Understanding the Doshas

Clients will gain a clear understanding of the three doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—and how these essential energies influence their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. By exploring the unique characteristics of each dosha, they will learn practical ways to balance their lifestyle, diet, and daily routines to achieve harmony and optimal health. Our guidance ensures that this ancient Ayurvedic wisdom is both accessible and applicable to their modern lives.

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Kapha is made of water and earth and its gunas (qualities) are smooth, heavy, dense, oily, sweet, steady, warm, slow. Kapha is in charge of structure, cohesion, and lubrication in the body. Kapha people tend to be heavier set and have difficulty losing weight. They usually have big eyes, full lips and thick, curly hair, oily skin. When they're in balance, they are sweet and kind, patient and strong, hard working and easy to get along with. When out of balance they have a tendency for depression. They can miss a meal here and there without noticing it, and they may even gain a few pounds when hardly eating anything. Constipation is a Kapha disorder and is called Manda Agni. Colds, sinus congestion and endometriosis are Kapha disorders. 

Pitta is made of water and fire. Its gunas are sour, slightly oily, hot, flowing, pungent, liquid. Pitta is in charge of digestion and inner and outer vision. Pitta provides the Agni (fire) for the Agni of every cell, every dhatus and every srota (channel). Pitta people are usually average in height and build. They get hungry easily and can become hangry when a meal is past schedule. They have a lot of determination and motivation. When in balance, they are usually friendly and outgoing. They often have charisma and are good competitors. When out of balance, Pitta types may become too driven, working long hours and not allowing themselves the opportunity for sufficient rest. They may become easily irritated. Perfectionism may become an obsession. Pitta people usually keep a regular schedule. Pitta people usually have intense eyes. Redheads are usually preominantly Pitta people. Pitta people may have slightly oily skin and may have a tendency for blemishes. Inflammation is a Pitta disorder. Diarrhea is a Pitta disorder and is called Tinjsha Agni.

Vata is made of air and space. Its gunas are rough, cold, astringent, irregular, light, quick, subtle, dry. Vata people tend to be thin, have thin lips and smaller than average eyes. They have a tendency to skip meals and keep irre

The days are divided into the doshas. Kapha time is 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. This is the best time slot for exercise and for taking smaller meals. 

Pitta time is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The daytime slot is best for taking the main meal of the day, for the Sun is directly overhead, which gives Jathar agni it's greatest strength. It's optimal to begin sleep prior to the evening Pitta time, for that gives Pitta the best opportunity for processing the day's events via the inner visions given during dream time. A dream journal can be useful for remembering dreams. 

Vata time is 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Daytime Vata time is best for reading, bookwork, and energy work. Meetings are optimal during Vata. 

Springtime is Kapha time, summer time is Pitta time, Fall and Winter are Vata time except monsoon seasons, which are Kapha.

Bedtime is optimal at 9 p.m. with 4:00 a.m. being the best time to rise. Turns out Ben Franklin was right when he coined the phrase, "Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Keeping the internet off and artificial lights off helps the pineal gland to produce melatonin. Once in awhile I do take melatonin supplements, but not very often, because of the body's ability to make it naturally. Supplementing too frequently can disrupt that natural process. When we are deeply asleep durin

 g Pitta time and have taken our dinner before 7:00, we give our bodies the opportunity for Pitta to work more on clearing our mental Ama, rather than working on completing the digestive process for the evening meal. 

Keeping a good routine helps balance our doshas

Brushing and flossing teeth, gargling and sloshing with coconut oil (gondusha) and putting sesame oil into the sinuses (nasya), and tongue scraping are all part of good dinacharya (self-care) rituals. This should be followed by 15 minutes of yoga and ,20 minutes of TM (or other type of meditation). Shorter meditation sessions are also helpful, but taking a full 20 minutes is excellent preventive care to help prepare for living in a fast paced turbulent world which is in the midst of tremendous transformation. Abhyanga can be applied prior to meditating, then a nice warm shower washes off the oil while leaving the skin nice and soft. Dinacharya helps balance our doshas. Abhyanga nourishes the skin and activates the parasympathetic nervous system. Kapha folks should gently massage organic powder into the skin wearing silk gloves - this process is called Garshan. 

The six tastes are sweet, salty, sour, pungent, astringent and bitter.

 

The dhatus are the tissues. Rasa is blood, Rakta is plasma, Mamsa is fat, Meda is muscle, Asthi is bone, Majjaî is the central nervous system and bone marrow and Shukra is the reproductive system. 

There are upadhatus - something created out of the dhatus. The upadhatu of Rasa is menstrual fluid and the upadhatu of Rakta is Breastmilk. The upadhatus of Shukra are semen and eggs. Teeth are the upadhatus of Asthi.

Malas are waste products from the tissues.

Sweat is the mala of Mamsa. Hair and nails are the malas of Asthi. 

There are several types of Agni, and there is an Agni for each dhatus and srota. Vata types tend to vacillate between solid stools and soft stools, and when out of balance between constipation and diarrhea. This type of digestion which changes frequently is called Vishama Agni. Pitta people have more of a tendency for regular soft stools and when out of balance, diarrhea. This type of digestion is known as Tikshna Agni. Kapha people have a tendency for solid stools and constipation when out of balance. This type of digestion is called Manda Agni.