Morning Practices

DINACHARYA – SIMPLE AYURVEDIC DAILY RITUAL

• Wake and sit straight up
• Connect with the Divine (prayer, gratitude practice, mantra)
• Sipping Hot water with lemon (and fresh ginger if constipated)
• Evacuate
• Tongue scraping
• Normal hygiene (toothbrushing, washing face)
• Copper water drinking
• Oil Pulling – Gundusha
• Neti / nasya (daily for kapha congestion / weekly for maintenance)
• Eye wash (daily for eye irritation / weekly for maintenance)
• Ear oil (daily for ear issues / weekly for maintenance)
• Yoga
• Pranayama
• Meditation
• Garshana – Dry Skin brushing
• Abhyanga (ayurvedic oil massage) & shiro (scalp massage)
• Steam bath or shower
• Eating at proper times according to Charaka Samhita guidelines
• Evening – Mineral salt soaking