Vata in the Fall
Channel: caleb cliff
Date: 2020-09-21

Vata in the Fall

Transcript

"Summer is typically hot and damp in many places in the US while a few tend to be dry. Fall is cool and breezy and therefore, it is all about movement. Relating to Fall is a balance between grounding oneself so as to remain on task and also let the lighter elements carry you through things and ideas. The key to transitioning well from summer to Fall is making sure to stabilize and ground oneself. Start eating more warming foods and integrating more grains and complex carbohydrates. Hot soups made from Fall vegetables like pumpkin, squashes, beets, warming herbs like sage, thyme, basil, rosemary with a side of whole grain bread make for a great, mindful and delicious Fall meal. 

It is more beneficial to exercise in the kapha hours of the day, 6-10am/pm. Do not exercise during vata hours, 2-6am/pm as this will exaggerate the vata already present & cause flightiness and make routine/s harder to create. 

Do your best to institute more routine/s to help ground yourself and have frameworks for whatever work you are doing. It’s also best to plan for when you have free, creative time in order to generate the most benefit from it. 

Make sure there are ample oils and good fats in your cooking and on your body when possible. In general, a good oil for balancing vata is untoasted sesame oil. This can be used for both cooking and warmed oil application to the body known in Ayurveda is abhyanga. Almond oil is another mild oil that may also be cooked with and applied to the body. These also help to stabilize and keep one grounded during the light and airy elements of Fall. 

Let Fall assist you in moving things and moving through things. Things that you couldn’t finish or get started during the summer will be easier to start AND complete during the Fall, though they need a plan for proper implementation.

If you’ve been locked in an emotional pattern or process, Fall can also be a helpful force for finding your way through these things as well. 

Fall is also a good time to tap into creativity and flow which also needs a plan for it to be the most beneficial and productive. 

Fall is also a good time to let go of old things, habits, relationships, etc. It is a good time to consciously purge.

Remain fluid and on task and not get carried away by the light and airy forces of Fall. In many ways vata aspires to be set free and float off into pure sattva.

Thank you for listening and may you gently stray and return to your path."