SPRING TIME TO RESET

The period when the seasons change is critical for all constitutional types (doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha).

During the winter season there is generally an aggravation of the characteristics of the Kapha dosha: cold, heavy, slow, sometimes even humid. The cold, shorter days, a more sedentary lifestyle, a richer diet can lead to consequences such as the accumulation of mucus, weight gain, slowing of metabolism, laziness, low mood, etc.

LIKE INCREASE LIKE

One of the basic principles of Ayurveda argues that like increases like and the opposite decreases dissimilar. With the arrival of spring, characterized by qualities opposite to those of winter, nature comes to meet us by naturally restoring our balance and as the snow melts in the mountains, so our body begins to “melt”. When during this passage we experience colds, allergies, rhinitis, fatigue, etc., it means that our body is in a state of imbalance. These manifestations occur because our organism is subjected to a natural solicitation to change and prepares itself to eliminate those qualities that are useful in winter but which with the new season are no longer needed and can even prove to be harmful.

Charaka, one of the great masters author of a classic Ayurvedic text, says that all diseases begin in the passage from one season to another.

For this reason, Ayurveda recommends Seasonal Reset in the changes of seasons, especially in spring and autumn, in the transition phases that are located between the last 15 days of the current season and the first 15 days of the following and feed according to the season and their dominant doshas.

These purification treatments help the body to counteract the qualities accumulated in the winter months and get rid of the toxins produced, naturally favoring the transition to the new season.

If we follow the rhythm of nature, we will develop what is called Satmya, the spirit of adaptation, and we will emerge strengthened at all levels.