Know your nature, then treat it.
Start with your constitution. Everything else on this page, from consultations to seasonal routines, is chosen around it.
Find your Prakriti
Nine questions, about two minutes. An educational starting point, not a diagnosis.
Which best describes your natural body frame?
Three forces, one balance
Everyone carries all three. Your Prakriti is the proportion you were born with.
Vata
Movement, circulation and the nervous system. When balanced: creative and quick. When strained: dry, restless, irregular.
- Warm, cooked meals
- Regular sleep and meal times
- Oil massage
Pitta
Digestion, metabolism and heat. When balanced: sharp and focused. When strained: irritable, overheated, inflamed.
- Cooling foods
- Avoid midday heat
- Unhurried evenings
Kapha
Structure, stability and immunity. When balanced: calm and steady. When strained: heavy, slow, congested.
- Light, spiced meals
- Daily vigorous movement
- Early rising
Your day, by dosha
Ayurveda maps each part of the day to a dominant dosha. Pick a time to see what each window is traditionally used for.
Pre-dawn Vata window. Classically the optimal rise time; overlaps the anticipatory rise in cortisol that begins ~2h before habitual waking.
Ways to work with a practitioner
All consultations are with BAMS-qualified practitioners and begin with a safety check of your current medication.
Constitutional assessment
A full Prakriti and Vikriti review with a BAMS practitioner: history, pulse, tongue and lifestyle.
- Medication and herb interaction check
- Written baseline report
- Referral if anything needs a doctor
Regimen review
Check progress against your measured baseline and adjust diet, routine or herbs one change at a time.
- Re-test on the evidence’s timeline
- Adjust a single variable
- Seasonal update
Seasonal tune-up
A short session at each change of season to update food, sleep and movement for the months ahead.
- Ritucharya plan
- Shopping list
- Daily routine card
Hands-on therapies
Classical treatments, with an honest note on what the evidence supports.
Abhyanga
Full-body warm oil massage with dosha-matched oils. Used traditionally for grounding, sleep and dry skin.
Avoid with fever, acute illness or skin infection.
Living with the seasons
The classical calendar has six seasons. Pick one to see how diet and routine shift.
Kapha builds
Warm, unctuous, sour and salty foods. Soups, ghee, whole grains.
Oil massage, warm baths, steady exercise.