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Ritual of the week

One practice, every week.

Small things done regularly change more than big things done once. Each week Lakshmi sets one ritual — ten minutes, no equipment, and a reason it suits the season.

Which ritual suits me?

This week

Groundingvata12 minWeek of 9 November 2026

The evening oil-down

Twelve minutes of warm oil before bed — the simplest way to bring a scattered autumn into the body and out of the head.

Why this week: We are in Vata season: the air has dried out, the evenings are cooler, and almost everyone in clinic this week is waking between two and four in the morning. Oil on the skin settles the nervous system faster than anything you can drink.

  1. 1Warm a tablespoon of sesame oil between your palms.
  2. 2Massage the soles of the feet, then the scalp, then the joints — slowly, five minutes.
  3. 3Put on socks, sip warm water, and keep the lights low until sleep.
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Past rituals

Coolingpitta6 minWeek of 2 November 2026

The 5pm exhale

Six minutes of leaving the day behind before you walk into the evening — for anyone who finishes work still on fire.

Why this week: Late October is when the heat of the working year piles up. Pitta shows as a tight jaw, a hot face at six o'clock and a second wind that ruins sleep at eleven.

  1. 1Stop work six minutes early. Phone face down, out of the room.
  2. 2Coconut oil on the soles and the scalp — a little goes a long way.
  3. 3Ten long exhales, each twice as long as the inhale, then room-temperature water.
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Digestionkapha5 minWeek of 26 October 2026

Warm water before food

A small, unglamorous change with a disproportionate effect on how the whole day digests.

Why this week: Humidity came back this week and with it the heavy, sleepy feeling after lunch. Warm water wakes agni; iced water puts it out. The habit matters more than the tea.

  1. 1Boil a cup of water and let it cool to drinking temperature.
  2. 2Add a slice of ginger or a pinch of rock salt if you feel heavy.
  3. 3Drink it ten minutes before your meal, and skip the cold drink with food.
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Movementkapha8 minWeek of 19 October 2026

Dry brush before the shower

Garshana — silk or bristle brushing in upward strokes — to move the lymph and lift the heaviness of a damp week.

Why this week: Between the humidity and the hours at a desk, Kapha gathers in the limbs. Dry brushing is the smallest daily act that makes the body feel lighter by the end of the week.

  1. 1Brush the limbs in long strokes towards the heart, dry, before you shower.
  2. 2Spend a little longer on the thighs and upper arms.
  3. 3Shower warm, then a few drops of sesame oil on damp skin.
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Sleepvata8 minWeek of 12 October 2026

Oil the soles of the feet

Eight minutes at the end of the day for anyone whose mind arrives in bed before their body does.

Why this week: Vata moves upwards and outwards. Warm oil on the feet draws it down — the traditional preparation for sleep that does not need an app, a supplement or a subscription.

  1. 1Warm a few drops of sesame or Dhanwantharam oil in your palms.
  2. 2Massage each sole for two minutes, then the ankles.
  3. 3Socks on, lights low, and no screen afterwards.
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