A recurrent question I hear lately is, “WHAT is going on these days?” This refers to all the troublesome activity in the world as well as personal turmoil. One reason for the heightened state of tensions is that Mars is blazing brightly in Capricorn. Capricorn is Mars’ sign of exaltation or greatest strength in Vedic astrology […]
In Ayurveda, the three doshas, Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, each have a primary season where they get imbalanced. In the summer, Pitta can get overheated and thus out of balance, more so than the other two doshas. Pitta is the energy of digestion, assimilation, and transformation. Pitta is comprised of fire and water. To prevent […]
Ayurveda operates on the principle of three constitutional types or doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. The doshas are further differentiated by their qualities or gunas. Ayurvedic practitioners examine the gunas to determine which components of prakruti are contributing to vikruti. We previously explored the gunas or qualities of Vata. Let’s now examine the qualities of […]
In Ayurveda, there are 3 doshas or body types: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Pitta is the energy of digestion, assimilation, and transformation. Pitta is comprised of fire and water. It is hot, sharp, oily, light, and penetrating. In the summer, Pitta can get overheated and out of balance more so than the other two doshas. […]
In Ayurveda, there are 3 doshas or body types: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Pitta is the energy of digestion, assimilation, and transformation. Pitta is comprised of fire and water. It is hot, sharp, oily, and penetrating. In the summer, Pitta can get overheated and out of balance more so than the other two doshas. There […]
In Ayurveda, there are three basic body types or constitutions. These are known as doshas. We are a combination of all three doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. In the hot summer months, Pitta dosha is very likely to become imbalanced. Pacifying Pitta in the summer is a primary concern in Ayurveda. We differentiate the doshas […]