MuscularAyurveda

Grishm Ritu or Summer season

Ayurveda divides the year in to six seasons based on the revolution of earth. Three seasons are observed during the period when the sunrise seems to have shifted towards north or “Uttrayan” which are “Shishir”, “Basant” and “Grishm”. These three seasons combined are also called as “Aadaan Kaal” and the other half when the sunrise seems to have shifted towards south is called “Visarg Kaal”. “Visarg Kaal” consists of “Varsha”, “Sharad” and “Hemant”. Entire “Aadaan Kaal” experiences dry air whereas “Visarg  Kaal” experiences moist air.

It’s said that humans are relatively weaker during “Grishm”/ summers and “Varsha”/ rainy seasons.

During “Grishm Ritu” (Mid May - Mid July) or summer season hot rays of the sun dries up the fluid from earth. So the “Kapha” from human body is also lost which results in increased “Vaat” dosha.

Food preferences:

 1) Cool and sweet drinks.

 2) Unctuous and easily digestible food stuff should be consumed. Unctuous is heavy to digest but if taken in small quantity is still light.

 3) “Sattu” or roasted gram flour mixed with sugar.

 4) Meat of dry forest animal and birds.

 5) Rice with milk or clarified butter (Ghee). Or rice with soup of dry land animals meat. Again the meat soup should not be thick.

6) Panchsaar is a drink prepared with honey, dates, raisin (munnaka), grewia asiatica (Phalsa), sugar candy and water. The entire ingredient are crushed and mixed in water.

7) Buffalo’s milk mixed with sugar candy is allowed in summers. Night is the best time for milk. Milk can be exposed to moonlight.

Donts:

1)   No liquors and if you must have to, then mix more water than usual. Too much of alcohol can cause swollen body.

2)   Salty, sour, bitter and foods hot in potency; should be avoided else it will aggravate “Vata”.

3)   No exercise or half of your strength exercise.

4)   Least exposure to sunlight.

Lifestyle tips:

1)   Sleep in cool places during day time.

2)   Night sleep should be enjoyed in open terrace under the moonlight. One can apply sandal paste on body during sleep.

3)   Mating should also be reduced to once in fortnight.

Note: “Vata”, “Pitta” and “Kapha” are three doshas of body mentioned in ayurveda which in balanced state keeps the person healthy.

“Vata” is gas or air in your body. If aggravated, it causes joints pain and gas trouble.

“Pitta” is acid and heat in the body. If aggravated, it  causes burning sensation, thirst, over hunger etc.

“Kapha” is cough or lubrication which lubricates the body.

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