Monday, July 19, 2010

What is Vata, Kapha, and Pitta?

Q3.What is Vata, Kapha, and Pitta?

When Earth, air, water, fire, and ether are in balance within the environment of our bodies, health is easy to maintain. The elements are grouped together into energies or doshas. According to Ayurveda there are three distinct doshas or body energies:

• Vata (Air and Ether)
Like its elements, Vata is light, dry and cool and involved in dynamic functions such as movement as well as the rapid flow of ideas.
• Pitta (Fire and Water)
Similar to its elements, Pitta is hot and dry, bringing passion and ambition to a person and is involved with digestion of food.
• Kapha (Water and Earth)
The heavy cool dosha Kapha lends our bodies cohesion, stability, calmness and endurance.


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