It is a good idea to align our lives with the rhythms of nature, both seasonally and daily. The disciplines of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda both offer great guidelines for establishing such a practice. From Ayurveda, we get the practice of Dinacharya, which includes a wide variety of daily self-care routines. Following is a nice cogent article on this practice:
"Our daily activities have a profound effect on our health. A routine, practiced daily, is stronger medicine than an occasional remedy. Dinacharya establishes healthful habits through attunement of the body to the natural cycles of the day. The three doshas, vata, pitta, and kapha, each have their own periods of time within a twenty-four-hour day in which their energies predominate. By establishing a routine that "goes with the flow " of these elemental energies, we are able to more easily support the body 's natural rhythms and healing potential." The rest of the story
"Our daily activities have a profound effect on our health. A routine, practiced daily, is stronger medicine than an occasional remedy. Dinacharya establishes healthful habits through attunement of the body to the natural cycles of the day. The three doshas, vata, pitta, and kapha, each have their own periods of time within a twenty-four-hour day in which their energies predominate. By establishing a routine that "goes with the flow " of these elemental energies, we are able to more easily support the body 's natural rhythms and healing potential." The rest of the story
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