On the International Day of Yoga, the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar organised a special lecture on the relevance of yoga in day-to-day life.
Akhil Rana from the SOA University, in his lecture titled "Be with Yoga, Be at Home", detailed out the importance of yoga for both physical and mental health of individuals. He also demonstrated a few simple yogic exercises, which can be practised both at home and workplace. ILS Director Dr Ajay Parida said it is scientifically proven that systematic asana practices, dedicated pranayama, meditation and mantras can provide a broad-spectrum immune buildup in the body so that viral infection can be averted or its virulence reduced.
“Therefore, apart from maintaining social distancing, doing frequent hand-washing and isolation of infected persons and their contacts, we should build immunity both in the body and in mind of people; and for that, yoga practices can provide the much-needed body immunity and assure a disease-free homeostatic state for the body,” said Dr Parida.