Morning Ayurvedic Rituals/Practices You Must Incorporate in Your Routine For Better Health and Well-being!!
A daily routine is utterly important to bring in fundamental improvement in body, mind, and consciousness. In one’s constitution, routine helps maintain order. It also regularizes the biological clock of an individual, helps digestion, absorption, and assimilation, and generates self-esteem, discipline, happiness, joy, and longevity.
One might suggest learning about the rituals and practices of its “Sister Science,” Ayurveda, for those who want to dive deeper into the overall health benefits of yoga. Both play distinctive yet important roles in sustaining a stable and peaceful state by promoting the incorporation into our lives of daily rituals designed to bring us balance and optimal health.
Our modern lifestyles often come with responsibilities and demands that often lift us up but often leave us feeling drained and off-balanced. We live in an era in which our bodies are constantly stressed out and in desperate need of healing, which is why so many of us often turn to yoga. Yoga teaches us to become better versions of ourselves by integrating aspects such as proper nutrition, a balanced diet, self-care and hygienic habits, beneficial physical activity, and more, along with the ancient tradition of Ayurveda.
According to Ayurvedic philosophy, choices you make either build up resistance to disease or break it down with regard to your everyday routine. By emphasizing morning rituals that work to align the body with the rhythms of nature, balance the doshas, and also encourage self-esteem alongside self-discipline, Ayurveda calls for having a jump-start on the day. Adopting just one or more of the following practices for a month can radically alter your experience of the day. If you start seeing mornings differently, don’t be shocked.
Here are 17 Ayurvedic rituals that you can start integrating into your routine to feel content, healthy, and fulfilled in your Dincharya (daily-routine).
- Beat the Sun
Waking up before the sun rises is great, as in nature there are caring (sattvic) properties that offer peace of mind and freshness to the senses. This is considered being the day’s most auspicious moment, making it the perfect time for meditation, understanding, or self-study. Sunrise differs depending on the seasons, but Vata people can get up at around 6 a.m. on average, Pitta people at 5:30 a.m., and Kapha at 4:30 a.m. If that’s not possible, roll out of bed at least 20 minutes before sunrise. Look at your hands for a few moments right after waking, then gently move them down to the waist over your face and chest. It cleanses the aura.
2. Before Leaving Your Bed, Utter a Prayer
“Dear Creator, inside me you are, inside my very breath, within every creature, every mighty mountain. Thank God for this lovely day ahead of me. May the joy, devotion, harmony, and kindness of this day be part of my life and all those around me. I am growing, and I have been well protected.”
Do the prayer with deep love and reverence for Mother Earth.
3. Water to Drink in the Morning
Get a good old H20 before grabbing your morning cup of coffee (which should never be consumed on an empty stomach, by the way). The digestive system is stimulated by water, especially mild to warm water. You may also improve the purifying properties of water by adding or consuming alkali lemon from a copper mug. The alternative is to drink a glass of room temperature water, ideally from a pure copper cup filled the night before. It flushes the GI route, cleanses the kidneys, and induces peristalsis. It’s not a smart idea to start a day with tea or coffee, since it drains kidney power, strains the adrenals, induces constipation, and is addictive.
4. Evacuation
Sit on the toilet, or better squat, to get a bowel movement. Improper absorption of the previous night’s meal or lack of sound sleep may keep this from occurring. However, the water, accompanied by sitting on the toilet at a fixed time of day, controls bowel movements. Alternate Nostril Breathing can also aid. During evacuation, wash your anal orifice with warm water, then your hands with soap.
5. Scrape Your Tongue Properly
It sounds odd, but the scraping of the tongue is surprisingly soothing. To do this in the Ayurvedic way, test the coating first. Depending on what’s in there, you may be told more about your intestinal health. A yellow color suggests that your digestive fire is too hot, for example, and that you should minimize acidic, sour, and salty foods. Then use a tongue cleaner to extract layers of contaminants that have been collected overnight. Slowly scratch the tongue from the back forward before you have scraped the entire surface for 7–14 strokes. This activates the internal organs, helps digestion, and eliminates dead bacteria. Ideally, Vata should use a gold scraper, Pitta a silver scraper, and Kapha copper. Stainless steel can be used by anyone.
6. Clean Your Teeth
Use a smooth toothbrush with an astringent, pungent, bitter toothpaste or powder. The typical Indian toothbrush is a neem stick that dissolves fine food particles from the teeth and makes strong, healthy gums. Licorice root sticks are often used. Roasted almond shell powder can be used for Vata and Kapha and ground neem for Pitta…Read More
