To refresh the minds of COVID-19 patients, a yoga therapy session was conducted at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati on Sunday.

The yoga session was conducted by a yoga expert through videoconferencing.

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Sharing the snapshots of the yoga sessions on Twitter, Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated, ”Yoga therapy by our Yoga expert through video conference with covid positive Patients at MMC Hospital,Guwahati today morning. They are getting destressed and mental well-being refreshed. One can see them in the mobile phone. In the back drop you can see our ICU staff in ICU.”

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also promoting the significance of yoga during telephonic conversations with international leaders.

During a telephonic conversation with United States President Donald Trump on Saturday, Modi touched upon the significance of practices such as Yoga and Ayurveda for ensuring physical and mental well-being of the people in these difficult times.

Modi also discussed the utility of yoga and traditional herbal medicines while having a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez.

He also  shared 3D animated videos of him performing yoga on Twitter after a person asked him about his fitness routine during a ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme.

Yoga is one of the best ways of keeping oneself fit as well as a de-stressing method which can have multiple health benefits.