Doshas in our environment can influence physical dosha. Environmental effects on dosha are of two kinds. One, the objective experience of natural elements in any given environment (i.e. weather, season, animals, plants, etc.) Second, the subjective experience caused by human or artificial elements of our environment (i.e. lighting, aroma, furniture, memory or emotional connections, people, etc.) Either of these have the capacity to influence our physiological doshas, positively or negatively. Therefore, language of doshas creates a bridge for relating how the environmental experience might affect and change the physiological experience.

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Show notes on Daily practices by Dosha:

1. Kapha pre-dominates 6am-10am and 6pm-10pm
2. Pitta pre-dominates 10am-2pm and 10pm-2am
3. Vata pre-dominates 2am-6am and 2pm-6pm.

• Waking by 5-6am, starting our day with spiritual practice and light exercise helps to ground the Vata dosha and causes energetic momentum to arise with the Kapha dosha. This gives the best yield of energy and high productivity for start of our day.
• As Pitta (fire) is strongest at 12pm, heartiest meal of the day between the hours of 12-1pm is most efficiently digested. This gives additional boost of energy and keep momentum through 6pm.
• As the Kapha hours start again by 6pm, metabolic activity starts to slow down and switch direction from outward focus to inward focus. We are invited to slow down and unwind for the day. Eating a relatively lighter meal by 7pm for additional energy.
• Going to sleep by 9-10pm, gives 7-8 hours of rest and restoration.
• Also, if we are resting, 10pm-2am Pitta-time promotes optimal daily detox for the body.
• From 2am-6am, the Vata takes the toxins processed through the pitta-time and moves them to the channels of elimination. These are ideally removed through urinary and bowel elimination during the late Vata/early Kapha hours between 5-8am.