The Ayurveda Experience February 02, 2017
The ancient Indian science of Ayurveda classifies the seasons according to their predominant dosha: Vata, Pitta, or Kapha.
Vata season is fall. Pitta season is late spring and summer. Kapha season is winter and early spring. As it’s winter for the Northern hemisphere, there are Ayurvedic winter remedies which can minimize the ill effects of winter on your health.
Each dosha tends to increase during its own season. This is particularly so for people who have the current seasonal dosha as their predominant dosha, i.e., Kapha predominant people tend to accumulate more Kapha in the winter. By following Ayurvedic winter remedies, we can avoid this accumulation.
When you can anticipate the kinds of illness and imbalance that you are likely to have, you can take the proper precautions to prevent them from arising. Ayurvedic winter remedies allow you to adjust your lifestyle, daily routine, diet, exercise, etc. – to keep your doshas in balance and to keep your health at its optimal level.
Ayurveda classifies the doshas according to their gunas or qualities. The dark, damp, cloudy, heavy qualities of Kapha are predominant in the winter.
We are prone to weight gain in the winter as well. People don’t exercise as much during the winter. We are also prone to SAD (seasonal affective disorder) in the winter due to lack of sunlight. A dull, heavy Kapha type of depression can set in as well. Specific Ayurvedic herbs and lifestyle changes can help restore balance.
Generally speaking, the Kapha pacifying diet can be followed by anyone having a Kapha imbalance. However, in Ayurvedic medicine, we treat the individual, not the illness. Thus someone having Vata or Pitta imbalances will require more fine tuning in terms of diet and lifestyle recommendations for their Ayurvedic winter remedies.
People living in states where you do not get the winter cold and snow would be best advised to follow a diet according to their constitutional imbalance. You can take this free dosha quiz to determine your current Ayurvedic state of balance. A personalized Ayurvedic consultation will provide you with the ideal Ayurvedic winter remedies to restore balance to your life.
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