Ayurveda, regarded as a Holistic manual
of Life and Age, describes a lifestyle that’s
in harmony with the
nature.
#1:
Rising Early in morning
According to Ayurveda, one should rise
at brahma muhurta, a very early period in the morning. It comes at about 4:00
a.m. to 5 a. m. By so doing, you will gain greater freshness, strength,
and inclination for work. Hence it is truly said “Early to bed, early to rise
makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
#2: Evacuation
The second important daily routine is
to evacuate the bowels and bladder. Many people have a bad habit of going
to the toilet only after tea or breakfast. Evacuation is the first thing to
do in the morning. Evacuation should not produce pain or strain. It is
necessary that the whole concentration of the mind not be diverted from
evacuation.
#3:
Cleaning of the Teeth and Tongue
Ayurveda recommends herbal brushes made
from trees branch for cleaning the teeth. These are bitter, pungent, and
astringent in taste.
The following herbal brushes are used
for cleansing the teeth:
- Dr.Jaina Patwa,
- Nimba
- Babool
- Khadir
- Karanja
- Arka
- Asana
- Amalaki
- Haritaki
- Bibhitaki
- Musta
- Shati
- Chandan
- Sariva
- Daruharidra
- Dr.Jaina Patwa,
These herbal cleansers remove the
particles from the teeth and gums, lessens foul odour and treats tastelessness. They
also strengthen the teeth and gums. After cleaning the teeth, the next routine
is tongue scraping. Scraping cleans the tongue and removes a coating that is
produced by Ama (toxins).
#4:
Collyrium (Anjanam)
Collyrium (Anjanam) is applied in the
eyes. This collyrium application removes burning, itching, dirty
secretions, and pain from the eyes. Charaka says the vision of humans can
become bright and clean if collyrium is used daily.
#5:
Nasyam, Gandusha and Tamboola sevan
Nasyam means nasal administration of
herbal oil to eliminate the toxins from upper
half of the body. Gandusha means gargle with warm oils to soothe the throat and cleanse
the teeth. Tambola sevan means chewing of fresh betel leaves to fire up the digestive system.
#6:
Herbal Smoking
Dhumra Panam or Ayurvedic smoking
cigarettes are prepared by a specific method and don’t contain tobacco or
any addicting drugs. They are prepared from herbal leaves like Aguru
(Aquilaria agallocha), Ela (cardamom), Aswatha (Ficus religiosa), Nyagrodha
(Ficus Bengalensis), Sarjassa (Resin) Flava (yellow resin), Kamala (lotus),
etc. which are alleviators of kapha and Vata. It is done to strengthen the upper
half of the body and prevent their ailments.
#7:
Abhyangam and Karna
Abhyangam means body massage with
herbal oils. This process is very important in the daily routine. The massage
produces strength in the body and improves performance in muscular
activities. It delays the aging process, relieves fatigue, relieves Vata,
improves vision, produces corpulence, sound sleep and softness and strength in
the skin. Everyone should massage warm oil on the body for at least ten to
fifteen minutes. Head, face, shoulder, neck, back, flanks, chest, hands,
and legs, hips and all parts should be properly massaged. If there is
insufficient time to complete a full-body massage, at least
the head, ears, and soles of feet should never be missed.
Karna purana means oiling the ears with
herbal oils. It is done to prevent deafness, ear diseases, stiffness in back
and jaw.
#8: Physical
Exercises
It is defined as the movement of the
physical organs of the body by which the body gets stretched. The
classics of Ayurveda recommend daily physical exercise. Vagbhata says
that proper exercise produces lightness in the body, strength for work,
increased gastric fire, and reduced fat. All parts become well developed
and in good form.
Physical exercise should be done after
oil massage so that the oil applied on the body gets absorbed through the
pores of the skin and enters into the tissue level. Ayurveda recommends
doing exercises only up to the point of half your capacity. Excessive
exercise should not be done in any condition.
#9:
Bath
Everyone should take a bath after the
physical exercises with lukewarm water. Herbal powders should be used instead
of soaps for detoxify the skin.
Herbs for bathing:
Scrubbing daily with these herbs makes
skin healthy and lustrous. It also helps to eradicate the unnecessary fats of
the body.
One should not have bath after meals.
#10:
Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation and Religious Act
Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation is the
most direct means of experiencing the unified field which leads to
self-realization and ultimately all happiness in life.
Religious or virtuous acts are
described to make us follow the laws of nature. If we violate natural
laws, we experience the consequence and fall sick. If we follow them we
are always healthy. Everyone should structure his morning and evening time to
allow at least 20 to 40 minutes for self-realization, to obtain the knowledge
of the unified field, which is the home of all the laws of
nature. This is the key real health and all happiness.
#11:
Sattvic Meals
Ayurveda has recommended only two
meals lunch and dinner. But those who are habituated to breakfast may
take a light one after meditation.
Lunch time is spoken of in Ayurveda as
falling between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. Those who take breakfast in
the morning can take lunch between 1 PM to 2 PM. There should be at least 6
hours gap between two meals. Meals should be taken when the previous meal is
completely digested. Intake of food
should always be less than required. The meal should be made completely
Sattvic by following the dietary principles of Ayurveda.
Evening meals should be taken between
6:30 and 8:30 PM. Dinner should be always lighter than lunch as the circulation
and digestion are a little dull.
You should ideally go for an evening
walk after dinner and then can relax with family or read and rest.
#12:
Early to Bed
It is desirable to go bed early in the
evening and sleep soundly until early morning. The latest you should
retire is by 10:00 pm so that you can complete about 6 to 8 hours sleep before
rising at Brahma Muhurta.
If there is any problem regarding
sleep, you can rub warm cow’s ghee (Indian butter) on the soles of the feet and
then sponge them with cold water before going to bed. This promotes
natural deep sleep.
(P.S: As every human being is different according to Ayurveda, all have different cures. So, kindly consult us or an Ayurveda doctor before taking any herbal medicines.)
This post is written by Dr.Jaina Patwa who is a Chief Ayurvedic practitioner based at Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. She is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant on Skype. Skype ID - vishwacare
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