Vata | 2:00 AM | Vata becomes active |
– | 5:00 AM | Wake up |
– | 5:00 AM | Morning self-care: Brush teeth, scrape tongue, oil pulling, rinse face, nāśaya, apply essential oils, elimination |
– | 5:30 AM | Meditation, prāṇāyāma, and set intention for the day |
Kapha | 5:30 AM | Kapha becomes active |
– | 5:30 AM | Yoga |
– | 6:30 AM | Eat light breakfast, walk |
– | 7:15 AM | Get dressed and ready for the day |
– | 7:30 AM | Perform dharmic duties (work) |
Pitta | 10:00 AM | Pitta becomes active |
– | 11:30 AM | Lunch/main meal, short walk, vāmakuḳṣi (left-side laying) |
– | 12:30 PM | Perform dharmic duties |
Vata | 2:00 PM | Vata becomes active—energy dip? |
Kapha | 5:00 PM | Eat light dinner |
Kapha | 6:00 PM | Kapha becomes active |
– | 6:00 PM | Walk |
– | 7:30 PM | Evening self-care: Garshana (dry brushing), abhyanga (warm oil massage), brush teeth, scrape tongue, oil pulling, neti pot, warm bath/shower |
– | 8:30 PM | Warm tea, reading, meditation journaling, and prāṇāyāma |
– | 9:30 PM | Bedtime |
Pitta | 10:00 PM | Pitta becomes active—restorative sleep |