SPRING
A time for growth and renewal. This is Kapha time in Ayurveda. This is the Liver time or Wood in Chinese Medicine.
Spring is the melting of the winter. It symbolises new growth and renewal. It is time to eat lighter and energise the body, mind and spirit.
Daily practices
Kapha time of the day is between 6-10 am/pm. This is the time to exercise and stimulate the heavy, dense Kapha energy. Exercise that promotes a sweat, increases the heart rate and invites lightness and movement.
Warm soaks in baths with epsom and himalayan salts and essential oils- bergamot, rose, tulsi and ginger.
Nasal applications- or Nasya Karma- the purification of the channels of consciousness. Applying Anu Thailam- a traditional oil preparation with over twenty herbs is applied in the nostrils.