ĀYURVEDA: [Rtucharyā] ... Guidelines for Spring Season [Vasanta]

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welcome to healthy ayurveda.com i'm dr mike dollywall vedic sage today we'll continue with retucharia this time focusing on vasantha or that which most closely resembles spring season spring is a time of new beginnings this is a time when nature comes to life this is the time when it begins to warm from the freezing cold of the previous winter ayurveda explains that accumulated cough up from late winter which solidified due to the extreme cold now begins to liquefy by the warmth of spring which consequently decreases agni which then may cause various digestive conditions along with other numerous health conditions this can be likened to the snow which develops upon mountaintops as the snow melts this floods the valley below similarly kapha which developed and solidified due to the extreme cold of winter now begins to melt and begins to flood various regions of the body this tends to impair digestion and manifest into kapha related conditions such as cough cold congestion and seasonal allergies due to the risk of severely impairing agni it's advised to pacify or rather eliminate aggravated kapha and one of the quickest and most effective ways of eliminating kapha is through the process of vamana or therapeutic vomiting also effective is nausea which helps to eliminate residual dosia regarding diet it's advised to consume food which is light dry and easy to digest as we know agni is impaired and light and dry qualities helps to reduce kapha dosha similarly consuming food which is predominantly bitter pungent and astringent in taste also helps to reduce kapha while simultaneously helping to improve agni it's interesting to appreciate the change in dietary considerations from winter when agni was strong and when it was advised to consume unctuous heavy and sweet food however during vasantha it's advised to have food which is light dry and rough this includes foods such as old grains for example wheat and or barley that's over a year old similarly one should consider old jaggery and of course steamed vegetables which are easily digested and that which helps to reduce kapha dosha if one is able exercise should be performed such as a brisk wok and since kapha has been solidified within the body throughout the winter this is the ideal time for a nice deep tissue massage and the application of dry powder to the body after bathing one should apply a mixture of or a combination of camphor sandalwood ugger wood and saffron to the skin so as we know spring is a season for which things come to life so too this is a time which ayurveda recommends liveliness in the sense of enjoying quality of time with family and friends enjoying conversation and storytelling amongst the serene beauty of nature and of course one should enjoy the beauty of romance with one's significant other having fermented drinks and enjoying meat which has been roasted over a fire all this sort of activity promotes being social being lively and being out and about as opposed to being isolated which may tend towards laziness which inevitably may lead to napping during the day which of course would further increase caphaducha on the contrary being amongst others in nature promotes liveliness all of which helps to reduce kapha dosha various drinks to consider during vasantha include asava arista siddhu or fermented sugarcane juice fermented grape juice water mixed with honey or water that's boiled and mixed with mustard that which should be avoided during vasantha are having food which is heavy and difficult to digest food which is unctuous sweet and sour and taste and of course avoiding sedentary lifestyle such as sleeping during the day as all of these will further increase kapha dosha okay guys these are general seasonal lifestyle considerations or ducatia for vasanta hope you've enjoyed and until next time be well