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5 Ways to Incorporate a Little Ayurveda Into Your Daily Routine

Here's how to work the holistic health approach into your everyday life
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1. Incorporate Daily Massages
Wake up your body and start generating more oxytocin with a daily massage. According to "Slow Beauty," performing a simple self-massage — or "abhyanga" — is incredibly beneficial, and increases circulation, calms nerves, nourishes skin and tissues, and reduces anxiety — just to name a few of the benefits.

Want to try it yourself? Begin at your feet, and use your hands to apply oil and to rub up the body in a circular motion. Pink says the more you do the massages, the more in tune you become with your own body. You can begin to feel where your body holds stress, and work towards alleviating it.

For facial massages, try incorporating a face massager such as the Ranavat Botanics' Kansa Wand, $65. This Ayurvedic facial massage tool is made from pure kansa (aka tin and copper), and is perfect for applying oils to the face, as well as increasing blood flow, balancing skin acidity and calming inflammation.

Think you don't have time? Pink says this ritual can be accomplished in as quickly as three minutes.

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2. Start Your Day With Tongue Scraping
While you're sleeping, bacteria accumulates on the tongue. Start your morning by using a metal tongue scraper to rid yourself of all that buildup. Do this even before you brush your teeth... you'll be surprised by what a big difference it makes in your oral hygiene!

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3. Get Out There and Nature Bathe
Take a moment to connect with nature each day. It can be as simple as "literally just opening the door in the morning and getting light into [your] eyes and sitting outside."

One benefit of this, according to "Slow Beauty," is that by taking in "First Light," this exposure to natural light in the morning "helps reset our body clock, which assists in the processes of our internal rhythm working optimally."

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4. Give Dry Brushing a Try
Before getting into the shower, take a moment to exfoliate the skin by dry brushing. Pink says that this simple practice really wakes up the body, and tones and clarifies the skin. (Fun fact: Gwyneth Paltrow says she's a fan!)

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5. Pay Attention to Your Body Products
When it comes to caring for skin, most people only focus on the face! However, as Pink explains, "Aging is a process of dehydration, so I think it's really important that people start paying attention to the body."

When picking a body moisturizer, remember that the skin is our largest organ, and it's crazy absorbent. Take care with what you apply, and be aware of the ingredients in your products. A good place to start? SpaRitual's Body Salve, $44, as it is 100 percent natural, and is made with a high percentage of certified organic ingredients.

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BY JULIA STIER | DEC 6, 2019 | SHARES
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