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The grim situation in the country requires every one of us to do our best. Whatever the area of life or nature of our activity, all of us can do our bit to see that India goes through this with a minimum amount of loss. – Sadhguru
Isha Covid Action
The grim situation in the country requires every one of us to do our best. Whatever the area of life or nature of our activity, all of us can do our bit to see that India goes through this with a minimum amount of loss. – Sadhguru
Isha volunteers move into action quickly to help rural communities in Coimbatore by providing free meals to the vulnerable population, medicinal drinks and PPEs to frontline workers, as well as free immunity-boosting Yogic practices to the general public.
What We Do
With the second wave of COVID-19 ravaging India, Isha Foundation is increasing interventions countrywide by coordinating with local government bodies and other NGOs to provide critical support in the cities of Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi, in addition to the continued Isha COVID Action in the city of Coimbatore and its neighboring villages, which began in April, 2020.
Address the need for food, medical equipment, and information where critical support is needed, including vulnerable rural and tribal populations
As an urgent response to the pandemic, immediate support has been mobilized to aid 150,000 people in rural and tribal communities surrounding the Isha Yoga Center, covering 17 village councils and 43 villages, based on the current on-ground situation and in consultation with government agencies.
Isha COVID Action’s major interventions include:
Free transport for poor patients to hospitals and COVID Care Centers
Distributing masks, PPE kits, and other safety consumables to vulnerable frontline workers and government hospitals, besides distributing these to households in specific areas of Coimbatore
Providing supplementary nutrition food packets to doctors, nurses at government hospitals and police, and other frontline workers to rejuvenate and motivate them to continue fighting for the lives of thousands
Providing insurance cover for vulnerable sections like sanitary and frontline workers
Offering Isha Vidhya Schools to the Tamil Nadu Govt. as COVID Care Centers if the need arises
Besides the above, as the situation demands, Isha foundation would continue to respond to the on-ground requirements of the Local Government bodies.
As an urgent response to the pandemic, immediate support has been mobilized to aid 150,000 people in rural and tribal communities surrounding the Isha Yoga Center, covering 17 village councils and 43 villages, based on the current on-ground situation and in consultation with government agencies.
Isha COVID Action’s major interventions include:
Free transport for poor patients to hospitals and COVID Care Centers
Distributing masks, PPE kits, and other safety consumables to vulnerable frontline workers and government hospitals, besides distributing these to households in specific areas of Coimbatore
Providing supplementary nutrition food packets to doctors, nurses at government hospitals and police, and other frontline workers to rejuvenate and motivate them to continue fighting for the lives of thousands
Providing insurance cover for vulnerable sections like sanitary and frontline workers
Offering Isha Vidhya Schools to the Tamil Nadu Govt. as COVID Care Centers if the need arises
Besides the above, as the situation demands, Isha foundation would continue to respond to the on-ground requirements of the Local Government bodies.
Address the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of people
Operating COVID Support Lines, Telemedicine facilities with the support of volunteer medical professionals worldwide
Offering immunity-boosting Yogic practices –Simha Kriya, Sashtanga, and other simple Yogic practices are offered globally through online sessions and through in-person sessions to members of security forces, medical staff, and people in the neighboring villages.
Research studies from Harvard Med School, University of Texas & PGIMER found that the practices reduce psychological stress, and suggest that this can lead to improved immunity.
Operating COVID Support Lines, Telemedicine facilities with the support of volunteer medical professionals worldwide
Offering immunity-boosting Yogic practices –Simha Kriya, Sashtanga, and other simple Yogic practices are offered globally through online sessions and through in-person sessions to members of security forces, medical staff, and people in the neighboring villages.
Research studies from Harvard Med School, University of Texas & PGIMER found that the practices reduce psychological stress, and suggest that this can lead to improved immunity.
Providing Dignity in Death
The families of deceased COVID patients are undergoing tremendous challenges due to the loss of a loved one and a harrowing experience during cremation, on account of an overburdened infrastructure. Isha can facilitate and serve the community by providing a dignified cremation to the deceased.Isha’s initiative of providing mortuary vans to transport the deceased and offer meaningful rituals for the dead at the Isha crematoriums aimed towards providing dignity in death.However, with the death rate climbing, our crematoriums and vans are running at full capacity and the infrastructure is falling woefully short. There is an urgent need to upgrade the capacity of 18 Isha crematoriums.We urgently need financial support to serve this critical need in the community.
Isha Volunteers at Crematoriums Offer Dignity in Death for COVID-19 Victims
Urgent Need
Upgrade capacity of 18 Isha crematoriums
Need 40 additional mortuary vans
Addition of 25 makeshift crematoriums with temporary furnaces to augment the current capacity
We urgently need financial support to serve this critical need in the community.
How You Can Support
“This is a time to stand up – not just as one nation but as one Humanity.” —Sadhguru
Isha Foundation is an international non-profit organization, dedicated to raising human consciousness, and fostering global harmony through individual transformation, supported by over 11 million volunteers in 300 centers worldwide.
Isha Outreach, the social welfare initiative of Isha Foundation, is involved in several path-breaking environmental, educational, health, and community revitalization efforts in rural India. Find out how Isha Outreach contributed to community development and rural rejuvenation in 2019-2020.
Contact us: CovidRelief@ishausa.org
Isha Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Isha Foundation’s tax identification number is 62-1794866
In the News
COVID-19 second wave: Isha adopts 43 villages for relief work, reaches around 2 lakh villagers
As the second wave of COVID-19 ravages the country, Isha has increased interventions countrywide, particularly in rural Coimbatore where its COVID-relief efforts began in April 2020. Read on to find out what measures the foundation is taking to safeguard rural communities in the vicinity of the Isha Yoga Center.
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500 oxygen concentrators, 2 vehicles and several hundred PPE kits and masks were among the list of items offered by Isha to the Government of Tamil Nadu today.
COVID-19 second wave: Isha adopts 43 villages for relief work, reaches around 2 lakh villagers
As the second wave of COVID-19 ravages the country, Isha has increased interventions countrywide, particularly in rural Coimbatore where its COVID-relief efforts began in April 2020. Read on to find out what measures the foundation is taking to safeguard rural communities in the vicinity of the Isha Yoga Center.
Covid-19: Isha Foundation stands with most vulnerable, distributes ration to tribals in Karnataka
In an effort to rein in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka, particularly in rural communities, Isha has distributed over 4 lakh food packets to frontline workers and underprivileged communities in the last 45 days.
Yoga, ayurveda and strict protocols: How 3,000 volunteers at Isha ashram fought Covid-19
As the western region of Tamil Nadu experiences a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Isha Yoga Centre located in Coimbatore with over 3,000 volunteers has managed to safeguard its inhabitants. The volunteers reveal their mantra of success.
Tamil Nadu | Sadhguru' s Isha Foundation Sets Up Crematorium, Ensures Dignity For The Dead Amid Covid
Coimbatore' s Isha Foundation and 43 villages around the Ashram have managed to keep #coronavirus at bay.
Covid-19: Sadhguru' s Isha Outreach donates 500 oxygen concentrators to Tamil Nadu government
500 oxygen concentrators, 2 vehicles and several hundred PPE kits and masks were among the list of items offered by Isha to the Government of Tamil Nadu today.
COVID-19 second wave: Isha adopts 43 villages for relief work, reaches around 2 lakh villagers
As the second wave of COVID-19 ravages the country, Isha has increased interventions countrywide, particularly in rural Coimbatore where its COVID-relief efforts began in April 2020. Read on to find out what measures the foundation is taking to safeguard rural communities in the vicinity of the Isha Yoga Center.