According to ayurveda, the seasons can affect us greatly and in many different ways. The saying “as is the macrocosm, so is the microcosm” captures an important principle: that the environment in which we reside, affects both our body and mind.
With the weather hot and humid throughout the summer, our body’s core temperature is higher and we perspire; these are pitta qualities according to ayurveda. Autumn weather, however, brings with it dry air and cooler nights, while daylight hours start to grow shorter.
When the air is cool and dry in the vata season (October through to February), we experience more of those qualities inside of us. Evenings bring with them a gentle chill and we may feel the need to pull a blanket on and stay in and watch a movie, or sit by the fire.
After all those exciting summer months, filled with late nights, iced coffees, barbecues (and chilled wine!), we may notice the onset of some undesired symptoms, such as indigestion, or a stiff neck, back or hips.
Seasonal junction
According to ayurveda, a ‘Seasonal Junction’ (in Sanskrit: Ritu Sandhi) takes place during the 16-day transition period between one season and the next (i.e. eight days of the season that is ending and eight days of the season which is commencing).
During Ritu Sandhi, it is important to follow a special transitional diet and lifestyle routine, as we move from one season to the next. It is clear that too much external heat causes our internal heat to rise. According to ayurveda, this results in higher acidity in our body – signs of this may include heartburn, loose bowel movements, redness of the skin, eyes or tongue and even high emotions.
If we have the heating on full-blast indoors for a long time, it raises our own heat and dries the body, and we become thirsty and want to grab a cold water to cool down. This helps to balance pitta, but increases vata dosha in the body. We may feel the sudden onset of clicking in the joints, dryness of the skin, scalp or brittle hair and nails. We might notice more hair loss or an itchy scalp. These are all pitta and vata excessive signs in the body.
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