Winter Ayurvedic Tips for YOU!
Ayurveda is so much more than just a "medicine system" or a "nutritional system", it is a system for total lifestyle health and wellness, according to your subtle, physical and emotional bodies. It is deeply rooted in the vedic tradition of India as is yoga. Anyone serious about yoga, or anyone wanting to get closer to their divine/spiritual/subtle nature should look into this amazing life system.
TIP 1: CULTIVATE AN OPEN BRIGHT GRATEFUL HEART AND WELCOME A SENSE OF RENEWED PURPOSE (More than a New Year's Resolution) to counter the dark, short days, cold weather. Look into a class, learn a technique, start something you've been wanting to...
Winter is the time when Vata dosha or Kapha dosha dominates. Cold and dry weather increases Vata and cold and wet weather increases Kapha. Drying effects of heating systems can also aggravate Vata dosha.
What is your DOSHA? Take this quiz by one of my favorite websites on Ayurveda!
https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/info/dosha-quiz/
Banyon Botanicals says, "If vata is predominant in the atmosphere—with dry, cold weather—you will want to favor a slow, gentle, and strengthening exercise routine. On the other hand, if kapha is the more influential force at any given time—with heavy, cloudy weather, and rain or snow—you will want to push yourself physically, increasing both the duration and intensity of your workout. "
TIP2: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY . IF YOU'RE FEELING STRESSED AND OVEREXTENDED FAVOR VATA CALMING EXERCISES SUCH AS YIN YOGA, WALKING, ect. .IF YOU ARE SLUGGISH TRY KAPHA STIMULATING VINYASA, JOG, TREADMILL ect. .Either way, the best time to exercise is in the morning, from 6–10 a.m. If that doesn’t work with your schedule, from 6–10 p.m. are also good hours.
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In winter, people are more prone to sinus infections, headaches, weak immunity, common colds, flu, aches, joint paint, depression, dry skin and hair, brittle nails, sleep difficulties, constipation, and problems with kidneys, pancreas, bladder and lungs.
Agni, sanskrit for "fire" is very strong during winter. Due to the gastric fire being very high, people feel hungrier and can digest food better during this cold season.
This is the time to nourish the mind and the body by eating properly and getting more rest.
It is best to reduce or avoid frozen foods, as well as foods that are cold, damp, or excessively sweet, heavy, or oily.
TIP 3: FAVOR CERTAIN FOODS, John Douillard, “The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended,” (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000), This is a great resource
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It is important to keep healthy with strong immunity. Taking vitamine c and d is very helpful, but getting your nutrients from food is the best way of course.
❄ Ideal winter foods:Rice, corn, oats, wheat, warm and spiced milk, kidney beans, black beans, barley, black gram, urad dal, rye, lentils, quinoa, dates, figs, dried fruit, tangerines, lemons, cooked apples, almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, jaggery, sugarcane, carrot, beets, radishes, turnips, pumpkin, potatoes, spinach and kitchari.
Check out the kitchari recipe here: Kitchari - Ayurvedic Healing Dish ❄ One of the biggest mistakes during winter is to eat cold and raw foods or smoothies. Raw vegetables have cold, dry and rough quality and they are too fibrous to digest. Raw fruits and vegetables are usually cooling in nature, and the stomach requires heat to complete its processes.
Check out vedicine.org and banyonbotanicals.com for more amazing articles and tips
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