Yoga. Ayurveda.Joyful Living www.katetowell.com Ayurveda Tips to Balance Agni Healthy Agni is essential for our wellbeing; in fact, according to Ayurveda impaired Agni is the root of most imbalance & disease we experience. Agni is often thought of as your digestive fire but it is so much more. It is our ability to digest food, information & emotion & the intelligence that drives us physically, mentally & spiritually. Nurturing Agni helps to improve digestion, boost energy levels & enhance your overall state of well-being. The first step in creating lasting health is to establish balanced Agni. Here are 8 Ayurveda Tips to balance & optimize your Agni. Feed Your Fire Well Cold drinks, especially How, what & when you eat are all ice water, dampen Agni. important factors in keeping up your It is best to avoid iced digestive fire. Eat whole foods according 2 drinks, especially with to the season & your dosha. Avoid meals. Sip warm water 1 between meals. overeating, eating when upset, eating late at night, eating while driving & snacking. No Ice, Ice Baby There are number of spices Make Lunch Your # 1 that support Agni including; This is a tough one for most people but ginger, cumin, cardamom & super important. Your digestive fire is fennel. Cook with Ghee it is 4 most active mid-day & making lunch 3 fantastic for building Agni! your biggest meal promotes optimal digestion and supports weight loss. Use Spices & Ghee Have a Routine Cleanse Seasonally Setting your rhythm to the rhythm Seasonal cleanses are a powerful way of nature is key in establishing to kindle & reset Agni. Doing an 6 optimal Agni and overall health. Ayurvedic cleanse gives the body & Set regular meal times, rise by 6 5 mind a chance to detox, repair, & am & try go to bed by 10 pm. rejuvenate. Consistency is the key. Keep Dinner Meditate Daily Because Agni is the power to digest & Light & Early assimilate not only food but information & 7 emotion the constant stimulation of our Heavy meals late at night deplete busy days drain Agni. Take a break from 8 Agni. Once you start making lunch the demands of daily life & find time to sit your # 1 it will be easier to make quietly for at least 15 minutes every day. eating a light dinner by 7pm a habit..