Ayurveda and Mental Health According to the ancient Ayurvedic texts, a person is said to have good health or swasthya (in Sanskrit) when they enjoy a balance of physical and psychological elements (samadosha), of energies produced in the body (samagnischa), and of tissues in the organs (samadhatu) combined with proper elimination of wastes (malakriya), a happy soul (prasannatma), [...]
How to Keep your Kapha Dosha Balanced! A little Ayurveda refresher Just as everyone has a unique fingerprint, each person has a particular pattern of energy, which comprises their own constitution or dosha. One of the three Ayurvedic doshas is Kapha, and it is a combination of water and earth elements. If you want to learn [...]
What is Kapha Dosha? Made up of the elements of earth and water, Kapha is one of the three Ayurvedic doshas. The qualities are heavy, slow, steady, solid, cold, soft, and oily. The common translation of kapha is “that which binds things” or “that which holds things together.” What does Kapha really do? It controls weight, [...]
Understanding the three Ayurvedic doshas: Are you Vata, Pitta, or Kapha? According to Ayurveda, in every biological organism, there exist three psycho-physiological forces, known as “doshas.” It's a Sanskrit word literally meaning “stain” or “lesion” but in effect conveying chiefly the notion of “something that can be injured or imbalanced.” These doshas are given the names [...]
