Yoga for germ safe exercise 6 feet apart on mat

Yoga for germ-safe exercise 6 feet apart on mat with respect to Women Prison inmates -by ShareLove.Fund’s Rainbow Women Social Enterprise endeavor and sponsored by your generous donations.

The lives of women prison inmates can be challenging due to their past traumatic experiences. Hence, for complete rehabilitation and recovery, the conditions in which they thrive inside the prison must be hygienic and free of any infections. It is crucial to provide women prison inmates an environment for practicing germ-safe exercise with a minimum distance of 6 feet. 

According to an article published in the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, the United States houses about 25% of prisoners in the world. Several organizations have started projects to reinstate women prisoners with their physiological and psychological well-being. Sanitation and hygiene are issues of public health and must be taken into account, especially for women, owing to the challenges they encounter during menstruation and pregnancy. 

Let us look at the necessity of adequate sanitation and the measures which will bring an effective change into the practice of exercise. 

https://meridian.allenpress.com/ijyt/article/27/1/9/137919/Psychological-Benefits-of-Yoga-for-Female-Inmates

Why is it Important to provide a Germ-safe environment for exercise?

Women prison inmates are susceptible to multiple diseases and infections in an environment with improper sanitation. Expecting mothers and menstruating women require proper facilities for maintaining good health. The process of rehabilitation itself is exhaustive with standard procedures that one has to undergo. When yoga is included in their routines, it helps them relieve stress, anxiety, and tension while enabling them to generate self-awareness. 

We shall now look at how germ-safe yoga can be practiced.

6 feet apart on the mat for germ-safe yoga practice - Ways to maintain hygiene and benefits 

1. Meditation– Focussing on one’s energies internally and building mental strength is essential for women in prison. Practicing mediation involves focussing the mind without any equipment. It helps in the reduction of germs spreading. The prison inmates can be encouraged to practice meditation in an open area with proper sanitation and a safe distance of 6 feet between them. 

2. Open space outside cells –Providing prison inmates with a proper space for maintaining a safe distance is essential for exercise. It is beneficial for maintaining hygiene as well as an effective practice. 

3. A sense of community building –Life in rehabilitation for women is challenging for various factors. Primarily due to the separation from families and their past experiences of trauma and substance abuse, it is a psychologically terse process for recovery. An environment where they can interact with other inmates, even at a distance, helps them maintain sociability, which prevents them from reeling into depression. 

4. Immunity and yoga are interrelated -stress-inducing situations harm our nervous system, which is detrimental to the woman’s body. When the body is experiences burnout, the nervous system starts adapting to a flight or fight situation (either fighting or fleeing from the place). Yoga helps the body through inhalation and exhalation by activating the nerve connecting the base of the brain to the abdomen.

   https://www.everydayhealth.com/yoga/can-yoga-lower-your-risk-of-getting-sick/

In the course of prison term, throughout rehabilitation, unsanitary living standards are often imposed on women prison inmates. To recuperate completely, it becomes pertinent for organizations to step up towards the healthy recovery of women. Several programs such as the Prison Yoga Project focus on trauma-based techniques for providing their support. Sanitation and maintenance of basic hygienic standards are essential for performing exercises in a germ-safe environment.