Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 1-5
Health Consciousness and Health Knowledge among Yoga Enthusiasts during COVID-19 Pandemic 2020: A Qualitative Analysis
Janetius S.T1, Krithika S2
1Principal & Professor of Psychology, St. John College, Dimapur
2Postgraduate Counselling Psychology Student, IIPR, Bengaluru
Corresponding Author: Janetius S.T
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus pandemic has threatened the lives of people in many ways. It has also created health-related awareness among people. The present study focused on health consciousness and health knowledge among yoga enthusiasts during this pandemic. This exploratory study used convenient sampling to collect data from 60 participants. The results reveal that yoga aspirants are highly conscious about their health. They identify health consciousness and healthy life with physical fitness, nutritious food, stress-free life situation and safety from hazards. The interpersonal network of friends and family members, media channels, and reading blogs are the three medium from which they seek health information. Only a very few participants stated that they joined yoga practices due to the pandemic. However, they fully believe that the coronavirus pandemic has changed their health concept, and they have made radical changes in their lifestyle.
Keywords: COVID-19 and health, Health and yoga, Health consciousness, Health knowledge, Health consciousness and yoga