Dinacharya

{{Short description|Ayurvedic medicine concept}}

Dinacharya (Sanskrit: दिनचर्या "daily-routine"){{Cite web|url= http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=dinacharya&direction=AU |title=dinacaryA|publisher=spokensanskrit.de}} is a concept in Ayurvedic medicine which proposes the healthy routine to be followed in a day and night. Ayurveda contends that routines help establish balance and that understanding daily cycles is useful for promoting health.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ayurveda.com/online_resource/daily_routine.html|title=The Daily Routine|publisher=Ayurvedic Institute|access-date=2012-08-28|archive-date=2016-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821231414/http://www.ayurveda.com/online_resource/daily_routine.html|url-status=dead}} Dinacharya says that each day, two cycles of change occur, that correlate with the Ayurvedic concept of dosha. Routines covered by dinacharya include: waking time, elimination, hygiene, massage, exercise, bathing, meditation and prayer, meals, study, work, relaxation and sleeping.{{Cite web|url= http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Dinacharya |title=Dinacharya|date=7 April 2023 |publisher=hindupedia}}