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“More than the swine flu, it is the fear of the flu that worries people.”
“真正困擾人們的不是豬流感，而是對豬流感的恐懼。”
Guruji Yogacharya B K S Iyengar was born during the 1918 influenza pandemic and even his mother was not spared the infection during her pregnancy. This had led to a very sickly childhood for our Guruji. It was this ill-health that introduced him to yoga with which he has given health to millions across the world.
我們的古魯吉，瑜伽大師 B.K.S.艾揚格出生時正值1918年全球性流感大爆發，即使是他那有孕在身的母親也未能倖免。這導致我們的古魯吉捱過了一個體弱多病的童年。正是這種健康欠佳，促使他接觸瑜伽，並最終用瑜伽為全世界數百萬人帶去健康。
1918年全球性流感
91 years later, the pandemic struck again. Earlier it was the Spanish flu while this time it was the swine flu. More than the flu, it was the fear of contracting the flu that worried people.
91年後，流感再次爆發。不同於之前的西班牙流感，這次是豬流感。困擾人們的，不是流感本身，而是對感染流感的恐懼。
Those who travelled to another land feared of contracting it while the locals feared that the visitors may have brought the virus with them! Government authorities attempted to control the spread of the virus by closing down schools and Institutions. RIMYI was also not spared and was asked to shut down for a week although none of the students were affected.
旅行者害怕在外地被感染，當地人則害怕外來者攜帶病毒！當局政府試圖通過關閉學校和機構來控制病毒的傳播。拉瑪瑪妮艾揚格紀念瑜伽學院（RIMYI，以下簡稱普那總院）也未能倖免。儘管沒有一名學生被感染，學院依然被責令關閉了一個星期。
流感期間的印度學生
Pune was the epicenter of the epidemic in India and with so many visitors from foreign lands at RIMYI – the risk appeared to be high. But, the officials did not realize that RIMYI had some very potent mode of prevention of swine flu-the experience and wisdom of Guruji.
那時，普那是印度的流感集中點，而普那總院擁有眾多來自世界各國的到訪者，風險顯然很高。然而，政府官員們並沒有注意到普那總院已經掌握了某些行之有效的預防豬流感的方法，而這些全來自古魯吉的經驗與智慧。
Yes. We can curtail the spread of any infection by getting into isolation. But, is that a real, practical solution? Why is it that not all people exposed to an infected person acquire the disease? If a H1N1 (the virus responsible for the current pandemic) infected person were to sneeze, he/she does indeed release tons of the virus and all the people who breathe that air should get infected.
誠然，我們可以通過隔離來阻斷任何傳染病的擴散。可那算是真實而有效的解決方法嗎？為什麼一群接觸過同一位感染者的人不會全部得病？假設 H1N1（此次傳染病的源頭病毒）的感染者打個了噴嚏，他/她必定會釋放出成千上萬顆病毒，而所有呼吸了相同空氣的人都將被感染。
But, that does not happen. Only a few contract the disease. Most people who get infected manage to recover without medication. It is only some who develop complications. It is all about immunity! Build a strong immune system and you reduce your risks to becoming susceptible to infections. But, how does one do that?
事實卻證明這並不成立。發病的人只佔少數。多數感染者在不接受治療的情形下讓自己恢復健康。只有少部分人出現了併發症。這一切都與免疫力息息相關！培養強大的免疫系統，你就能降低被感染的風險。但具體該怎樣操作呢？
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“Modern science is aware of mechanisms of building muscles & cardiovascular systems but what about the immune system?”
“現代科學看重肌肉和心血管系統運行機制的建立，可免疫系統呢？”
Modern science is aware of mechanisms of building muscles and cardiovascular system through exercise but what about the immune system? There are some thoughts that vitamins help, a healthy diet and a hygienic lifestyle helps but there does not seem anything specific at the moment that can help build immune system.
現代科學提出通過鍛鍊來建立肌肉和心血管系統的運行機制，可是免疫系統呢？有一些觀點認為補充維生素、健康飲食和衛生的生活習慣會有幫助，但當前並無任何確切的有助於培養免疫系統的因素出現。
健康飲食與良好作息
During the spread of the Novel coronavirus pneumonia,Gloria sent us a series of asanas to improve the immunity, hoping to help everyone improve their own resistance. This is also the yoga practice sequence developed by B.K.S Iyengar during the Indian flu years.
正直新冠肺炎蔓延期間，Gloria 老師給我院發來的提高免疫力的序列體式，希望能幫助到大家提高自身抵抗力。這也正是艾揚格大師在印度流感年間研發的瑜伽習練序列。
Gloria 老師提供的序列體式圖
Guruji provided us with a specific sequence of āsana-s that help build the immune system. This was posted on the RIMYI notice board during the swine flu pandemic. This can help us not only avert the flu virus but also many more bacteria and viruses especially when they are lurking in the air and water!
古魯吉為我們提供了一套特別的體式序列，有助於免疫系統的構建。在豬流感盛行期間，這套體式被張貼在了普那總院的告示牌上。它不僅有助我們避開流感病毒，還能消除更加多元的細菌和病毒，尤其是當它們隱藏在空氣和水裡的時候！
Morning practice
晨間練習
•加強脊柱前屈伸展式（Uttanāsana） 5分鐘
•下犬式（Adho Mukha Svanāsana） 5分鐘
•雙角式（Prasarita Padotanāsana） 3分鐘
•頭倒立式（Sirsāsana） 5分鐘直立（straight），10分鐘變體（variations）
•倒手仗式（藉助瑜伽椅）（Viparita Dandāsana (on chair)） 5分鐘
•肩倒立式（Sarvangāsana） 10分鐘
•犁式（Halāsana） 5分鐘
•肩倒立式循環（Sarvangāsana cycle） 5分鐘
•橋式肩倒立（Setu Bandha Sarvangāsana） 5分鐘
•倒箭式（Viparita Karani） 5分鐘
•挺屍式配合間斷呼吸法或喉呼吸法（又稱烏加依呼吸法）（Savāsana with Viloma / Ujjayi pranayama） 10分鐘
Evening practice
晚間練習
•頭倒立式（Sirsāsana） 10分鐘
•肩倒立式（Sarvangāsana） 10分鐘
•犁式（Halāsana） 5分鐘
•橋式肩倒立（Setu Bandha Sarvangāsana） 10分鐘
•挺屍式配合間斷呼吸法或喉呼吸法（Savāsana with Viloma / Ujjayi pranayama） 10分鐘
Those who cannot stay for the specified duration can do these same āsana-s with the help of props.
無法保持體式達到規定時間者，可藉助輔具完成上述相同體式。
We are very grateful to Guruji for his great wisdom.
我們十分感激古魯吉的無上智慧。
As the same time,we thanks to Rajvi for writing,and appreciate the sharing from Gloria.
同時，感激 Rajvi 老師的撰文，感謝 Gloria 老師給我們的分享
Rajvi H Mehta/撰寫
劉子新/翻譯
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