Dinacharya

March 23rd, 2007 | admin

Dinacharya (dina charya, daily routine) is the activities that you do in a day, beginning with waking up in the morning to going to sleep at night.

There are set rules about the time to perform various tasks. Waking up and taking bath before sunrise is considered to be the most healthy beginning of the day.

Ayurveda prescribes a healthy dinacharya even for periods of complete health. Observing the dinacharyas including waking up before sunrise, taking exercises, doing meditation, eating healthy food at right times, doing physical jobs, and going to sleep before it is too late into the night are all healthy dinacharya routines.

Waking Up
The ideal time to wake up is before 5am. The two hours before dawn is considered to be the freshest time of the day. However children, aged people, nursing mother, and persons with diseases are not to follow this rule.

Breakfast
Take a nutrition rich light breakfast at least before 7am.

Work time
Work time is until noon. You can use this time to study, work or traveling.

Lunch
Take lunch before 12.30. this is the main meal of the day. Moderate carbs and highly nutritious food are to be taken.

Bedtime
Bedtime according to Ayurvedic dinacharya is around 10pm. It will ensure that you get enough sleep before you get up early in the morning. It is also the time for physical union.

Everyone has a dinacharya – it can be natural or unnatural, healthy or unhealthy. The dinacharyas also can change with ritucharya. That is your dinacharya can change with different seasons (ritus). That is your body needs more rest during rainy and summer season than it would require at spring or winter.

Dinacharya and Rithucharya are designed in Ayurveda to keep the three doshas or Tridoshas in balance and thereby to preserve the balance and health of mind, body and soul.

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