What's Your Dosha? Ayurveda Can Cure What Ails You

October 7, 2010 • 1:30 pm PDT
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Follow the day's natural cycles.

We’ve talked about how Ayurveda can relate to sleep: The tradition says that the hours of the day are divided into dosha cycles, making different activities ideal at different times. A few examples: Falling asleep is easier during watery and relaxed Kapha time before 10pm, rather than fiery Pitta time between 10pm and 2am, when the mind becomes active. (If you are asleep, this cycle is said to be ideal for vivid dreaming. Fun!) Ayurveda also recommends that the biggest meal of the day be lunch, during another Pitta cycle, when digestion is at its strongest. Dinner, which is during Kapha time, should be light. That's when our body is at its most sluggish.

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