There has never been a better time to meditate. If you haven’t tried it yet, now is your opportunity to start from the comfort of your own home.
The founder of one of Dubai’s leading yoga institutions, who has started offering online classes, explains that meditation can play a key role in helping people of all ages, and businesses, cope with and recover from the impact of Covid-19.
Sanjeev Krishna says one of the lessons highlighted by the global spread of Covid-19 is the effect that stress, addictions, and an unhealthy lifestyle have in weakening the immune system.
“Meditation now is not an option, but a necessity to allow us to maintain our clarity and keep a relaxed state of mind, in order to face these new challenges with a strong mentality and a healthy body,” he says.
“This is particularly true for business leaders now under great pressure, as well as their staff and people of all ages. We must avoid doing anything to damage our bodies in any way, because that is just destroying the most valuable gift and the greatest asset that we have.
“The coronavirus has made us better understand that stress, an unhealthy lifestyle, and addictions to tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food, weakens our immune system and makes us prone to infection from viruses and other diseases.”
While the Sanjeev Krishna Yoga centre in Jumeirah has remained closed as a result of official regulations, demand has led to the launch of online classes by the yoga coach who begun teaching in Dubai in 2003.
Krishna has for the last seven years delivered yoga instruction to management at the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, the educational quality assurance and regulatory authority of the Government of Dubai.
Known affectionately by his students - including myself - as Guruji, he also teaches corporate clients as part of their wellness initiatives, and conducts classes for universities and schools.