Ayurveda Ritucharya Seasonal Routine Sadgun Ayurveda, Biratchowk. Phone: 021-545819, Mob: 9842185892, ziptechbrt@gmail.com, www.purbelisamaj.com 1 P a g e
The term Prakriti denotes both body constitution and nature, it is only expected that with the changing seasons of nature there will be corresponding effects on the bhutas and thereby the doshas of the constitution. Cold, dry weather for instance enhances Vata, Hot humid climate increases Pitta, While cold, wet weather aggravates Kapha. To avoid such continued aggravation leading to imbalance of the doshas, Ayurveda prescribes a seasonal routine to preserve the doshic balance as the seasons change. For each season therefore, there is a unique diet (ahar), a distinct mode of living (vihara) and routine living (karya). These keep your doshas in a state of equilibrium and help you cope with the stresses and strains of changing seasons. In Ayurvedic literature the year is divided into six ritus (seasons) varsha (monsoon), sharada (autumn), hemanta (winter), shishira (late winter), girshma (summer) and vasanta (spring). The effects of these ritus on the three doshas and the suggested lifestyle for each is as indicated below : Varsha (Monsoon) Digestive power weakens and bodily vata is aggravated. It is advisable therefore to be moderate in your diet. Come rains, tuck into astringent, bitter and pungent food along with wheat & rice. Never forget to boil & cool your water. And if possible, add a little honey. Go for oil massages and regular baths. Do not indulge in daytime sleeping. Avoid moving in the sun, and excessive physical exercise Do not indulgence in excessive sex. Sadgun Ayurveda, Biratchowk. Phone: 021-545819, Mob: 9842185892, ziptechbrt@gmail.com, www.purbelisamaj.com 2 P a g e
Sharada (Autumn) Yummy dishes with astringent, bitter or sweet tastes are for you to enjoy. Have lots of rice, barley, wheat, along with curd, cabbage, cheese, milk. This is the right time to go through purgation & bloodletting treatment. Avoid excessive sunbathing Do not expose yourself to easterly winds. Avoid meat, yoghurt. Hemanta (Winter), Shishira (Late Winter) Dig into piping hot, oily, sour & salty food along with rice. Also plenty of cows s milk & cane juice. Drink warm water and it will improve your life span. Don t expose yourself to cold. Go for an invigorating oil massage followed by tepid water bath. Cover your body with sufficient warm wraps Avoid light food to pacify vata. Indulge in intense sexual pleasure. Sadgun Ayurveda, Biratchowk. Phone: 021-545819, Mob: 9842185892, ziptechbrt@gmail.com, www.purbelisamaj.com 3 P a g e
Vasanta (Spring). Kapha that has already built-up is liquidified by the heat and disturbs your digestive system. Go for vigorous exercises, and oil massages. Avoid heavy, oily, sour & sweet food & drinks that may aggravate kapha. Take in barley, wheat, rice, scrup, & bitter vegetables. Cut down your smoking habit. Avoid day-time naps. Girshma (Summer) Take in plenty of fluids. Avoid dehydration. Avoid excessive physical exercises & excessive sex. Avoid food with pungent, acid & salt tastes. Avoid sunlight and harmful UV rays. Tuck into sweet, cold & oily foods. Meat of birds & animals are good for you. Enjoy the cool breeze of your garden & fragrance of flowers.try to take a short nap/sleep. Sadgun Ayurveda, Biratchowk. Phone: 021-545819, Mob: 9842185892, ziptechbrt@gmail.com, www.purbelisamaj.com 4 P a g e
Do's and Don't REMEDIES VATA PITTA KAPHA Warm, well cooked food. Warm to cool rather than Decreased quantities of warm Sweet, sour and salty steaming hot. Sweet, bitter food.pungent, bitter and astringent Food tastes and astringent tastes. tastes.to be taken earlier than 10 am and not later than 6 pm. Healthy Kapha types should observe fast one day per week. With calming and With cooling oils such as With stimulating oils such as punarnavadi Oil Massage warming oils such as chandanbala Laxadi oil oil and srigopal oil. Mahanarayan Oil. Moderate exercise such Moderate exercise which Regular and vigorous. Exercise as yoga, walking and light weights may include jogging, swimming, Yoga, cycling and weight lifting Herbal ary supplements Ashwagandha, shatavari, haritaki, Guggul, Trikatu,Vata tea, Calming Tea. Haritaki, Bhumiamla, Chyavanprash, surakta, sitopladi churan,pitta Tea. Guggul, sitopladi churan, trikatu, chyavanprash, Kapha Tea. Factors that increase Vata: Explosure to cold, no routine in your life, eating to much dry, frozen or leftover food, or food with bitter, pungent or astringents taste. Fasting, too much traveling, too much or inappropriate exercise, suppressing natural urges, abdominal surgery. Not oiling the skin. Factors that increase Pitta: Exposure to heat, eating too much red meat, salt, spicy or sour foods. Indigestion and irregularity of meals. Exercising at midday, Drugs especially antibiotics. Too much intellectual work/thinking. Alcohol, Fatigue.Anger,Hate fear, emotion. Factors that increase Kapha: Exposure to cold, eating too much sweet,meat,fats, cheese, milk, ice cream, yogurt, fried food, excessive use of salt. Excessive intake of water, taking naps after meals. Doing nothing.sedative and tranquilizers. Doubts, greed, and possessiveness. Lack of compaction. Sadgun Ayurveda, Biratchowk. Phone: 021-545819, Mob: 9842185892, ziptechbrt@gmail.com, www.purbelisamaj.com 5 P a g e
Body Characteristics - double dosha body types VATA-PITTA Their characteristics show a combination of vata & pitta, for example they often have wavy hair, caused by a combination of vata s curliness and pitta s straightness. They generally have the poor circulation, though they love to eat but they will have trouble digesting large meals. A healthy balanced vata - pitta person have a capacity for original thought, a vata s characteristic, and also expertise at application of theory, a pitta s characteristic. As lightness and intensity are the common qualities of vata & pitta. Proper direction of this intensity calls for harnessing the lightness for intensive self development. When a person having imbalanced vata & pitta fear alternates with anger as a response to stress. PITTA-KAPHA Pitta-Kapha people probably adjust best of any constitution to the confusions, irregularity and constant change which characterizes today s world because they combine kapha s stability and pitta's adaptability. Many of the people who achieve all round success in life are pitta-kapha. Pitta s active metabolism balances kapha s powerful physique to promote good health, and pitta s anger is well tempered, by kapha s cautiousness to encourage good mental balance. The ease with which they succeed in the world promotes pitta s arrogance and overconfidence and kapha s smug self satisfaction which can insulate the personality totally and efficiently from all realities other than the real Bitter and Astringent are their best tastes. KAPHA-VATA Vata Kapha people tend to be tall but are average in build and most other physical qualities are just as pitta type. Vata and kapha are united in their coldness. Though they do not suffer as intensely from physical cold as do pure vata types because of the strength and insulation of kapha. They have a double emotional need for heat. Their lack of heat usually manifests physically as digestive disturbances, especillay constipation, respiratory disease with much mucus production is also common. They may be wary of jumping to conclusions without proper preliminary investigation. They should use sour, salty and pungent taste foods. Sadgun Ayurveda, Biratchowk. Phone: 021-545819, Mob: 9842185892, ziptechbrt@gmail.com, www.purbelisamaj.com 6 P a g e