Confession... I don't do all of this everyday.

However, this is an ideal for me to follow and I feel like a million bucks when I set aside time to complete everything. As I mentioned in my earlier post on dinacharya, I'm a big proponent of customization and strongly encourage you to incorporate only what resonates with you.
 

"Habits are much easier to maintain than commitments" - Seth Godin

In Ayurveda, self care is of paramount importance. This daily routine is meant to create a foundation for excellent physical, mental and emotional health. Maintaining a stable, regular self care routine creates balance and stability. It's important both when we are ill and when we are in good health.

When I studied Ayurveda in India I was presented with a step by step routine that was touted as the ideal. I felt that there was a lot of wisdom there but I am a big proponent of customization. Certain things felt important to me and certain things didn't. Some steps I do only when I am at home but are set aside whilst traveling.

This ritual is a love letter to myself.

I've long been interested in self care rituals that both enhance and preserve beauty. When I was in Kerala in 2018 I leapt at the chance to take a course on Ayurvedic Beauty from the school I was doing my 3-week Ayurvedic detoxification at. We studied many aspects of beauty from hair to eyes to hands. However, I was most interested in how to nourish and protect the skin on my face. The following ritual was one of the highlights of the course.