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Balanced and Healthy daily routine or DI !"H!#$!

In all o% creation there are no better and more power%ul medicines& tools& techni'ues& methods etc. than to tune in with the rhythm and laws o% Di(ine and !lmi)hty ature. That was boldly admitted by all holistic health Doctors and Practitioners. To the extent that we tune our bodies, mind and spirit to natures master cycle, to that extent we can have optimally Wealthy, Healthy, Happy and Successful life. The Balanced and Healthy li%estyle daily routine recommends ood hy iene, moderate exercise, healthy diet, efficient elimination of wastes and a positive mental outloo!. This is the best and most sustainable and success%ul method %or *tress mana)ement and +*uccess%ul Balanced and Healthy li%estyle pro)ram+. The word for Daily routine in the Sans!rit is Dinacharya, "Din means day and "charya means to follow or close to. #n every sin le day in nature there are two cycles of chan e$ from %am to %pm and from %pm to %am. Within each cycle there are & hour periods that are dominated by air 'Sans!rit$ vata,(, fire 'Sans!rit$ pitta( or earth 'Sans!rit$ !apha( ener ies. We also have vata, pitta and !apha ener ies within our bodies in various stren ths and combinations, so it is ood and a ranted success if we can tune in to the Divine nature cycle with our own life activities and prevent activities that a ravate the cycle of vata, pitta, !apha. )irst *ycle$ %am to +,am - .apha, +,am to /pm - Pitta, /pm to %pm - 0ata Second *ycle$ %pm to +,pm - .apha, +,pm to /am - Pitta, /am to %am - 0ata Therefore Dinacharya is basically an ideal daily schedule for us to follow, which analy1es the master cycles of nature and su ests optimal times for carryin out our daily routine. 2t is very helpful to follow 3yurveda daily routine or Dincharya in order to attain a healthy, happy and pleasant lifestyle. 3yurvedic Dincharya is one of the best thin s with which we can maintain our health at its best and stay balanced, prevent disease and remove almost any disease. 3ccordin to 3yurvedic Doctors and Sa es, Dinacharya is a stron er curative force than any other curative medicine. Ta!in the above into account, to the extent that our daily routine comes closer to below written recommendations, to that extent we can expect healthy and successful life, better outloo!, power, wealth and economic development, fame, beauty and sense en4oyment, !nowled e, renunciation and noble duties. 3fter printin out, in the special place 5666667 before each of the points, we can tic! and write down which daily routine we will voluntary try to follow and to what extent. )or example before point 58et up early9 from :am till ;am,7 2 can write down my present desirable level &$&;am.

Healthy daily routine or Dinacharya commentaries and notes

Be%ore bed and i)ht sleep time 66666 #ur Health and Supreme Success in life starts at the moment when we calm down from daytime activities, conclude the day and have a ood, healthy and sound sleep - re eneration and re4uvenation for a new day. 66666 Sundown is the time for spiritual activities li!e prayers, meditation, spiritual readin etc. 2t is a special time of balance between ni ht and day and it is a ood time of the day for reflection between +, and +,, min daily. 66666 <efore oin to bed sit on the floor or bed for a few minutes, ta!e several deep and slow in and out

breaths, or do pranayama in that mode, calm down the body, mind and soul. 66666 3fter breathin for a few minutes open your diary and tic! off the wor! that you have completed, anythin that has been left out or not completed add to another day and with ratitude say than!s to Supreme for this day. This will help to clear our mind and allow us to have a more peaceful and restful sleep. 66666 <edtime before +,pm is ideal. 2n some special cases, when we are lac!in sound sleep, it is recommended to o to sleep before =pm. 66666 Sound sleep is recommended for mature, healthy people to last between %>? hours, dependin on season, wor! specifications, tiredness, health, individual constitution etc. ,ornin) 66666 We will have more healthy sleep and mornin , if we can et up peacefully by our inner>heart cloc! without external alarm>cloc! and other help. 66666 8et up early9 from :am till ;am, at least / hours before sunrise is recommended, if we cant mana e that, then we can try at least :, minutes before. This is the time that vata is dominant, and it is the most fresh and pure time of the day, and it helps us to tune the body, mind and soul to nature. 66666 Dont 4ump out of your bed as soon as you wa!e up. Ta!e a moment or two to mentally identify your position on the bed, the room and the thou hts runnin throu h your mind. Touch and feel your body for a while and ta!e two or three deep breaths before slowly ettin up. 66666 @inse the mouth, teeth, face, hands, feet, and then drin! plenty of water in room temperature. Hot or cold water can stop our bowels and elimination and cause constipation. 2t is helpful to clean our bowels and eliminate the accumulated wastes before sunrise. 66666 The last portion of the ni ht is bein ruled by vata, which is involved in the process of elimination. <efore dawn is the best time to eliminate the bodys physical waste. 66666 2t is very unhealthy to suppress the +: natural physical ur es. 2f we suppress the natural physical ur es as elimination, hun er, thirst, sleep, snee1in , yawnin , vomitin , flatus and e4aculation, it leads to discomfort and in due course of time to indi estion, constipation, loss of sleep etc. and many other various diseases. 66666 *lean your teeth and scrape your ton ue. 3yurveda considers a coatin on our ton ue an indication to toxins in the colon. 66666 Daily self massa e with oil 'coconut oil has coolin , sesame oil - neutral, mustard oil - heatin effect on the body( from up to down of our body$ our scalp, forehead, temples, hands and feet on avera e for ; +, minutes. The oil massa e ma!es the s!in supple, balance vata by reducin its cold, dry, li ht, rou h and erratic Aualities, enhances blood circulation, encoura es Auic!er removal of metabolic wastes and relaxes the body. <ody massa e is one of the best ways to prevent a in and develop immune system and flexibility in the body and mind. 66666 <athe in comfortably warm water and purify your bodys +, sense or ans. *old water bath sha!es the body and increases stress level in the body, mind and spirit, warm 'not too hot, not too cold( water bath positively ener i1es, comfortably hot water bath relaxes and ma!es us slu ish. 66666 Put two or three drops of 8hee or sesame oil in each nostril 'nose( and then fran!ly massa e with fin er each nostril to purify the sinuses and the sense of smell. 66666 2t is always recommended to wear neat, clean and fresh clothes, at least underwear. 66666 Do some brief yo a asanas, pranayama, exercise, aerobics, wal!in , swimmin , stretchin , breathin exercise etc. li!e Surya Bamas!ar. @e ular daily exercises increase the bodys stamina and resistance to diseases by facilitatin the immune system, clearin all channels, promotin circulation and elimination processes and destroyin unhealthy fat. The early mornin exercise removes sta nation in the body and mind, stren thens the di estive fire and ives an overall feelin of li htness and 4oy as it fills the body with ood prana. Cxercise should be done moderately, as too heavy, too a ressive and too much exercise a ravates vata resultin in imbalance. Doctors recommend :, - &, minutes exercise daily for Health Daintenance. 2t can be done in one run or divided +,>:, min mornin , +,>:, min evenin . 2t can be done before, after orEand in middle of spiritual activities. 66666 Time for Spiritual, Transcendental and @eli ious practices li!e meditations, prayers, chantin of Holy names, Deity Worship, readin of spiritual scriptures etc. up to +>: hours, but at least for +; minutes. These activities are ideal for disciplinin the body and mind and removin stress and strain. These activities help in satisfyin the minds hun er, control desire and are the !ey to lon evity and immortality. Daily

transcendental activities help in maintainin health of the body, mind and soul. 2t increases the eneral awareness, provides clarity to the thou hts. Brea-%ast 66666 Drin! +>/ lasses of warm water around one hour before and one hour after each meal. This will help to et freshness and new ener y, help the di estion and metabolic processes and stimulate our bowels to move. 66666 Directly before and after every meal rinse your hands, face, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, teeth, ar le throat and rinse your feet. 2f it is possible, rinse your le s up to the !nees, and your arms up to the elbows. 66666 Cat brea!fast consistin of a diet balanced accordin to your personal reAuirements. 66666 Da!e it a habit to pass urine after each meal. This will help you to have a more peaceful and productive time after your meals. 66666 Please do not start your wor! or business activities, event plannin , etc. before brea!fast. 3fter brea!fast health peacefully calms down. 66666 Then it is helpful at least for ; minutes to plan our day in our diary, prioriti1e our wor! load etc. . .mployment 66666 Since wor! consumes at least one>third part of our lives and success or failure in our profession affects self>confidence, self>worth, it is important that the nature of our wor! match well with our natural nature or pra!riti. oon or midday 66666 <est time to eat lunch is between +/ noon and +pm as this is the pea! Pitta period and Pitta is responsible for di estion. 3yurveda recommends that lunch should be the lar est meal of the day. Try to eat fresh food and ma!e an effort to eat consciously, concentrate on how the food tastes and on fully chewin your food up to :, times. 66666 3fter the meal it is healthy to ta!e a short wal! to aid di estion for ;>+, min or at least +,, steps. .(enin) 66666 %pm - 2f we do physical type of wor!, it is a healthy recommendation to spend at least /, minutes doin relaxin yo a or meditation. 2f our wor! is not physical then at least /, minutes physical yo a, exercise etc. would be beneficial. 66666 Cvenin meal is recommended to be li hter than lunch and be ta!en before sunset, the latest before Fpm orEand at least three hours before bedtime, as it ives the body ample time to di est the food. Sleepin 4ust after the dinner with a heavy stomach is not conducive to our health, di estion process, sound sleep etc. and increase unnecessary sensual and sexual desires. 66666 Dany have the habit to ta!e only hot mil! for dinner or to have no dinner at all, especially the transcendental practitioners, as the dinner is sometimes interferin with our spiritual practice, meditation etc. 66666 3fter the meal it is healthy to ta!e a short wal! to aid di estion for ;>+, min or at least +,, steps. 66666 Sundown is the time for spiritual activities, li!e prayers, meditation, spiritual readin etc. 2t is a special time of balance between ni ht and day and is a ood time of the day for reflection between +, and +,, min daily. i)ht sleep 66666 Ta!in a lass of comfortably hot mil! 'but not so hot as to burn our ton ue( with cardamom, blac! pepper or in er +,>+; minutes before sleep improves and deepens sound sleep. 2n poor health conditions it can be diluted with water up to +,G mil! and =,G water. 66666 <efore oin to bed or 4ust before sleep it is healthy to wash the hands, feet and face, as it improves and deepens sound sleep. 66666 <efore oin to bed sit on the floor or bed for a few minutes, ta!e several deep and slow in and out breaths, or pranayama in that mode, calm down the body, mind and soul. 66666 3fter breathin for a few minutes open your diary and tic! off the wor! which you have completed, anythin that has been left out or not completed add to another day and with ratitude say than!s to the

Supreme for this day. This will help to clear our mind and allow us a more peaceful and restful sleep. 66666 2t is ood to massa e the soles of the feet with oil before oin to bed, particularly if we have$ no sound sleep, disturbed sleep, dreams etc. This will calm the system, ive mental relaxation and promote well>bein . 66666 <efore sleep it is ood to than! the Supreme for ivin and providin everythin we have in our life. 2t is also a ood practice to stay mentally happy and healthy. 66666 To fall in sound sleep before ?pm is ideal, =pm is ood, +,pm is ood enou h, if we are stron and our health is still Auite ood. 2n some special cases, when we are lac!in sound sleep, it is recommended to o to sleep even before % or Fpm. 5Carly to bed, early to rise, ma!es one healthy, wealthy and wise,7 an Cn lish proverb recommends us. 66666 Bi ht is the natural time to sleep, and mid>day naps are not recommended to be more than +; minutes lon , except for the very youn , very old, very wea! and intoxicated, diseased, exhausted or traumati1ed people. 66666 Sleepin on the ri ht side is the most relaxin and ood for yo a. #n the left, it is most conducive to di estion and increases body temperature, interest in food, sleep and sense ratification. Sleepin on the bac! indirectly and on the stomach directly encoura es disease. Sleepin with crown of the head facin east or north and feet into the west or south promotes the best relaxation, re4uvenation, meditative and healthy sleep. 66666 Sound sleep is recommended for mature, healthy people to last between %>? hours, dependin on season, wor! specifications, tiredness, health, individual constitution etc. /his Daily #outine is one o% the most in%luential in our o%%ered +*uccess%ul Balanced and Healthy li%estyle pro)ram+. The material in this article is based on 3yurvedic Dr. Hiladhar 8upta lecture cycle 5Self Healin class7 IHisten orEand downloadJ and His website$ http$EEwww.ayurvedaasitis.com. 2t is also based on 3yurveda professionals Dr. 0asant Had, Dr. Sunil 0.Koshin, Dr. Banasaheb Demane recommendations and other resources. Lour ever well>wisher with love and encoura ement <08 Kana!a das +, Kuly /,+:, http$EEbhls.wordpress.com