Yoga For Winter Harmony

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Yoga For Winter Harmony

Winter, according to Ayurveda, is largely a Kapha season with a significant Vata energy effect. In the Ayurvedic healing system, opposites balance and like attracts like, therefore in order to balance Vata's cold and dry traits during this chilly season, you should incorporate grounding and warming poses into your practice. In the meantime, igniting your inner fire with twists and energizing poses will assist in better balancing Kapha's heavy and damp traits.

Even though you might be inclined to hibernate during the cold, it can be useful to exercise so that you can generate some internal heat. Try combining these 3 yoga poses to improve equilibrium, well-being, and alignment with the natural world.

1. Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

From all fours, tuck your toes under and lift your hips into an inverted “V” shape. Pedal your feet and sway your hips a few times to settle into the pose, and as you are ready to find stillness, lift your seat a little higher as you stretch down through your heels. Focus on finding a firm base of support through your hands and the balls of your feet. As you breathe deeply, find a balance point between the upper body and lower body, with the weight distributed evenly between all four points of contact. Allow stillness to spread throughout your nervous system as you hold the pose for as long as you like.

Wintertime benefits: Downward Facing Dog both invigorates and calms the nervous system, making it a perfect posture for finding harmony. It creates a sense of integration and balance between the right and left sides, as well as between the upper and lower body. In the winter, focus on firm and steady holding to balance the Vata energy, and imagine drawing earth energy up through your hands and into your lungs to balance Kapha.

2. Crescent Lunge (Ashta Chandrasana)

Step your right foot forward into a lunge, keeping your back leg strong and straight. Come upright with your hands on your hips as you find stability and balance between your legs. Feel free to widen your feet from right to left to find greater solidity in the pose. Lift your hips points toward your lower ribs, so as to create greater freedom in your lower back. When you are ready, stretch your arms overhead, while drawing the heads of the upper arm bones back into their respective shoulder sockets. Relax the shoulders, face, and eyes, as you gaze out over the horizon line. Hold for several breaths and then repeat on the second side.

Wintertime benefits: In general, standing poses build stamina, heat, and strength. Crescent Lunge, in particular, teaches you to face life with an open heart, directly and honestly. As you work to face your hips and heart straight ahead, you get clear about your direction in life, while remaining grounded and secure in the present moment. By focusing on your balance and having a clear relationship with the foundation of your pose, you help to balance Vata's energy. To harmonize the Kapha elements of winter, consider mindfully sweeping your arms up and down as you breathe to release stagnation and stuck energy from your heart space.

3. Revolved Prayer Lunge (Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana)

Return to Crescent Lunge with your right leg forward, and bring your right hand to your right hip. Keeping as much length as you can in your torso, begin to twist vertically to the right, allowing the upper body to tilt forward when you can’t go any further. Hook your left elbow outside your front thigh, and bring your hands to a prayer position. Press your hands strongly into one another, drawing the shoulders onto your back body, and rotate your torso toward the right thigh. Sense the spiral of energy moving around your spine and use your breath to spread that energy all the way up and down your body. Draw the navel in toward your spine as you take several breaths in this shape. Repeat on the second side.

Wintertime benefits: Revolved Prayer Lunge provides a powerful massage for the internal organs, which can be beneficial during Kapha season when digestion can sometimes be lagging. The deep twisting action stimulates elimination, and counteracts the sluggishness of a Kapha imbalance. Twists are also naturally heating poses, making them ideal in the cooler Vata months. As you bring heat and vitality to the core, invite that energy to move up into your lungs, promoting a healthy respiratory system.

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Ayurvedic Winter Soup- Butternut Squash Soup with Fennel, Ginger & Garlic

In Asian cookery, the three ingredients ginger, garlic, and onion are collectively referred to as "tri-root." Immune systems that are under stress benefit greatly from it. Due to their antibacterial properties and improved circulation, garlic and onions are well-known immune boosters. The spicy nature of ginger and black pepper defends you on chilly, rainy days, making this soup an infallible immune-boosting tonic. With its immune-boosting spices, butternut squash soup is a jewel for fall sickness. It is dairy-free but substantial enough to keep you feeling energized and satisfied as you battle the flu or a cold.

Ingredients

1/4 tsp BLACK PEPPER

4 c BUTTERNUT SQUASH

1 tsp FENNEL SEEDS

2 clove GARLIC

2 tbsp GHEE

1/2 inch GINGER (FRESH)

1/2 whole LIME

1/4 tsp SALT (MINERAL SALT)

4 c WATER

1/2 c YELLOW ONION

Instructions

1. Roast the butternut squash in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool. The skin will peel off easily with a potato peeler after roasting. When it cools, chop the butternut squash into 1-inch cubes.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a large stock pot. Add diced onions and saute. Chop ginger and garlic, and toss them in the pot when your onions begin to brown. Add salt, pepper, and fennel seeds. Continue frying for another thirty seconds, taking care not to burn the garlic. Now, add the butternut squash cubes, and 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil.

3. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for about 20 minutes. Then mash with a potato masher, or puree in a blender. Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the finished soup.

4. Serve hot with a hearty hunk of bread!

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