auspicious objects

…when a person is feeling hopeless or depressed, Ayurveda prescribes first putting them in nature and letting them spend time observing the universe, with all its lessons and ultimate balance and awesome, unapologetic power. In addition, interactions are encouraged with small children and loved ones who will not judge them….

~ EveryDay Ayurveda, 2015, Chapter 9, Auspicious Objects

disciplines discovering flow

Explaining disease by incorporating the forces underlying biology, chemistry and physics, scientists have started looking at ‘automatic’ behaviour and what determines it.

Functional connectomics of neurons studies how and why brain cells connect and flow to create brain function. Swarm intelligence looks at mass behaviour of one unit, such as bees, using intelligent flow patterns. Cluster epidemiology looks at how disease spreads between individuals and communities. Cymatics looks at the echo-type effects that sound and vibration have on solids and liquids in predictable patterns. In Ayurveda, all these flows and patterns are called vata.
~ EveryDay Ayurveda, 2015, Chapter 1, Rise and Shine

how much sleep

Modern medicine is also changing its views on the perfect amount of sleep, as emerging science validates new findings and retracts old ones regularly. Several studies, one surveying more than one million adults, and another surveying women only, found that people who live the longest reported sleeping for six to seven hours nightly.
Studies consistently show that sleeping more than eight hours per day has been associated with increased risk of dying…

On the other side, studies suggest a correlation between lower sleep hours and reduced morbidity only when those who wake after less sleep wake naturally, rather than those who use an alarm or are chronically sleep-deprived...
Ayurveda tells us to rest well, then lift ourselves out from the suppressed state of too much sleep and find reasons to live, either family, love, career, or chasing your dreams.

~ EveryDay Ayurveda, 2015, Chapter 40, Getting to Bed on Time

excess toxins

The reality is that in modern, urban life, it is difficult for many people to wake up early. Yet, it is easy for others. Why? Āyurveda tells us that if our bodies are laden with residues and toxins (aama), its natural ability to rise with the sun will be hampered; Just as the sun cannot be seen on a cloudy morning, so we cannot find our fire when we are clouded with toxins. Waking after 7am is a sign that your body has excess toxins. Use this signal to cleanse yourself, and as you cleanse, watch how you spontaneously waken earlier.

Healthy children over four years of age wake up annoyingly early and energized to start the day of exploring and learning….

~ EveryDay Ayurveda, 2015, Chapter 40, Getting to Bed on Time