How is the Kapha season routine different for Vata and Pitta types?

All three types should move more vigorously and eat more lightly in spring. Vata types maintain warming oil abhyanga and warm nourishing foods while adopting earlier wake times. Pitta types adopt lighter eating and more bitter greens while avoiding the heating spice protocol designed for Kapha. Kapha types get the full activation protocol.

What is garshana and how do you practice it?

Garshana is dry brushing using a raw silk cloth or natural bristle brush. You brush the skin with firm strokes moving from the extremities toward the heart before bathing. It takes three to five minutes on dry skin before the shower and stimulates the lymphatic system while introducing the dry quality that counters Kapha.

Should Kapha types stop their sesame oil abhyanga in spring entirely?

Kapha-dominant types do better shifting from full body sesame oil abhyanga to garshana for most of spring. A small amount of sesame oil on the feet before bed remains appropriate for all types year-round.

What Does Kapha Season Mean for Your Daily Routine?

What Does Kapha Season Mean for Your Daily Routine? Kapha season -- the period from late winter through spring -- requires specific dinacharya adjustments that are the opposite of what felt right in autumn and early winter. Where Vata season called for warmth, nourishment, and rest, Kapha season calls for activation, stimulation, and the deliberate introduction of the light, dry, and moving qualities that counter the heavy, slow, and accumulating quality of the season. Your daily routine in Kapha season should leave you feeling lighter, clearer, and more energized than when you started -- not more comfortable. The most common Kapha season mistake is continuing the Vata season routine into spring. The practices that were protective and restorative in November -- longer sleep, heavier food,