My dinacharya: My daily ayurvedic routines

Deniz Altindas

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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.
 

Morning Routine

• Wake up
• Go to the bathroom
• Scrape tongue and swish mouth with water
• Wash face with room temperature water. No need to use any products
• Apply witch hazel and lightly pat into skin
• Apply facial oil and practice a few minutes of facial massage
• Apply more intense moisturizer if needed
• Drink 1 large mug of tea
• Meditate
• Consume breakfast unless fasting
• Look over journal & planner to get a feel for the day
• Dry brush my skin
• Abyangha: self massage with oil. Sometimes I mix in a little essential oil to the carrier oil I am using (often sunflower or coconut) depending on my mood & what mood I want to cultivate.

Evening Routine

• Meditate
• Read
• Brush teeth
• Wash face and apply mask 2x a week
• Shower
• Witch hazel or glycolic acid toner
• Facial oil and facial massage
  

Evening Guidelines
I find that relying on willpower after 7pm is often a losing battle. I easily fell into YouTube holes and ate far too many brownies. I grew tired of my dearth of self-discipline so I sat down and thought about what specific aspects I wanted to change. What kind of person did I see myself as? Here are a few simple but powerful guidelines that I came up with.

• No snacking after 8 pm
• No computer, videos after 8 pm
• Phone in airplane mode by 9pm

Do you do any of the above? Is there one aspect of your routine that you never, ever miss? One that you are struggling to incorporate? Please do share!