SUMMER SEASON (GRISHMA RITU)

IDEAL DAILY REGIMEN TO BE HEALTHY

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Morning Regimen (Things to Do)

• Wake up early, ideally 4:30–5:00 AM, before sunrise

• Drink 1–3 glasses of water (preferably stored overnight in a copper vessel)

• Evacuate bowels regularly and wash hands, feet, and face

• Danta Dhavana – Brushing teeth using Neem, Babool, Khadir, Pilu (Meswak)

• Jihva Nirlekhana – Tongue scraping

• Gandusha / Kavala – Gargling or mouth rinsing with medicated water

• Nasya – 2 drops of medicated oil in each nostril

• Exercise (Vyayama) – According to season and physical capacity

• Self body massage (Abhyanga) with oil, followed by powder massage (as per season)

• Bathing and grooming

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Night Regimen (Ratricharya)

• Take supper within 3 hours after sunset (around 8:00 PM)

• Go to bed 2 hours after supper, ideally by 10:00 PM

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Dietary Guidelines

• Food should be:

  • Light to digest

  • Taken warm or at room temperature

  • Consumed regularly and in proper quantity

  • Selected based on Agni (digestive strength)

• Include a balanced diet containing all six tastes (Shadrasa)

• Avoid:

  • Very fast eating

  • Very slow eating

  • Incompatible food combinations

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Seasonal Regimen – Summer Season (Grishma Ritu)

Diet Modifications

• Prefer:

  • Light, sweet, unctuous, cold, and liquid foods

• Recommended foods:

  • Butter milk

  • Fruit juices

  • Meat soups (light)

  • Mango juice

  • Churned curd with pepper

• Avoid:

  • Salty foods

  • Pungent and sour foods

  • Alcohol

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Lifestyle Modifications

• Avoid:

  • Excessive exercise

  • Hard physical work

• Prefer:

  • Staying in cool places

  • Cold water bath

  • Night application of sandalwood and other aromatic pastes

  • Body anointing with cooling substances

  • Wearing light, airy, and comfortable clothing

• Daytime sleep (Divaswapna) is beneficial during summer

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Seasonal Note

Mid-May to mid-July is considered Grishma Ritu (Summer Season).
In Ayurveda, this season is characterized by depletion of strength (Bala) due to intense heat.
Grishma Ritu ends on the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year in India and marks the peak of Uttarayana.