Wake up time according to ayurveda skin#

You can also starts the day with a bit of honey in herbal tea, or a small piece of fruit. Traditionally a yogi starts the day with a bit of sweet-medicated honey (chyawanprash). I recommend taking at least 3 yoga, dance, or movement classes during the week

For an easy at home Asana practice do 6-12 sun salutations. If you practice asana, the traditional order is asana, pranayama, meditation. I have a really hard time just sitting there to meditate, and with high vata staying anywhere long enough to get results is challenging. If you have a regular meditation practice sit for longer.

Sit for 10 minutes and do pranayama for 5ish. (15 minutes) You can do this during the time the abhyanga sets or after the shower or in bed upon waking. Even if it says “good quality sea salt” (like from TJ’s or Whole foods), it may not be bleached like table salt but it is rinsed of trace minerals. Kosher, rock, baking, iodized and even “sea salt” are all refined or washed. It should be slightly salty to taste, but not enough to make you gag. This is the quick recipe: Add approximately 1⁄2 teaspoon of Atlantic Grey salt to 8 oz (or less) of warm water first thing in the AM. This supports your kidneys & adrenals by helping to build your electrolytes for the day. Just try your bestĭrink sole: Take in an electrolyte balancing drink first thing in the AM at least 15 minutes prior to drinking tea, coffee, food etc. You can use ¼ cup or 3 TBS of oil in the mouth and try to swish for 5 minutes. Optional: practice oil pulling, swishing and massaging sesame or coconut oil in the mouth to remove toxins from the night before. For those with a busy and early morning abhyanga can also be completed at night and support sleep.Ĭleansing practices: brush your teeth and tongue scrape, wash your face to remove toxins from the day before.

Wake up time according to ayurveda skin#

If this seems too complicated, oilinate the skin at the end of the shower and then rinse with the oil still on. This practice is incredibly grounding and nourishing, to the immune and nerve system. Sit on the edge of the bed or bath, and massage oil onto your dry skin. (oilination of the skin): Traditionally warm oil is applied to dry skin, left to soak for 15 minutes, and then washed/rinsed off with warm water in the bath or shower so the oil absorbs into the skin. The 5 sense organs are ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and skin. It can be done in many ways- most simply splash cold water mindfully on the ears, nose, eyes, mouth and face and consciously acknowledge the awakening of each sense as you do that. Kapha Time 6:00 am to 10:00 am - Morning RitualĪwaken your senses- A traditional practice to start the day is to consciously awaken the sense organs. Greet the sun! If you have family or feel distracted when you wake up, sit in bed for 10 minutes and meditate, otherwise you can do your sitting practice once you get up. Kapha dominates between 6:00 am – 10:00 am, so it’s ideal to arise before kapha time very active pittas may get away with rising later and need more sleep.īegin your day with a moment of gratitude for making it to another day, however that looks for you. Traditionally, yogis rose up to 2 hours before the sun to wash and meditate during Brahma muhurtham, the pre-dawn stillness connected to God or spirit. 2 liters per day.ĭaily bathing and abhyanga (oiliantion of the skin, see glossary).Ĭleansing practices- including kriyas, tongue scraping, neti pot.ĭaily breathing and meditation practices.ĭaily exercise/movement (asana practice).Īrise before 6:00 am ideally, be awake to greet the sun. Get restful sleep ideally before 10pm.Įat breakfast within 1 hour of rising (or a lite snack if you exercise).ĭrink enough water, approx. The list below may seem very basic, but I guarantee it will solve most of our dis-eases.Ĭonsistency for Life= daily self care routine (dinacharya)= balanced!Īwake at a similar time each day (ideally within 30 minutes of the same time everyday to promote healthy cortisol production.) But more fundamentally, we need to eat at consistent times year around. Yes, we want to shift to warmer foods in colder weather. Through that awareness we learn to harmonize our internal environment with the external environment. Of course what we need changes and Ayurveda invites us to become aware of the seasons, patterns, times of day, and life cycles. Ayurveda provides us with an individualized approach via the doshas, but underlining our doshas and individual needs, is our universal need for consistency. The underlying current of Ayurveda is to incorporate the wisdom of the natural world into our daily lives.