The Importance of Morning Routines for Good Health
Ayurveda credits a consistent daily routine with maintaining balanced physical, mental and emotional health. According to your Ayurvedic body type, seasonal and environmental factors, you can avoid illness by implementing regular habits that span from morning to evening. When one performs these habits, the body falls into its natural biorhythms and biological patterns. For example, if you wake at sunrise, your body will align with sun energy which helps to balance and regulate your metabolic system.
Establishing a morning routine and using a tongue scraper to remove accumulated waste from the tongue every morning, you are preventing the bacteria in the mouth from thriving and creating conditions such as bad breath, gum disease and sore throat. This also prevents these waste products from re-circulating in the body and causing other problems.
The body enjoys structure and will respond automatically to these positive habits. For instance, a healthy pattern to establish each morning after waking is evacuating the bowels. Soon, the urge will occur without you having to remember.
Without a routine that contributes to a healthy lifestyle, the body has a limited capacity to absorb and assimilate vitamins, medicine and even the most nutrient rich food.
An Ayurvedic consultation will describe a suitable daily routine for your dosha type.
Useful tools such as a neti pot and tongue cleaner can assist you in carrying out your daily routine.
How to use a neti pot to enhance sinus health
The benefits and use of tongue scraping
Self Massage
Daily self-massage (Abhyanga), is an important part of Ayurvedic health maintenance, both physical and mental. Although good for all dosha types, it is particularly important if you have a Vata imbalance, or are Vata in nature, and during the Vata (winter) season when the environment is more drying for the skin. Oil massage helps keep skin nourished and moisturised. Being the largest organ of the body, the skin is its first protective barrier and shields its internal organs from exposure to the outer elements such as the sun, wind, heat and cold. Its appearance reflects the health of the rest of the body.
To prevent dryness and ulceration, and increase moisture and elasticity, Ayurveda recommends that the appropriate oils be used according to one’s individual body type. Oil can be applied before or after bathing. Oil massage activates the peripheral circulation and lymphatic system, removes dead skin cells and rejuvenates the skin and joints.
We offer a number of traditionally made Ayurvedic Massage Oils, suitable for all dosha types. These oils are chemical and preservative free, and have not been tested on animals. Traditional Ayurvedic massage oils do not use essential oils. The massage oils have a mild pleasant aroma of sesame oil and infused herbs, rather than the more intense aroma of essential oils. All our oils are provided in recyclable 100ml glass amber bottles.
If a person has dry skin, graying hair and joint pain, he can massage Shatavari (wild asparagus) or Lakshadi oil everywhere on the body and face. Massage with Mahanarayan oil is beneficial for the joints and Bhringaraj oil is recommended for the scalp.
