Tips For A Happy Healthy Life

Some tips to help us live happy and healthy!

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
3. Live with the 3 E’s – Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.
4. Make time for prayer and reflection.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did the previous year.
7. Meditation is very important.
8. Sleep for 7 hours.

Personality:

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day and while you walk, smile.
2. Do not compare your life to others.  You have no idea what their journey is all about.
3. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.  Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
4. Don’t over do.  Know your limits.
5. Don’t take yourself so seriously; no one else does.
6. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
7. Dream more while you are awake.
8. Envy is a waste of time.  You already have all you need.
9. Forget issues of the past.  Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past.  That will ruin your present happiness.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.  Don’t hate others.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
12. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
13. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.  Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
14. Smile and laugh more.
15. You don’t have to win every argument.  Agree to disagree.

Community:

1. Call your family often.
2. Each day give something good to others.
3. Forgive everyone for everything.
4. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
5. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.
6. What other people think of you is none of your business.
7. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.  Your family and friends will.  Stay in touch.

Life:

1. Do the right things.
2. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
3. Forgiveness heals everything.
4. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
5. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
6. The best is yet to come.
7. When you awake alive in the morning, don’t take it for granted – embrace life.
8. Your inner most is always happy, so be happy.

Last but not least:

1. Enjoy LIFE!

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Dinacharya - Daily Routine

If we adhere to the rules of a healthy lifestyle, our doshas will establish a sense of  balance and we will maintain perfect health and happiness.  In Ayurveda, Dinacharya or daily routine is important because it brings the body, mind and consciousness in a state of balance and regulates all functions of the body.

I’m sure we all have a tendency to fall off the track when we’re not supposed to, but I personally feel that is all right to do.  And speaking as an Ayurvedic practitioner, falling off the map or taking the wrong turn or learning from mistakes and even the findings of your own self through sometimes the wrong will help you in gaining the knowledge you need to learn and grow from.

Those that have a typical 9-5 job might be able to adapt to this type of lifestyle because it’s the basic up in the morning, get ready, grab a coffee and you’re out the door.  Those that have a more easy and subdued lifestyle may find it harder as you’re more casual and laid back when performing your activities.  Whatever lifestyle you live by, following certain remedies will benefit you by maintaining that balance in your mind and body. 

Below is a daily routine that we all must try.  I recommend you all to give this a shot and see how aligned your body and mind will become and the sense of balance you will feel. 

Ayurvedic Daily Routine - 

Morning:

• arise early in the morning
• evacuate bowels and bladder
• brush teeth
• scrape tongue
• self body massage with oil to head, body and soles of feet for about 10 minutes
• shave and cut nails
• gargle with sesame oil
• bathe or shower
• drink 2-3, 12-14 oz glasses of room temperature or warm water on an empty stomach
• Transcendental Meditation or any other meditation technique you practice 
• exercise according to individual recommendations
• wear clean and comfortable clothing suitable to season and activity
• light breakfast (optional), depending upon your dosha 
• work or study

Afternoon:

• lunch: a balanced diet according to your dosha 
• brief rest after lunch
• work or study
• Transcendental Meditation or any other meditation technique you practice

Evening:

• dinner: (optional), a balanced diet according to your dosha 
• pleasant, relaxing activity, (for example - an evening walk) or according to your dosha some exercise
• self body massage with oil to head, body and soles of feet for about 10 minutes
• bed time