Winter Season & Winter Sadhanas

In Ayurveda winter is known as Kapha season, considered to begin in mid November and end around mid March. It is the cold and humid season. Kapha as a season in life is between birth and 14 years, and the time that correspond to Kapha on a daily basis is 6-10 am.

A few examples of a Kapha winter menu would be:

Breakfast:

Soft rice with Mint chutney

1 cup hot apple cider

Lunch:

Bean and Vegetable stew

Mola Hora

Pressed Radish Salad

Tea: Spice Tea

Dinner:

cassava Masala

Cumin Millet

Steamed Brussel Sprouts

Dessert:

Oatmeal cookie

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Breakfast:

Split Pea Dhal with a Chapati

1 cup hot Chai

Lunch:

Steamed winter squash (buttercup, butternut, spaghetti)

Spicy Roasted Eggplant

Cumin and Basmati Rice

Tea: Spice Tea

Dinner:

Leek and Potato Soup

Vegetable Stir Fry with mild Tamari and Ginger Sauce

Evening Brew: 1 cup Blackberry Tea

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Breakfast:

Soft Millet and Carrots

Rasam Masala

! cup Spice Tea

Lunch:

Lima Bean Soup

wheat crisp

sautéed collard greens and watercress

1 cup dandelion tea