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 WINTER REGIMEN (SHISHIRACHARYA)

 WINTER REGIMEN (SHISHIRACHARYA)

Mid-January to Mid-March

PROPERTIES

• Colder than Hemantha (Pre–Winter)
• Dry (Rooksha) compared to Hemantha due to commencement of Uttharayana (Northern Movement of the Sun)
• Because of excess cold weather (Sheeta), the season is called Shishira

GUIDELINES:

• Oil bath
• Exercise
• Bath, perfumes, fragrant fumigation
• Consumption of soup with ghee
• Usage of sweet, sour, salty food
• Fermented beverages
• Heavy foods made of wheat, rice flour, black gram
• Sugarcane juice
• Cooked rice made of fresh paddy
• Fatty food
• Sesame oil
• Warm water for routine cleaning of hand, mouth, etc.
• Wear winter clothes and use suitable bedsheets to protect from cold weather
• Allow the body to sweat by exposure to sunrays. Always use footwear
• Room heater is recommended to overcome the adverse impact of excessive cold

 TRANSITION PERIOD (RITUSANDHI):

During the transition period from one season to the next, the regimen of the existing season is to be changed gradually, in a span of 14 days (7 days of the earlier regimen + 7 days of later regimen).