To keep active, one should be fit. To keep fit, one should understand the importance of biological clock of our body. One should be very strict and disciplined in following his life style. We have to keep on adjusting with the environmental changes which occurs constantly.
To keep fit throughout his life, one should adapt to a perfect lifestyle everyday. There is a very famous saying that health depends upon the how a person is carrying his day to day activities. Ancient rishis (scientists) had designed a regimen that is a sure shot way for healthy and long living. This life style is mentioned under the heading of din charya. Din charya literally means daily regimen. Din charya is still divided into two.
Din charya (Daily Regimen)
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Night regimen
Nidra (sleep)
Nidra (sleep) is the second important pillar of life. It is a physiological state of rest of the body, mind, sense and motor organs. When mind is exhausted and exhausted sense organs detract from the objects, the person feels sleepy.
Nidra prkarah
According to charak there are seven types of Nidra
- Tamobhava – this due to excessive tamas. When lethargy ness dominates, one easily falls asleep in the state of absence of knowledge.
- Shelshma samudbhava – it is sleep due to excessive kapha. Increased kapha in the body results in the obstruction of sensory and leads to sleepiness.
- Manah- sharer- shrama-sambhav – sleep following exhaustion of mind and body. Body and mind gets fatigued and one falls asleep
- Vyadhyanuvartini – sleep due to diseased state. Kapha disorders cause excess of sleep, while in vata and pitta disorders sleep is decreased.
- Agantuki – unexpected o unnatural sleep. If one suddenly feels repeatedly without any cause, it usually a bad prognosis. Sleep in this case probably indicates organic disturbances of sleep center
- Ratrisvabhava-prabhava – natural sleep. It comes naturally in human being for relaxation of body and mind.
In evening after having light supper, relax and make your self comfortable and offer prays to god. Make your bed, clean it and the bed sheet should be properly washed. Bed should be of satisfying length and breath and should be in alignment and comfortable. Before sleeping, do remember to keep your head in purva (east) or dakshin (south) direction. Before sleeping one should give religious thought.
