconds and slowly release it back

So, what’s your favorite Yoga pose?