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Establishing an Ayurvedic Morning Routine
The irony of my writing a post on establishing an Ayurvedic morning routine is not lost on me. After the baby was born, my routine devolved into rolling out of bed at the last minute after a night of constant nursing, throwing a sweatshirt over my pajamas, and grabbing an apple (or donut) on my way out the door to get the girls to school. However bit by bit, I’ve been piecing my dinacharya (Ayurvedic daily routine) back together. It’s amazing how taking the time to do a few simple self care steps after waking up can make all the difference in how the day goes. Ayurveda (sanskrit for “the science of life”) is the branch of the Vedas that addresses the health of the body and is considered to be the oldest healing science. There are many different potential practices for a dinacharya but they all pretty much fall under three categories: Purification, Yoga andNourishment.
Purification
During the night, your body has been busy cleaning toxins from your cells and by morning, these toxins need to be eliminated or will be reabsorbed. This is where the purification rituals come in. Purification rituals include:
Tongue scraping
Have you ever noticed a white-ish film on your tongue first thing in the morning? This is called “ama” which refers to toxic accumulation in the body. The simple practice of tongue scraping removes this…
