Daily Routine – Dinacharya

What is your Daily Personal  Routine 😊😊😊

Ask a school-going kid, college-goer, and working person, What is your daily routine? The school kid will energetically reply,

“I wake up, brush, bathe, pack and get ready to go to school, after school I come home, play, study, attend some activity class if any, do homework, and sleep to wake up the next day”

However, the college student and the working person may be amused by this question, as in today’s fast-paced life daily personal routine is driven by pre-determined tasks or activities to be achieved. However daily routine should include personal routine, which energizes us to be on the run. This has been described in Ayurveda as Dinacharya.

Dinacharya

“Dina” means day and “Charya” means activity or the chores we do each day. Dinacharya is to align the biological clock of the body with nature’s clock of sunrise and sunset. According to Ayurveda, Dinacharya is a self-discipline routine to be followed to lead a healthy and balanced life. The purpose is to regulate our biological clock and to be in harmony with nature. Ayurveda is about being aware of our body’s constitution and disciplining it with the right eating habits and lifestyle. Ayurveda is correctly coined as a way to a healthy life. Very interesting, isn’t it??? However, the pace and lifestyle that we live in today are very demanding. A lot of health issues related to lifestyle have been on the rise.

The question is, what drives our daily routine, is it a routine driven by our daily tasks or a systematic routine to wake up at sunrise to healthy well-being? Let us understand these simple steps of Ayurveda to begin each day with full vitality and energy

1. Wake Up Before The  Sunrise. There is peace and calm in the nature around, which can be experienced by waking before sunrise. Sunrise may vary with the season.
2. Prayers – Prayers energizes the mind positively. Express gratitude for a new morning.
3. Wash and Clean – Wash your face with water and clean your eyes. Brush your teeth and scrape your tongue.
4. Drink Warm Water and Evacuate – A healthy digestive system is determined by a bowel movement.
5. Oil massage – Massaging the body, keeps the bones and joints lubricated and improves blood circulation.
6. Exercise Exercise can be in the form of Yoga, Jogging, and walking. Exercise improves blood circulation and reduces stiffness in the body.
7. Breathing and Meditation – Helps you calm your mind and body to start a stress-free day.
8. Get ready to start a new day with a healthy breakfast.

Benefits of Dinacharya

1. Self-awareness

We need to be conscious and aware of ourselves. Awareness of our thoughts, words, and action.

2. Improves immune system

We need to synchronize our biological clock with nature’s clock, in terms of waking up, exercising, eating, and sleeping. It naturally guides you to a healthy lifestyle.

3. Discipline

Discipline is creating a routine to regulate the various activities throughout the day also helps in maintaining a certain discipline in the mind and body which is beneficial in several other aspects of life.

Dinacharya promotes a natural way to lead a mindful life by disciplining our body and mind and regulating our eating habits in order to help our body digest and absorb the nutrients from food effectively.

4. Peace and Happiness

Meditation and breathing exercises can have a calming effect on the mind. Happiness is a state of mind. Each individual has their own quotient to be happy. However, a stress-free mind can always make you peaceful and happy.

Dinacharya guides us to a stress-free life by aligning our lifestyle to connect with nature.  Children should be inculcated with the discipline of Dinacharya in order to harmonize their body, mind, and soul to be in harmony with mother nature!