Ayurveda in Spring: Insight to Kapha Diet & Lifestyle

Every season according to Ayurveda has its significant relationship with the energy forces/Dosha (vata, pita, kapha). After the dark, dry, & cold winter months (VATA DOSHA SEASON) that were prevalent in the atmosphere is finally over, and its time to get out of the hibernation mode

Spring or Vasantha ritu in Ayurveda is a month that is predominant with water element- Kapha dosha. Kapha combines the water & earth element. That means Kapha is often cold, moist, dense, stable, solid, and cloudy. It is the month of renewal and rebirth for all cycles, offering awakening, warmth, & growth

According to Ayurveda, the key to managing health is to practice seasonal routines. It helps us maintain balance and reminds us that we are a part of nature.

With that note here are some tips for adjusting to the new season: 🌸

𝟏) 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞: 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧

𝟐) 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚.

𝟑)𝐄𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞d 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐚 & 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩, 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫,& 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭

𝟒) 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐚𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲

𝟓)𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞: 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞.