In March 2020, a strict lockdown was implemented by the government in Nepal to curb COVID-19 creating new concerns around physical and mental health. Bihani Social Venture ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ to make sure that no elder is left behind, abused, or isolated due to the pandemic or other contexts.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐. Online Yoga Sessions with Parool Beriwal was one such intervention which has proved highly beneficial for not just the elders or Bihani Saathi Ko Saathi & Resource Pool Members we work with but also for us as a team. Yoga is a powerful tool to deal with the stress of uncertainty and isolation, as well as to maintain physical well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) mentions yoga as a means to improve health in its Global action plan on physical activity 2018โ2030 https://bit.ly/37HMhpT
Social isolation was associated with about a 50% increased risk of dementia and other serious medical conditions (CDC). Older adults, not just within our family but also within our community or neighbourhood need to be included in mutual aid, engagement programming and precautionary measures.Even though we are not able to be physically present, we can still ensure that older adults receive care, compassion, and fruitful multigenerational interaction.
Parool Beriwal is trained at Yoga Teacher Training Course (YTTC) from the Sri Sri School Of Yoga located at the Art of Living International Center Bengaluru, India and pursued advanced YTTC from Yoga Vidya Gurukul.
