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Independently from when you started your journey and embraced a yogi’s practice and mindset, you are now aware of the benefits of it on our minds and bodies. Sometimes, and especially during times of lockdowns and social-distancing, you might have even resorted to your daily practice to calm your soul. Through meditation, yoga practice, and Ayurveda, we are empowered by the idea that our minds, when nourished and disciplined, can influence our physical health. However, others might feel like falling deeper into the hole that self-isolation might have created. Practicing Karma Yoga will benefit both you and the ones around you.

Be kind to yourself

Helping others while not in the right mind frame ourselves can be tricky and, despite the good intention behind it, create adverse effects. Start by serving yourself and your environment, cleaning up your home, organizing it, and decluttering. Allow your body and mind to benefit from daily mindful practice and restore awareness towards your life and feelings.

On the other end, use these days in which you don’t have to run to work or spend hours stuck in traffic to nurture new ideas and hobbies. Everything you have never seemed to have time for, such as reading, knitting, writing, or exercising, is available to you now.

Act with compassion

The leitmotif behind Karma Yoga is serving others, without selfishness and without expecting anything in exchange. In turn, practicing kindness and compassion towards your community allows you to feel integrated and more conscious of the interconnected universe around you. Of course, currently, spending time outdoors volunteering is not a viable option. However, there are other practical tips to contribute, even during social-distancing times.

Listening to others via phone calls, donating towards medical teams, and front-liners, planting new trees and plants in your backyard, are only a few of the ways you could serve others this Spring. Moreover, a deep understanding that others might be struggling through these times can help you speak, and act, with compassions no matter the situation.

Reach out, help others

Your daily yoga practice might have turned out to be a safe place to start your day from while in lockdown. After focusing and nourishing your soul, you might have felt incredibly powerful, positive, and productive. You might even have started a new business or project during these months! However, this might not be the same for everybody.

Karma Yoga is the yoga of action. While limiting your efforts to only make the best out of your day is tempting, it is essential to serve members of our community that are in worse physical and mental places. If you know anybody who requires mental health support, suffers from anxiety or depression, or going through a drug rehab journey, reach out. This is the moment to build bridges!

Maintain a positive attitude

It might take practice, but it is also one of the best ways to keep the ones around you happy as well: be positive! Offering smiles, kind words, and reassurance might not seem like a massive effort on your part, but it can list up the spirits of anybody who connect with you.