Abstract

AYURVEDIC DOSHA CLOCK: AN OVERVIEW

Dr. Maya Chanderia*, Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Dr. Kishori Lal Sharma, Dr. Rekhraj Meena and Dr. Ayushi Nigam

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Abstract

Ayurveda literally means "science of life", and it represents the oldest complex medical system about healthy lifestyle principles. Ayurveda represents a holistic and simple form of healing approach. It aims to know oneself and to reveal deeper causes of one’s health conditions. Every human being is born with a unique proportion of biologic principles (doshas) – vata, pitta, kapha, representing the individual genetic code which takes part in the forming of our mental and physical characteristics. During the course of life, the dosha proportions deviate (vikruti) from its original state (prakruti) for various reasons and subsequently, it has an impact on our mental and physical health condition. Ayurvedic Clock = Biological Clock +Mother Nature’s Clock. The Ayurvedic Clock is essentially what modern science now calls our biological clock, or body clock, and is linked to how our genes and hormones operate. Ayurveda prescribes optimal times for eating, sleeping and working (along with many other activities) by illustrating the link between our body’s energy and the energy of the doshas (elements) that are primary during one of six blocks of time per 24-hour cycle. The more closely we align our daily rhythms with the rhythms of nature, the more we support our wellbeing. When we go against the natural daily cycles of energy, we disrupt our health..

Keywords: Ayurvedic dosha clock, Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Prakruti, Vikruti.