The Six Seasons and Seasonal Conduct (Rutucharya) as per Ayurved

To live a healthy life, it is important to adapt ourselves to the climatic conditions around us. This means that we must bring changes to our lifestyle and to our diet during different seasons. In this article, we explore seasons, and the seasonal conduct as per Ayurved.

The Six Seasons

Seasons	English Seasons	English Months	Hindu Months
Hemant (हेमंत)	Early Winter	Mid November to Mid January	Margashish-Paush (मार्गशीष - पौष)
Shishir (शिशिर)	Late Winter	Mid January to Mid March	Magh-Phalgun (माघ – फाल्गुन)
Vasant (वसंत)	Spring	Mid March to Mid May	Chaitra-Vaishakh (चैत्र - वैशाख)
Greeshma (ग्रीष्म)	Summer	Mid May to Mid July	Jyeshta-Aashadh (ज्येष्ठ - आषाढ)
Varsha (वर्षा)	Monsoon	Mid July to Mid September	Shravan-Bhadrapad (श्रावण - भाद्रपद)
Sharad (शरद)	Autumn	Mid September to Mid November	Ashwin-Kartik (अश्विन - कार्तिक)

The Seasonal Variations in Doshas

Doshas undergo seasonal variations with change in the season. A certain type of Dosha is aggravated in a particular season while another is pacified. It’s important that we maintain the equilibrium of Doshas to protect ourselves from diseases due to seasonal variations. Let’s begin with understanding the nature of Doshas in every season.

Dosha	Accumulation (Chaya) चय	Aggravation (Prakopa) प्रकोप	Pacification (Prasham) प्रशम
Vata (वात)	Greeshma (ग्रीष्म)	Varsha (वर्षा)	Sharad (शरद)
Pitta पित्त	Varsha (वर्षा)	Sharad (शरद)	Hemant (हेमंत)
Kapha कफ	Hemant, Shishir (हेमंत, शिशिर)	Vasant (वसंत)	Greeshma (ग्रीष्म)

The following articles describe in detail the conduct and diet to be followed in each of the seasons, so that the equilibrium of the Doshas is maintained: