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Fall is the time of year to slow down and fall back! The days are getting shorter, animals are preparing to migrate or hibernate, and trees are shedding leaves. It’s a depleting season; cool, dry, light, windy and rough, and an ideal time to go inwards.
In Ayurveda, as always, we take our cues from nature.
Ritucharya (the seasonal regimen) is an important concept in Ayurveda, where we alter our lifestyle and diet based on the seasons. Each season brings its own quality that impacts us. It is, after all, natural for us to respond to seasons: for instance, in winter we wear warm clothes, and in the summer we eat cooling foods!
Fall is a Vata season: it’s getting colder, and the qualities of dryness, constriction, and roughness increase in nature and in our system. The efficacy of our immune system reduces, and a detox strengthens us so we can combat colds, allergies, digestive disturbances, and weight gain, all effects characteristic of winter (a Kapha season).