Recipe Of A Healthy Daily Routine

Nine practices to make each day count

- Deepak Dixit

Had a great day?'

How many times has this been said to you or someone else? A day becomes great by great moments of experience. Experience will depend on the circumstances and your actions. We have limited control over our circumstances but can have full control over our actions. Based on the techniques of yoga, I wish to suggest some action-items for a daily routine.

Why daily? The unit of action is a 'day'. After each day's work we go to sleep/rest and the next day starts afresh. A 'day' to 'life' is like a 'chapter' to 'a book'. Any item added to a day's routine produces tremendous results in the long run due to cumulative effect.

On each of the suggested items, you have to just focus. You need not to be perfect in the items suggested here in your daily routine. Nor does the time spent on the activity or the technique used matters. What matters is your satisfaction, which is an individual decision.

All you have to do is focus on the activity sincerely and honestly and you will gain expertise.

The suggested items are:

Exercise - Appropriate physical exercise according to your diet, work and environment is an essential part of a healthy routine. The advancements in technology have made our lifestyle very comfortable. Simple activities like brisk walking, swimming, jogging, jumping, climbing are great exercises. Just find out your natural rhythm, power and stamina and select an activity. A very popular exercise known as Surya Namaskar, which is a combination of 12 Asanas, can be considered.