Blog – Ayurveda tips for home

Sleep Before Midnight

As mentioned in our last newsletter (Part I), Ayurveda recommends a bedtime of no later than 10:00–10:30 PM. The validity of this advice is supported by a scientific study conducted by a research team led by Dr. Yu Misao, which examined the sleep patterns of 251 Japanese workers under the age of 61.

The United Nations has officially declared December 21 as International Meditation Day to raise awareness of the positive effects of meditation on individual well-being and global health. This day aims to encourage the global practice of meditation and highlight its benefits for stress management, mental clarity, and emotional balance.

Ayurveda identifies three major aspects of life that are essential for a healthy and happy existence. These three pillars of Ayurveda are: nutrition—including detoxification, sleep, and mindfulness.

This highlights the profound importance Ayurveda places on sleep for an individual’s well-being. In the Achara Rasayanas—Ayurvedic behavioral guidelines that promise a healthy life well into old age—one of the key principles is to avoid exhaustion.

Let yourself be enchanted by our Ayurvedic 3-course menu! We have put together delicious and nourishing recipes that are perfect for the festive season. Enjoy a light and healthy menu featuring a sweet mango-pineapple cobbler for dessert, a flavorful Brussels sprout, sweet potato, and spinach soup as a starter, and a hearty main course of Ayurvedic mashed potatoes with colorful roasted vegetables – all easy to recreate and savor.

Bread has been an integral part of our diet and culture for thousands of years. Whether it’s a crusty baguette, hearty rye bread or a simple, freshly baked farmhouse loaf – the variety of bread types is impressive and reflects the traditions and tastes of different regions.

From an ayurvedic point of view, high heat leads to reduced metabolic activity inside the body and weakens our agni, our digestive power. Although this may seem difficult to understand at first glance, it is also a feat of our inner intelligence. Jatharagni, the main digestive fire in the gastrointestinal tract, is also the main seat of pitta. The hotter the sun shines, the weaker our Agni becomes.

In Ayurveda, women are held in high esteem because they contain the primordial feminine power that makes creation possible in the first place. Every woman matures from a young girl to an adult woman and goes through important phases in her life, such as puberty and later the menopause.

Ayurveda attaches great importance to a balanced diet that meets the needs of the individual constitution and is beneficial to health. In addition to a diet rich in vital nutrients, it is just as important to get enough exercise every day to keep body and mind flexible and strong.

Pregnancy and birth are significant events in a woman’s life, especially with the first child, but of course also with each subsequent one. Ayurveda has numerous recommendations for conception, pregnancy and motherhood to ensure a healthy, relaxed and happy mother and a healthy and vital baby.
In Ayurveda, pregnancy is not an accidental event, but should be carefully prepared by both partners in order to give birth to a healthy, balanced child with the best starting conditions for a fulfilled life.

Especially when it is cold and rather dark outside, we long for warmth and comfort. Be it a crackling fire in the fireplace, a warming cup of tea, a soothing bath or a visit to the sauna. Especially in winter, many people feel the need to bring in warmth from outside and really warm up inside. This is not only good for the body, but also for the soul and helps to relax the mind.

The word prana comes from Sanskrit and literally means life energy, life force or breath and can be compared conceptually with qi in traditional Chinese medicine.

The role of sweets in Ayurveda Part II

Sugar is a real all-rounder, it has an appetizing, flavour-enhancing, nourishing, uplifting and calming effect on the mind. It is not for nothing that we crave sweets in particularly stressful phases.

We grow up with sweets from birth, because mother’s milk also has a sweet taste, which nourishes and builds up the baby in the Kapha phase of its life.

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Our unique dishes that harmonize body and soul – perfect for a festive season in harmony with the principles of Ayurveda. We hope you enjoy cooking and savoring them!