Let Yoga Be Your Armour in Fight Against Raging Air Pollution - News18
News 18As expected, post Diwali, several Indian cities have gone under a cloud of smog. HOW THE MIND AND WORK PRODUCTIVITY GET IMPACTED Yoga says: ‘Chale vate chalam chittam nischale nischalam bhavet, Yogi sthanutvamapnoti tato vayum nirodhayet’. Explains Dr Hansaji Yogendra of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai: “If the breath is erratic and shallow, the oxygen intake is poor and then the mind’s functioning is also erratic. It cannot function properly and work gets affected as concentration, memory and reasoning power are compromised.” Corporates and organisations are, in fact, waking up to the fact that high air pollution will translate into lower productivity as employee health gets impacted. YOGA TECHNIQUES TO NIP IRRITANTS IN THE BUD Apart from the measures to fortify the respiratory system detailed in last week’s write-up, here are some Kriyas that cleanse and help one feel good.