Dincharya

Ayurveda in daily life

(Behaviour Patterns and Food habits during the day

and night time)
Ayurveda Lifestyle
Routine for 24 hours
• Wake up
• Exercise
• Cooking
• Working
• Meals
• Sleep
• Study
• Sex
Rising
 2 hour before sunrise
 There is peace, Freshness, happiness
 Provide mental peace and joy
 Rising early gives adequate time for all routine
 Planning out routine before leaving the bed ensure all
work in time
Washing Face
 Washing face with fresh cool water after leaving bed
clear dirts from eyes, nose, mouth and face
 Relieves early morning dullness
 In winter luke warm water can be used
Water Intake
 1-4 glasses of water should be taken after washing face
in morning
 Preferable stored in copper vessel at night
 It helps in smooth and regular elimination of urine
and stool in morning
Ablutions/Excretion
 Early morning clearing bowel is must
 Early rush to evacuate is necessary for regular bowel
and ensure the proper digestion
Cleaning Teeth
 Teeth should be cleaned with twigs that have bitter,
pungent or astringent taste
 The movement should be from top to bottom and vice
versa
 The tongue should be cleaned after teeth
Gargling
 Gargling after brushing is necessary regularly
 Substance with bitter essence boiled in water are
excellent for garling
 It also helps drying of throat and chapping of lips
 It helps teeth, improves voice, smooth skin of face ,
boost taste and appetite
Oiling Head
 Head should be oiled with sesame or coconut oil
 It prevent hair fall, graying, headache, drying scalp,
improves sensory organs
Oil Massage
 Massage helps body stronger and smoothens the skin
 It destroys premature ageing, fatigue, wrinkles,
roughness and dryness
 It clears vision, strengthens body, and smoothes skin
 Relief body odour, dirt, itches, sweat, heaviness
Exercise
 Physical activities leading to tiring is exercise
 Exercise leads strength and stability of body
 During winter and spring it should be done in half
body strength

 Yoga
Yoga
• Choose according to body type and imbalance
• Take precaution for special position, breathing….
• Follow the rules of Yoga to get the maximum benefits
• Yama (Self realization)
• Niyama (Self discipline)
• Asana (postures)
• Pranayama (breathing exercise)
• Pratyahar (withdrawl of senses)
• Dharana (concentration)
• Dhyan (meditation)
• Samadhi (Identification of pure conciousness)
Body pastes
• Massaging body with medicated powders and pastes
• It is helpful before bathing
• It destroys dirts, odour and clearing pores and smooth the
skin
• Mustard powder, or gram flour mixed with milk and oil or
curd cream mixed with oils

• Triphala powder,………….
Face packs
 Face packs should be used to avoid wrinkles,
blackheads and increase softness, glow, and uniformity
and shine
 Paste is removed until wet if it dries it cause wrinkles

 Sandalwood, papaya, turmeric, rose water, almond,

Bathing
• Bathing daily is must for cleaning and refreshing body.
• Bathing rejuvenates body
• Nose, ear, feet should be cleaned specifically during
bath
• Bathing is avoided immediate after eating an suffering
from illness of eyes, mouth and ear, diarrhoea, cold,
indigestion
• Warm water for body, normal water for head.
Clothing
 Clean clothes worn after bathing
 Good clean and appropiate clothe worn as season
 White or light coloured thin clothes in summer and
dark, heavy and thick clothes in winter
Perfumes
 Body can be adorned with seasonal flowers and
perfumes
 It improves the quality of life leading to its prolonging
Ornaments and Gemstone
 Similar to perfumes wearing gems of gold, silver add
attractiveness leading to glow on face increased life
span
 It resolves the fear and vice versa
Gems as per planets
 Manikya (Ruby) - Surya (Sun)
 Mukta (Pearl) - Chandra (Moon)
 Praval (Coral) - Mangal (Mars)
 Panna (Emerald) - Budha (Mercury)
 Pushparaga (Topaz) - Guru (Jupiter)
 Vajra (Diamond) - Sukra (Venus)
 Neelam (Sapphire) - Shani (Saturn)
 Gomed (Zircon) - Rahu
 Vaidurya Cat’s eye - Ketu
Chewing Fragranced substance
 To keep mouth fresh nutmeg, betel nut, cardamom,
clove, betel leaves should be chewed
 It increase taste perception and provide protection
against oral disease
Footwear
 Footwear protects against heat, thorns, insects and
germs and provide comfort to the feet
 It protects the skin healthy and aid maitaing motion
 Footwear should be selected according to season
Nail and Hair care
 Trimming the hair and nail should be regular habit
 Nail is accumulated with dirts and germs
 It nesure hygiene beauty and freshness
Kohl application
 Eyes should be nourished with kohl or eye drops
 It makes the eyes watering cleaning process
Diet
 Diet is crucial for mainting health
 It should be taken in adequate quantity at appropiate
time
 Light, easily digestable food according to season
should be used
Ratricharya
• Pattern of behaviour and food
habits at night
• 12hr of day light plus 12 hrs of
darkness together referred to one
day
• Sleep is the described first for
primary activity
Sleep
 To maintain good health and spirits sound adequate
sleep is necessary
 Both the sense and motor organs are drained
 Only breathing, blood circulation etc are continue
during sleep
 Night time is most conductive for sleep
 Silence, darkness, low temperature during night
induce sleep
 Physical fatigue caused by hardwork, mental peace
and enjoy sound sleep
 Who cannot sleep suffer from several mental and
physical disorders
Day time sleep
• Sleeping during the day is harmful for health as it
increase kapha and pitta
• Problem like jaundice, headache, heaviness, body
ache, weakening of digestion, swelling, loss of
appetite, nauseous feeling, migraine, boils, itching,
languour, cough, blockage of weakness, sensory and
motor organs
Exceptions
• Due to loss of water and shorter nights, sleeping during the
day during summers is not harmful
• But after rigourous music practice, studying, walking,
consumption of alcohol, suffering from weakness, fatigue,
thirst, diarrhoea, stool, asthma, hiccups, weak constitution
during childhood and old age
Lack of sleep, being drained to anger, fear or sorrow,
Eating Dinner
 Digestion of food and sleep are inextricably linked
 Two hour gap between dinner and sleep is a must
 Only light and easily digestable food should be eaten
 Walking after dinner is recommended as it improves
digestion and aid sleep
Avoid curd at Night
 Curd has a tendency to block body channels
 Eating curd at night should be avoided as one has to
sleep after dinner
 The digestion process continue at a very slow pace
during sleep. The chances of srotas (body channels)
getting blocked increase
 Patient of asthma, cough, cold and arthritis must not
eat cud even during the day
Studying at Night
 Adequate light while studying is a must to ensure
healthy eyesight
 It is remembered sunlight is far better than artificial
light
 Studying at night should be kept to the minimum
 Writing is stressful on the eyes, hence it is avoided as
night
Sexual Activity
• Ayurveda place certain limits on sexual activity
• It is avoided during: During Menstruation or when suffering
from infection or disease
• In case of lack of friendly, lack of sexual desire, attraction to
another, married women, women belonging to another caste
• At secred place, public areas, crossroads, gardens, graveyards,
slaughter houses, water hospital, temples, residence of
brahmans, teacher
• Without eating or overeating
 While fasting, doing physical labour or experiencing
fatigue and urge to urinate
 Inapropiate place or lack of privacy
 Sexual intercourse with other than sexual organs is
prohibited
 A glass of milk with sugar should be taken before and
after intercourse
 Full moon nights, nights of new moon.
Suppression of Natural urges
 Natural urges is not to be supressed
 Timely satisfaction of these urges is paramount to
good health postponing or ignoring them can lead to
various kids of ailments
• Urination: Pain in bladder and genital organs,
dysuria, headache, distension in the abdomen,

• Defaecation: Colic pain, severe headache,

constipation, cramps, distension in lower abdomen,

• Sexual gratification: Pain in genital organs, testicles,

cardiac pain
• Flatus: prevent elimination of stool and urine and lead gas
formation, distension of abdomen
• Vomiting: Itching, uritcaria, anorexia, oedema, nausea,
anaemia,
• Sneezing: headache, paralysis, hemicrania, weakness of
sense,
• Eructation: Hiccups, breathlessness, tremors, malfunction
of heart and lungs
• Yawning : Cunvulsion, numbness and tremors in the
organs
• Hunger: Emaciation, weakness, anorexia, giddiness, change
in complexion
• Thirst : Dryness of throat, and mouth, deafness, cardiac
pain, dizziness
• Weeping: rhinitis, eye disease, heart disease, anorexia,
giddiness,
• Sleep: Yawning, exhaustion, headache, fatigue, heaviness
and giddiness
Ritucharya
• Ritu means Season and Charya means discipline or following.
• Seasons and environment affect our health as much as food
• Doshas changes according to Season
• Ayurveda recommend diet and lifestyle pattern through out the
year
• Season are based according to the movement of sun
• A. Uttarayan : Sun moves toward north.. Sunrays and wind are
very hot and dry absorb moisture rapid
 Dakshinayan: Sun moves towards the south
Sunrays and wind are neither hot nor dry. Due to
environment, food and medicinal preparation acquire
smoothness increase physical strength in both animals
and human beings
 Shishir: Mid jan-march Early Winter
 Vasanta : Mid march-May (Spring)
 Grishma : Mid may-July (Summer)
 Varsha : Mid July-Sept(Rainy)
 Sharad : Mid Sept-Nov (Autumn)
 Hemant : Mid Nov-Jan (Winter)
Hemanta (WINTER) In this season the digestive activity becomes more
powerful. Vayu is accentuated and needs to be satisfied by a heavy diet.
Diet Lifestyle
Intake of sweet, sour and salty taste Massage with oil followed by steam bath.
foods helps reducing the vaata. Udvartana with fine paste /powder of
Wheat/gram flour products, milk kumkum (kesar).
products, sugarcane products and Exercise (vyaayaama).
corn/edible oils can be taken as a part of Clothing should be of leather, silk and
food. wool.
Carrots, tomatoes, figs, dates, cane Exposure to sunlight and fire to keep
sugar, nuts can be taken. yourself warm.
Warm water should be taken as it aids
digestion and also increases life span.
Bitter, astringent and pungent food must
be avoided
Under feeding / reducing quantities
should be avoided
Sisira (LATE WINTER)
 Ritucharya )T’S A (EAD)NG AGA)N
 In Sisira ritu or late winter, the diet and regimen of
Hemanta ritu is to be followed
Vasanta (SPRING) Ritucharya
In this season, increased kapha is liquified by the heat of sun and comes out of its receptacle and spreads all over
the body. This causes diminished agni (digestive activity) causing diseases of kapha origin like cold, cough,
heaviness and fluid accumulation in the joints, increased phlegm in the lungs,etc.

Diet Lifestyle
Easily digestible food. Physical exercise.
Barley, honey, roasted meat, mango Dry massage.
juice can be taken as food. Nasal medication can be done after
Avoid foods that are hard to digest, massage and bath with karpura /
cold, sour, sweet and fatty. Such food chandan/kumkum.
increase kapha and hence genesis of Avoid sleep during day
disease. Cut down your smoking habit.
Greeshma (SUMMER)
Ritucharya
Grishma ritu is the season of dehydration, exhaustion,
lack of energy and lethargy. During summer, there
occurs decrease of kapha due to the heat of the sun
and dryness in the air. Hence the kapha which
increased in Vasant is pacified in Greeshma. At the
same time, there occurs mild increase of Vaata dosha
due to the dryness of the atmosphere.
Diet
Sweet, light, fatty and liquid food can
be taken.
Wine should not be taken as it can
cause burning sensation and even
debility.
Boiled rice , meat, cornflour, curd
(yoghurt) can be taken in food.
Drink cold water from mud pot.
Fresh juices and juicy fruits, salads,
buttermilk can be taken in abundance.
Lifestyle
Anoint body with chandan paste and
take bath with cold water.
Stay in cool places.
Wear loose and light cotton dresses to
keep the body temperature cool.
Sleep during day is permitted as nights
are short.
Too much exertion and sunshine should
be avoided.
Varsha (RAIN) Ritucharya
The agni (digestive activity) weakens further and gets vitiated by Vaata. Lack of sunshine and cloudy
atmosphere are uncongenial to health. Hence all methods to mitigate doshas and measures to
enhance digestive activity should be adopted.

Diet Lifestyle
Easily digestible food to be taken. Perfumes can be used.
Pulses, meat juice, soups, old grains and Avoid sleep in the day.
mastu (thin water of yoghurt ) can be Avoid exertion and too much exposure
taken in food. to sunlight.
Ginger, black pepper and lemon juice Avoid bathing in rivers
may be taken to reinforce appetite. Wear a bit warmer clothes due to cold
Leafy vegetables should be taken winds.
sparingly.
Foods should be hot and light with
ghee, curd and honey.
River water is to be avoided for
drinking.
Sharad (Autumn) Ritucharya
The dry and hot atmosphere aggravates pitta. Sudden exposure to
sunlight after the rains and cool atmosphere increases pitta.

Diet Lifestyle
Ghee processed with bitter herbs can be Udvartan with chandan.
taken. Bath with warm water.
Bitter, astringent and sweet taste can be Pearls give soothing effect from
included in food. aggravated pitta.
Take easily digestible food like rice, Avoid breeze, liquor and sleep during
green gram, aamla, honey and sugar. day
Avoid heavy food, curd, oil, strong
liquors.
Ritu Sandhi and its significance
• Sandhi means conjunction. Here Ritu Sandhi is the period
of the last 7 days of the present ritu and the first 7 days of
the subsequent ritu. For instance, it is Vasanta ritu during
Vaishakha month, after which it will be Greeshma ritu
during Jyeshta month. So Ritu Sandhi will be the last 7
days of Vaishaaka and the first 7 days of Jyeshta.
• During Ritu sandhi the diet and regimen that is being
followed should be stopped gradually and that of the
subsequent ritu be followed.