09/22/2025
FALL IN ALL ITS GLORY IS ARRIVING
VATA SEASON: THE SEASON OF GREAT CHANGES AND BEAUTY
AYURVEDIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO BALNCE VATA ENERGY DURING FALL AND WINTER
Fall is a season where everything seems to be just on the brink of happening, where the chill feels like it might become unpleasant right until the moment when we step into a patch of sunlight. It is a season when you look at the trees in their most pristine moment of red-gold-orange glory, there is something about it that is incredibly fulfilled.
AYURVEDA AND FALL (VATA SEASON)
Ayurveda: Ayurveda is the system of health in harmony with the nature. Ayu” means life and “Veda” means knowledge. Having its roots in ancient India, it is both a system of medical knowledge as well as a comprehensive knowledge of life itself.
Ayurveda offers knowledge about our senses, mind, emotions, body, our relationships with others and the environment, and most importantly with ourselves. It is based on the development of consciousness that underlies and integrates in all aspects of life. According to Ayurveda our physical wellbeing not only reside in our body, mind and emotions but also is completely connected to the biological cycles of the nature, to the seasons, and the universe itself. Once we tune in with the nature that exist within us, we can stir the biological memory in every cell in our body to act in their collective best interest and helping us to achieve state of an excellent health, deep happiness with longevity.
Vasara (fall) the Vata season
Along with the beautiful colors of changing leaves and delicious harvest vegetables of fall, come the shorter, colder, dry days of vata season. Vata dosha is naturally provoked through the increase of cold, dry, windy weather. Vata relates to wind, the principle of movement governed by the elements
of ether and air. Just as the wind is subtle and changeable, the energy of vata dosha in the body is variable and strongly influenced by changes in the environment.
In autumn the weather changes from the heat and dryness of the summer to cool (sita) and windy (cala). This will lead to weakening of our digestive capability, and Vata which is already in an increased state gets vitiated. That is why during the autumn (vasara) seasonal and climate factors making this the most difficult time to maintain our health. As the energy of the earth is sinking back towards its source, the clouds, blustery wind and wet rain, and snow promotes ama (toxins) and impair our circulation leading to vata sama conditions such as inflammatory joint disease may be initiated. Looking at the nature, autumn is the season of rendering, storing that which nourishes (roots) and discarding that which has outlived and has no energy (leaves). During the Autumn Vahara regimen (vata balancing diet) should be followed, this should be tailored according to the individual health condition.
When vata dosha predominates, there is an increase in the dry, rough and cool qualities of our external and internal environments. In excess, dryness can begin to disturb various tissues and organs. Most noticeably, dry skin and lips are examples of excess vata. An internal drying can also be
occurring particularly in the colon or large intestine, where vata is prone to first accumulate. Though we all notice the seasonal effects of autumn, people whose constitutions are vata-predominant and the elderly, who are in the vata stage of life, are most susceptible to this change.
The following are a few tips to help balance vata dosha during this season:
Eat at regular times each day and lunch should be the largest meal.
Avoid ice cold drinks, particularly taken with meals or immediately after.
Minimize raw, cold foods such as salads and raw vegetables.
Minimize caffeinated beverages and other stimulants. These increase vata, aggravating the nervous system.
Include warm milk spiced with a pinch of cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. This is a nutritious way to soothe the nerves and, when taken before bed, will promote sound sleep.
Drink warm water throughout the day. Drinking tea such as chamomile and tulsi during the day. Avoid drinking ice water or cold drinks and Keep the body hydrated. Drinking between 7 and 8 glasses of warm water a day.
Reduce the intake of alcohol and caffeine.
Practice yoga daily and Pranayama will help to balance the nervous system.
It is the time that you can book your seasonal consultation .
Follow your daily ayurvedic routine (Dinacharya)
Wishing a well balance and happy season
Love and light
If you wish to learn more about how to balance the vata energy you can join me for the seminar in October 18th at Transformation Ayurvedic Center
Bita Bitajian
Transformation Ayurvedic Center
Tel or text: (450) 671-8508
Email:ayurveda.bita@gmail.com
