7. Cultivating Balance for Health in Fall

“If we can stay in sync with the transitions of nature, we will create optimal health.” – Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh

In Ayurveda, the transition between seasons begins in the final 15 days of the current season and continues for the first 15 days in the next season. Right now is the time to slowly shift to create the habits and routines that will nourish you in the fall season.

This week on The Healing Catalyst, Dr. Kumar-Singh discusses the qualities to cultivate as the days get shorter and colder: warm, stable, oily, and heavy. She guides you on ways to integrate these qualities into your routines and diet and ends with a new self-care practice for you to try: Abhyanga massage.

• (1:28) - Seasonal changes from childhood
• (3:39) - The 30-day transitional period of Ritu Sandhi
• (06:10) - The Healing Catalyst: Ep. Five - Finding Balance in Nature and in Ourselves (3:58)
• (07:33) - Fall routines
• (08:33) - Adjusting your diet for Fall
• (09:18) - The Healing Catalyst: Ep. Six - Harnessing The Tools of Yoga for Optimal Health
• (11:30) - Daily practice of Abhyanga massage
• (13:12) - Abhyanga routine

You can follow Dr. Kumar-Singh on Instagram and LinkedIn. Learn more about Avanti and her mission at https://www.avantikumarsingh.com

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda is a health catalyst to achieve optimal wellness in modern life.

Over the two decades of her training, study, and research, Dr. Kumar-Singh has shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies, at elite undergraduate and graduate institutions, and at prestigious industry and medical conferences. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, goop, Thrive Global and mindbodygreen, and served as the co-lead facilitator of the Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare at the OSHER Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Kumar-Singh is also the author of The Health Catalyst.

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