Kapha Dosha

Water and earth - or lubrication - understanding kapha holds the secret to many of our modern health concerns.

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Kapha is composed of the qualities and energies of Earth and Water. It is responsible for strength, structure, lubrication, and immunity.

During a typical consultation you will come to understand the current balance of these in your physiology, as well as the build-up of any toxins (called Ama) in the body that may be blocking the proper flow of energy and intelligence of the body. Based on this assessment, natural means for rebalancing the body will be discussed.

Things that help Kapha:

• Learning about the other doshas that make up your essential nature - pitta and vata - will help you create new role models and ways of behavior.

Things that exacerbate Kapha:

• Identifying too closely to Kapha, thinking of it more as a star sign than as a symptom of imbalance.

A list of famous people that displa classic Kapha signs will come here. This is useful for identifying yourself, but also for other doshas, to find new rolemodels outside their dominant dosha.

What is your experience of being primarliy Kapha? What things have you done to help?

Pitta

Translate this dosha into the integrated system of Ayurveda

The Pitta dosha is associated with fire or heat. Wherever there is transformation, there is Pitta (doing its job). Whether it is in the GI tract, liver, skin, the digestion, eyes or brain doesn’t matter, for these are all locations where Pitta works, as Pitta is transformation.

Pitta provides the following functions:
1. Metabolism - at all the various levels from digestion of food to transformation of all other material
2. Thermo genesis - maintains the proper body temperature
3. Vision - converts external images into optic nerve impulses
4. Appetite - the feeling of hunger and thirst
5. Comprehension - of information into knowledge, also reasoning and judgment
6. Courage & Braveness - to face the situation
7. Complexion - gives color and softness to skin

Things that help Pitta:

• Learning about the other doshas that make up your essential nature - vata and kapha - will help you create new role models and ways of behavior.

Things that exacerbate Pitta:

• Identifying yourself too closely to your predominant dosha imbalance (it is not your true nature).

A list of famous people that displa classic Pitta signs will come here. This is useful for identifying yourself, but also for other doshas, to find new rolemodels outside their dominant dosha.

What is your experience of being primarliy Pitta? What things have you done to help?

Vata

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Translate these dosha into the integrated system of ayurveda:

The Vata dosha is composed of the elements ether and air and is the energy of movement. Those with a Vata nature are enthusiastic, exciting, vibrant and creative, with many interests. They move, speak, and think quickly. When out of balance they feel anxious, overwhelmed and fearful, and may experience physical symptoms including constipation, gas and dryness. They tend to be thin by nature and are sensitive, and often feel cold. Vata types benefit from simple, nourishing food and a regular routine.

Things that are helpful to balancing vata:

• Regular medical checkups (reduces the unknown and hence anxiety)
• Warm and cooked foods
• Planning
• Cinnamon
• Coffee in the morning (it is less interfering in the day)
• Home Ownership (? stability)
• Regular employment (? stability)
• Having Children (?)
• Finishing tasks off completely before beginning another
• Non -goal orientated meditation
• Marriage and Steady Relationships (?)
• Gentle exercise, such as walking or T’ai Chi.
• Early to bed and early to rise (rising about 7am is optimal)
• Learning about the other doshas that make up your essential nature - pitta and kapha - will help you create new role models and ways of behavior.

Things that are unhelpful (aggrivate vata):

• Sleeping in the day
• Staying up late, and sleeping late
• Skipping meals
• Self Employment (? unstability)
• Cold food
• Irregular meal times
• Being Single, living alone (?)
• Jolting about on a bumpy road
• Starting and moving from project to project before completion
• Vigorous exercise
• Lack of planning
• Nuts. Chilies.
• Renting (?)
• Eating, drinking, texting when driving
• Lacking knowledge (the unknown produces anxiety)
• Becoming identified with your dosha.

(?) These items are conjecture by our readers. If you have any confirmation, comments, or further things to add to this list, please leave them here.

A list of famous people that displa classic Vata signs will come here soon. This is useful for identifying yourself, but also for other doshas, to find new rolemodels outside their dominant dosha.

What is your experience of being primarliy Vata? What things have you done to help?