Autumn season = VATA
Vata is defined by the qualities of: cold, light, dry.
By being now in the autumn season, therefore Vata, this dosha can more easily get out of balance in everyone.
So in order to maintain a balanced Vata:
• dress warmly
• consume hot food and drink
• eat a cooked diet (avoid raw), creamy, heavy, soothing and pacifying
• consume root vegetables, whole grains, raw oils, oilseeds (pre-soaked), organic and raw cow yogurt, cooked seasonal fruits
• adopt the following spices in your diet: cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, cumin seed, cloves, fresh ginger, rock salt
• adopt a regular rhythm of life: get up, go to bed and eat at regular times
• practice Ayurvedic self-massage with heated sesame oil every morning
• avoid raw foods, legumes, cold or reheated foods, dry, crunchy or hard foods, dried fruits.
• Recommended yoga postures: fetal posture, tree posture
• Pranayama: nadhi sodhana
• Meditation: fix the flame of a candle
If you are prone to the following symptoms, it is likely that your vata is out of balance:
• Physical level: constipation, bloating, spasms, gas, lower back pain, sleeping problems, dry skin, dizziness, tachychardia, tremors
• Metabolic plan: forgetting to eat, weak appetite, difficult digestion with legumes and raw vegetables
• Psychic level: agitation, anxiety, anxiety, mood swings