Alternate nostril breathing is very balancing year - round, but particularly supportive during
the vata season.
The change from
Vata season to Kapha season is not as clear as the change from Kapha to Pitta or Pitta to Vata.
Before the equinox we wrote about preparing for
Vata season, a time associated with the untethered elements of Air and Space and the mutable energy of the wind; these outside shifts can easily cause anxiety can rise: We have as much to do, but seemingly less time to do it in.
It's not surprising to me, therefore, that during
the Vata season, many people living in our fast - paced Vata - like society can easily lose their balance and fall off the health wagon.
Fall and winter are known in Ayurveda as
Vata season: the excess dryness and wind in our external environment during the dry season manifests as an excess of Vata in our bodies and shows up on our skin.
Sure, you can always dive into a warm, thick, sweet, chewy bowl of oats (also great for
vata season), but when you're craving creamy, savory, crunchy, and salty, avo toast is your girl.
Instead, drizzle honey (also perfect for
vata season) on top of avocado toast.
Not exact matches
And each meal for my type should also include cooked fresh vegetables, steamed or sauteed in some of those good oils and
seasoned with spices that are good for balancing
Vatas.
Fall is the
season of change — just like
Vata.
The ancient practice of Ayurveda, otherwise known as «the science of life,» calls the fall and winter months «
vata»
season, after the ethereal quality of the cosmos that is seen in cold, dry, windy weather.
While
vata moves us from day to night or through
seasons, pitta changes the flavor of one to the other.
As a primarily
Vata person, I continue to study my natural habits through the changing
seasons.
Another school of thought, Ayurveda spells out that fall is the
season of «
Vata» Dosha.
Any change in the
seasons is naturally disruptive to our sleep cycles, and this shift from summer to fall — from Pitta to
Vata — really requires a conscious tuning in and slowing down on our parts.
In general, those with Pitta, or Pitta / Kapha body types who do not have significant
Vata imbalances can handle raw foods in their diet, especially in the late spring and summer
seasons.
Early to bed, early to rise will help maintain health in both
Vata and Kapha
seasons.
As the fall
season begins, the predominance of Pitta dosha, which has been steadily accumulating over the summer months, gives way to a rise in
Vata dosha.