March intentions: Ayurveda digestion tips for spring cleaning
March intentions: Ayurveda digestion tips for spring cleaning
flower buds on branches, new shoots break through the floor: small characters from nature in spring - and in the garden season - are almost there. Whether you are a green thumb or not, nature is still our best teacher. Like our external environment, also shifts our inner landscape from the season; Our body needs more warmth and food to keep your balance outside the cold of winter and in the hot summer months we need various foods and daily routines that are cool and are better suited for longer, sunnier days. Our digestion shifts easily over the course of the year. For this reason, certain herbs, spices and diets seem to work best in different seasons. If you have ever tried to eat ice-cold acai shells or heavy, earthy festivals in the middle of a heat wave in the late winter, you will understand that our agni requires as much seasonal nutrition and lifestyle as the rest of our body. Holistic health systems understand that our body is a microcosm of the macrocosm - 'as above, so below'.
Agni is the Sanskrit term that is used to describe this 'digestive fire' as well as other aspects such as the fire deity and the fire element. Systems such as ayurveda consider our digestive capacity as a decisive factor for general health. If we digest well, we feel good. A balanced state of digestive in which we can constantly absorb, absorb and eliminate all the necessary nutrients is known as sama agni a digestive fire that burns too quickly through food (which often leads to acidic reflux and heartburn) is known as tikshna Agni. If we arrive at the interface between late winter and early spring, our digestive system can tend to do so Manda agni, which relates to slow and sluggish digestion. If we have fed ourselves all winter with many hearty meals, sweet food, protein and fats and spend more time inside or roll together on the sofa (as is always a good idea in the cold and dark season!) Then spring comes, it is likely that we really need the need for resolution, detoxification or "spring cleaning". Imagine you shake your heavy winter coat physically and metaphorically and are ready to slip into a fresh, new season. Use your March intentions to prepare the body for spring-if it is recommended to us consume a lighter diet , with warming and stimulating foods, herbs to strengthen the lymphatic system and a lot of dynamic movement, to shift the continued severity, it is time to draw our attention to our agni. Read five ways to start Strengthening your digestive fire while we take steps to prepare for spring with our intentions for March.
The mantra of this month:
" I digest all thoughts, experiences and food with ease."
become sharp
Spices can help to stimulate the digestive tract and clean the intestine. spicy and stimulating spices such as cayenne pepper, mustard, black pepper and ginger can help to break up stagnating energy or mucus in the body and to remove excess AMA (an Ayurvedic reference to a kind of cold, sticky Substance that resembles an accumulation of toxins in the body). Remember how you may have to take a handkerchief after a bite of extra sharp soup or curry - this is exactly what happens in your body when these sharp spices are consumed. Even if it does not sound appealing after a long winter or too many difficult meals, this is exactly what the body needs. Sprinkle these spices on your meals or make a agni tea by adding 2 tablespoons of grated ginger, a pinch of cayenne pepper, a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of honey to 2 cups. Simmer for 20 minutes, then strain into a thermos and drink all day. However, if you are already a fiery pitta-dominant type (susceptible to irritability, anger or inflammation), you limit how much you drink, or avoid it completely because your digestive fire is probably already burning.
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yoga positions that help massage the intestine can also help you alleviate digestion. In spring it is time to adapt your yoga practice to what your body and mind long for. Especially if you feel bloated or have to do with water retention and PMS, a yoga practice with a lot of twisting can cause miracles. The morning practice supports the natural tendency of the body to eliminate waste at this time, and enables you to gently detoxify and rejuvenate your mind and body before jumping into your to-do list. With its March intentions, choose a dynamic vinyasa flow practice with Parsva Bakasana (side crow) or parivritta ardha chandrasana (sheltered half-moon posture) to challenge or underpinning and underpinned asanas to turn any heavy or lethargia metaphor to express.
increase your blood circulation
The body can be freed from toxins by gentle movement. If we leave the winter, it is time to set the circulatory system of blood and lymph a little more to discover remaining toxins and prevent swelling and water retention when the heavier and moist spring days arrive. With our March intentions, you can naturally increase your blood circulation by practicing simple movements on your heels (in the truest sense of the word on your heels up and down) while you are waiting for the kettle to cook in the morning or by starting a back bumper routine. Use a dry body brush to stimulate the lymphatic system and remove dead skin cells, change your blood circulation when showering. Take a brisk morning walk and enjoy pomegranate, beetroot, berries and leafy vegetables to ensure healthy blood circulation all day. If your work includes long hours of seating, make it part of your March intentions, movement snack breaks, including short dance outbursts, squats or simple routes per hour or something.
breathe to strengthen your agni
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The stimulation of your digestive system can also be supported by digestive techniques. Kappalabhati The breath (translated as a "shining skull" for its ability to stimulate the brain immensely) can be practiced in the morning and before meals in late winter and spring to increase the digestive fire and to eliminate feelings of inertia. To practice, take a strong breath through your nose as if you are trying to just blow a candle out of your nostrils with the air. When exhaling, feel how your stomach pulls up and down and pulls the abdominal muscles together. Inhalation is passive during this exercise. Stop after 10 laps to breathe slowly and deeply before repeating it twice. This exercise is not suitable for pregnant or menstruating people due to the strong power exerted on the stomach. So make sure that you can take part in this exercise before you start.
Consider a seasonal cleaning
digestive cleaning also do the trick to free the body of toxins. The intersection between a season and the next is the perfect time to take a gentle seasonal cleaning into account. With their intentions for March, they try to leave out sugar, refined food, caffeine and alcohol for a few days and instead choose an Ayurvedic dish that is full of nutrients but makes the digestive system very easy. This dish from Mungdal and gentle saturate ingredients gives the digestive tract system a well -deserved break, which enables the body to concentrate on the repair and revitalization of cells. A mono diet from Kitchhari can be taken for a day or a whole week depending on your personal preferences. Try (link removed) , perhaps with seasonal greens and herbs from your local market. Perhaps you see this day or this week as a way to get yourself going again, with digital detoxification and a lot of time in nature. Whatever you do to strengthen your Agni and prepare for spring, enjoy the process and listen to your body.
From the pen of yogamatt