11/03/2022
🍁After the chilly winter it’s that time of the year again – Yes, Spring season. As the spring season sets in, the earth looks lovely and charming. The period from Mid March to Mid May is considered as Vasant Ritu. Vasant ritu is known as nature’s youth and the king of all seasons. It is the season of new birth, rejuvenation, and new beginnings because trees and plants bloom with flowers and green leaves which makes Earth beautiful and charming. But have we ever wondered what happens to our body in this season??
🍁During Spring the Climate gets warmer so Kapha which accumulated in the Shishir ritu liquifies in this ritu by hot sun rays. It leads to reduce digestive power and increases various diseases like cough, cold, sinusitis, indigestion or digestive system disorders, and other allergic conditions. So that the strength is weak in this ritu. Also, As the trees start to bloom and the pollen is released into the atmosphere, allergy sufferers begin their annual ritual of sniffling and sneezing.
🍁There is a concept of Ritucharya in Ayurveda , “Ritu” meaning Seasons and “Charya” meaning to follow a routine. Hence Ritucharya is the Seasonal Routine, by following the Seasonal lifestyle & diet people can stay away from seasonal diseases and can have a healthy life .
Therefore, certain Lifestyle modifications which could prevent people from getting the Recurrent Allergies to enjoy beauty of nature in Vasant ritu by the following diet, lifestyle, exercise mentioned in Ayurveda-
1. Exercise and Lifestyle modifications:
📌Regular Exercise, Yoga, Pranayam
📌Avoid exposure to direct Air is said to reduce kapha and also reduces the chance of being exposed to pollen and other allergen’s
📌Abhyanga (Oil Massage) and Dry massage should be done regularly.
📌Herbal Bath with herbs like Chandana (Santalum album), Agaru (Aquillaria agallocha), Karpura (Cinnamomum camphora), Keshara (Crocus sativus), etc which have a cooling effect also help in strengthening the body
