According to
Ayurveda, there are three primary energies, or Doshas. The Doshas are Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. These Doshas regulate all physical and
psychological behaviours, from basic cell structure to the most complex
mental functions. The Doshas are found in unique proportions in every
individual. This singular combination of the Doshas is called our
constitution or Prakriti, and it will determine our basic physical
appearance, preferences, behaviours, and emotional tendencies. When the
Doshas are in their natural balance with one another, our physical and
mental states are at optimum health. When the Doshas fall out of
balance, disease may manifest. Ayurveda seeks to return the Doshas to
and maintain them at their natural balance in our individual
constitution.
Physically such
people are either very tall or very short, non- muscular, with thin and
bony limbs and have a quick gait with short fast steps. Skin is
generally thin, darkish and cool. The hair is thin, dark, coarse and
either kinky or curly. The face is usually long and angular, often with
an underdeveloped chin. The neck is thin and scrawny. Nose is small and
narrow. May be long, crooked or asymmetrical also. Eyes tend to be
small, narrow or sunken, dark brown or gray in color, with dull luster.
The mouth being small, with thin, narrow or tight lips. Teeth are
irregular, protruding, or broken, set in receding gums. And while the
voice is weak, low or cracked, speech is fast with interruptions.
Vata: Vata is known as the moving force. Vata is mainly concerned with the
nervous system and all bodily movement. It chews and swallows food,
moves nutrients into and wastes out of cells, circulates blood and air,
and retrieves and stores memories.
Physical
Appearance of Vata physique:thin, very tall or very short, little
muscular development skin: cool, dry, rough hair: dark, curly, dry eyes: small; brown, grey, or slate blue
Temperament
of Vata mental: nervous, fluctuating moods, quick but short
memory, creative physical: irregular appetite, irregular elimination,
prone to constipation, light sleeper energy:comes in bursts, active, poor stamina
Vata people have restless minds and weak memories. They avoid confrontation.
Have active and sensitive natures and express themselves through sport
and creative pursuits. Likely to be artistic and creative with a good
imagination, they will sometimes overindulge in pleasures. And are
sexually the most active. Fearful, worrisome and anxious they are into
questioning, theorizing and over-analysis. Often dissatisfied with and
unable to sustain friendships, they spend money quickly, often on
trifles. With light, interrupted sleep of 5-7 hours a day.
A dominant Vataensures that Tamasika individuals
are the most down to earth, concerned about fundamental questions of
practical existence, specially when confronted by more spiritual and
less physical issues.
Lack
of intelligence, forbidding dispositions, envious nature.
Excessive sexual indulgence and sleep.
Matsya
Unsteadiness, constant passion, and cowardice. Excessive desire
for water intake.
Banaspatya
Indolence. Excessive indulgence in food. Deficiency of
intellectual faculties.
Factors that increase Vata
Exposure to
cold, no routine in your life, eating to much dry, frozen or leftover
food, or food with bitter, pungent or astringents taste.
Fasting, too much traveling, too much or inappropriate exercise,
suppressing natural urges, abdominal surgery.
Not oiling the skin.
REMEDIES
VATA
Food
Warm,
well-cooked food. Sweet, sour and salty tastes
Oil
Massage
With
calming and warming oils such as sesame, Mahanarayan
Oil.
Exercise
Moderate exercise such as yoga, walking and light weights
The five elements are present in the universe and combined in
the following manner are known as the TRI-DOSHIC theory. The
five elements condense into the three Doshas: Vata, Pitta, Kapha.
VATA
Vata means "wind," or "that which moves things." and is the
principle of movement. It is associated with the elements of
air/space. It, however, is not the air which is outside of us,
but is the force that governs biological movement; it is the
prime impetus of the nervous system. It controls the sensory and
mental balance. It gives a mental adaptability and
understanding. It is the basic life force called Prana and is
enhanced by the Life force of whole and vitalized foods, from
the breath and from our connection with the Divine within which
is the deepest energizing force for the entire body. In the
mind, Vata is our flexibility, communication and our creative
resources.
Vata flows through and rules the nervous system, and can
accumulate in the large intestines as gas, in pelvic cavity as
pains and aches, in the bones as arthritis, in the skin as dry eczema, in the ears as ringing ears, and in the thighs as
sciatic pain. If the body develops an excess of Vata (air
qualities), these are the first areas in which it will
accumulate. Vata is the MOTIVATING FORCE behind the other two
humors which are incapable of moving themselves. Fire would go
out without air and water/earth would be stagnant if there was
no air.
Look at the chart above and observe the similarities and differences of
the different doshas.
Vata
Seniors
60 yr. - up
detachment
completion
catabolism
bone conditions
fall-early winter
dawn, dusk
Pitta
Adulthood
15 - 60 yr.
production
create/transform
metabolism
heat conditions
late spring-summer
noon, midnight
Kapha
Childhood
0 - 15 yr.
development
building
anabolism
mucous conditions
winter/early spring
morning, evening
Locations :
high, dry,
cool
hot, humid
low, damp,
cool
Look at this chart and think of different seasons of the year and our
lives and how they relate to VPK. Think of different locations and see
if you can see the qualities of VPK in them.
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