Why Do We Get Dry Itchy Skin In Winter? PLUS: Meet Sofia: Your SVA Wellness & Reflexology Expert; SPRING DETOX – Open Enrollment – your SV Ayurveda Newsletter March 2, 2023 – #8, Vol 12
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Why do we get Dry Itchy Skin in the Wintertime?
Despite the abundance of lubricating and nurturing soma in the environment during the wintertime, a lot of people suffer from dry, flaky, and itchy skin. Skin is the barrier between the external environment and the body. Skin’s health and appearance is regulated by three sub-doshas. Vyana vata governs circulation in the skin and modulates the sense of touch. Bhrajaka pitta governs skin temperature and the biochemical processes that occur in the skin. Whatever touches the skin, including sunshine or cold winds, gets “cooked” on the surface of the skin by bhrajaka pitta. Bhrajaka pitta supplies fuel for the bhrajaka agni flame that “fries” the material topically applied to the skin so that it can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Sleshaka kapha regulates moisture levels and lubrication.
In the winter season, the reception of Soma from nature increases. The skin absorbs soma through vibrational channels called “Loma Randra,” which are connected to the medium layer of the skin. When the overall physical channels are clogged, agni is localized in the stomach and not freely flowing in the body, so as a result bhrajaka agni is not able to “cook” and process the environmental soma. This, in turn, limits the vyana vata’s ability of circulate soma evenly. As a result sleshaka kapha creates pocket of condensed lubrication, which further freeze the channels and create dryness. Because of vata’s cold and dry quality, the skin gets especially dry in the winter time. In addition, the condensed heat adds to the dryness and makes the skin flaky and itchy.
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Here’s to your radiant winter skin health!
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Sofia Ianovskaia is the owner of Ayurvedic Insights Lifestyle Consultations and Massage Therapy/Reflexology.
Graduate of Kerala Ayurveda Academy, The American Academy of Reflexology, and A2Z Health.net Massage Schools.
Certified Ayurveda Wellness Counselor, Certified Massage Therapist (#41159), Certified Advanced Ear Hand and Foot Reflexologist, and World Reflexology Foundation Trainer.
She has undergone an extensive internship with Vaidya Mishra (www.vaidyamishra.com) learning SVA Shaka Vansya Ayurveda principles.
Sofia shares her wisdom and knowledge of Ayurveda and Reflexology through educational workshops on diet, daily routine, lifestyle, and self-help/family-help techniques. Sofia is available for private wellness consultations and reflexology as well as presentations at various organizations and community centers.
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