Ayurveda in Winter – Doshas, Spices & Recipes for Inner Warmth

31. December, 2025

In the first part of our Ayurveda series, we dealt with the “inner sun” – the warmth that we can consciously cultivate in the dark season. Now we go one step further: We dedicate ourselves to the Ayurvedic diet in winter, the doshas, and those spices that strengthen us from within.

In Ayurveda, eating is not just food intake – but a form of self-care. The right food, at the right time, in the right form – this is the simplest and at the same time deepest daily practice to harmonize the body.

Why doshas are so important – Ayurveda explained in an understandable way

The three doshas – Vata, Pitta and Kapha – are like inner functional principles. They describe how our body is structured, how it reacts and what it needs to stay in balance. When we understand the language of the doshas, we also understand ourselves better.

1. Doshas explain how our body works
Vata, Pitta and Kapha influence our digestion, our energy, our emotional stability and our overall well-being. They are like the basic melody of our being.

2. Doshas show what is good for us individually
Everyone has their own dosha combination. Ayurveda explains why some people love the cold, others freeze when they sit still – and why certain foods are healing for some people, but stressful for others.

3. Doshas help detect imbalances early
Ayurveda sees signs of an imbalance as an invitation to self-regulation: tiredness, inner restlessness, digestive problems or irritability are indications that a dosha has become too dominant.

4. Doshas enable active health care
If we know which dosha prevails in our body, we can adjust our diet, sleep rhythm, exercise, massages and spices so that body and mind work in harmony.

5. Doshas connect body, mind and emotions
Ayurveda considers us as a whole. The doshas show us how thoughts, emotions and physical processes are interwoven – and how we can consciously create inner balance.

Element Feuer (Agni) – Energie & Transformation

Ayurvedische Bedeutung
Feuer (Agni) ist das Element der Umwandlung: Verdauung, Stoffwechsel, Zellregeneration – aber auch geistige Schärfe, Motivation und Entscheidungsfähigkeit.

Übungen: Das Boot (Navasana), Plank (Brett), der Sonnengruß oder die Krähe.

Wenn Feuer im Gleichgewicht ist:

  • gesunde Verdauung
  • klare Entscheidungen
  • innere Motivation und Fokus

Bei zu viel Feuer:

  • Reizbarkeit, Ungeduld
  • Entzündungen, innere Hitze

Bei zu wenig Feuer:

  • Müdigkeit, Antriebslosigkeit
  • langsame Verdauung, Konzentrationsprobleme

Passende Yoga-Übung: Vrksasana (Baumhaltung)

Warum sie wirkt:
Die Baumhaltung vereint Erdung und Aufrichtung. Ein Fuß ist fest im Boden verwurzelt, während der Körper in die Höhe wächst – ein zentrales Bild für das Erde-Element im Ayurveda.

Wirkung:

  • fördert Gleichgewicht und Standfestigkeit

  • stärkt Bein- und Rumpfmuskulatur

  • unterstützt mentale Stabilität und Fokus

Tipp:
Den Blick ruhig auf einen festen Punkt richten (Drishti) – innere Stabilität entsteht durch äußere Klarheit.

Yoga als Element-Balance im Alltag

Die ayurvedische Sichtweise macht deutlich: Nicht mehr Leistung, sondern gezielte Ausrichtung bringt Balance. Yoga wird so zu einem Werkzeug, das hilft,

  • Energie gezielt zu aktivieren oder zu beruhigen
  • körperliche und mentale Ressourcen bewusster zu nutzen
  • langfristig gesünder und klarer zu agieren

Gerade im Alltag, der oft zwischen Sitzen, Tempo und mentaler Daueraktivität pendelt, kann dieses Wissen einen echten Unterschied machen.

Ausblick – Teil 4 der Reihe

Im nächsten Artikel folgen die Elemente Wasser, Luft und Raum – mit Fokus auf Beweglichkeit, Nervensystem, Atmung und mentale Weite sowie passenden Yoga-Übungen für den Ausgleich.

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