HOW The elements Create the doshas

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Vata: Ether + Air 

  • Qualities: COLD + DRY

  • Elements: ETHER (empty space) + AIR (wind)

  • Mantra of Vata: CONSTANT CHANGE

  • Processes: releasing gaseous waste

  • Organs: hollow organs like lungs, heart, small intestine, colon

  • Tissues: bones + nerves

  • It’s important to focus on nourishing these bones + nerves

  • Symptoms of imbalance:

    • Physical: dry hair, skin or nails, cold extremities, cracking joints, tends towards constipation or dry hard "pellet like" stool.

    • Emotional: anxiety, indecision, fear, worry

 
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BALANCED VATA:
ORGANIZED, DISCIPLINED, SPIRITUAL, AND ROUTINE ORIENTED

PITTA: Fire + Water 

  • Qualities: HOT + WET

  • Elements: FIRE (action) + WATER (digestive liquids)

  • Mantra of Pitta: FOCUSED ACTION

  • Process: assimilation + absorption

  • Organs: stomach, gallbladder, liver, spleen

  • Tissues: muscles, fat cells, adipose/skin

  • It’s important to focus on nourishing these muscles, tissues, and organs

  • Symptoms of imbalance : 

    • Physical: excess heat/sweating, inflamed skin, rashes,

      tends towards bacterial infections, loose stool + headache

    • Emotional: irritation, anger, frustration

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BALANCED PITA: DEDICATED, GOAL ORIENTED, INTELLECTUAL, AND A LEADER

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BALANCED KAPHA: STEADY, GroUNDED, HUMANITARIAN, AND NURTURING

KAPHA: Water  + Earth

  • Qualities: COLD + WET

  • Elements: WATER (liquid) + EARTH (solid)

  • Mantra of Kapha: NOURISHING FLOW

  • Process: expectoration + urination

  • Organs: waterways of the body, like the cardiovascular system, kidney, bladder, pericardium

  • Tissues: lymph and blood (two liquid tissues)

  • Important to focus on nourishing blood and lymph

  • Symptoms of imbalance

    • Physical: congestion in respiratory or digestive systems, bloating and gas, loss of energy, skin can feel watery and thick.

    • Emotional: Lethargy, attachment, dullness, depression