Ayurvedic Dosha

Knowing your Dosha allows you to craft your workout and movement plan for the peak performance considering all Dosha qualities and not creating Vikriti anywhere else in your body and mind.

After my initial 35kgs of weight loss, I struggled to reduce further body fat percentage that I was targeting. I amplified workout frequency, duration, and even a cleaner diet. The improvements were insignificant.

When I learned more about my Dosha and Prakriti, it started to make a lot of sense. Straightway, I was able to pinpoint where I was going wrong in my exercise routine. Soon after I made small changes, I noticed material improvements on overall performance and stamina.

Some of these changes were as simple as changing the time of workout from morning to evening, incorporating cardio, etc. I have both Pitta- Kapha Dosha’s dominant in my Prakriti.

As Pitta, it’s important for me to work out in the cooler part of the day so that my body doesn’t get overheated to already fiery Pitta condition creating imbalance. At the same time due to Kapha, I struggled to have a great workout performance in the morning as it takes time for Kapha’s body to wake up everything inside. So the perfect balance for my workout time is the evening.

We are what we eat. Blindly following any diet trend and program without understanding your own Dosha and qualities is a sure recipe for failure.

This is the precise reason despite many attempts in the past, I was not able to lose weight and sustain for the long term. Once I developed my personal diet and workout plan to align with my fitness goals incorporating Ayurvedic wisdom, I got real results.

I absolutely paid not a single dollar to buy any meal plan or a gym membership to achieve this result. It was done simply by educating myself and taking smart actions.

Understanding your Dosha offers you the powerful opportunity to make smarter food choices that are aligned to your Prakriti.

As a Pitta-Kapha, I have to keep a watch on the amount of spicy food and rice I’m eating even though I love them. Overeating these foods created an imbalance in my body in the past resulting in inflammations and weight gain. However, these foods might be good for Vata Dosha creating a balance for them.

Making food choices in this way will liberate you from all the confusion around different diet trends. This is the key to longevity, vitality, energy, and stamina.

Understanding the qualities of your Dosha and each season can help prevent imbalances as weather changes. Generally, predominant Dosha increases during the season it governs. So by designing diet, exercise, and routine, it is possible to pacify and not aggravate it.

Fall to early winter is the Vata season when the weather is cold, dry, hard, and rough. These are very similar qualities to Vata Dosha. To ensure Vata Dosha is balanced its best to avoid cold, raw foods and replace it with warm cooked foods.

Similarly, since the air movement is strong during this time, it’s important to ensure Vata Dosha is grounded by incorporating daily rituals like grounding, meditation, and body massage with warm sesame oil, etc.

Adopting a daily routine is a very purposeful and enduring act of self-love. In Ayurveda, it allows you to design your personal self-care ritual based on your dosha.

Crafting a daily routine that focuses on optimum exercise, rest and spiritual nourishments is the best gift you can give to yourself. Incorporating simple practices like dry body brushing, oil massage, oil pooing can significantly improve overall wellbeing.

According to Ayurveda, if there is a Vikriti in you dosha not only it will reflect on your physical body but also your emotional state.

As a Pitta-Kapha, whenever I get fiery or competitive, I now know where to pay attention to create more harmony in my life.

This is the beauty of our body that before anything becomes an issue there is always a sign our body sends. It’s just a matter of spotting those signs early enough to mitigate any further risk of becoming a disease.

Having a basic knowledge of Ayurveda can be one of the powerful tools in your toolbox to address this.

I’m someone who appreciates and enjoys deep meaningful conversations. I always love adding extra doses of motivational reading, a podcast in my daily routine. I used to think this is just how I’m. But learning about my dosha, now I know that’s that reflection of Kapha dosha qualities in my life.

To live a wholesome life, it is crucial that we invest time and energy for the things that positively stimulate our minds and nourish our souls. If you are a Vata dosha, you might enjoy a hike with friends whereas Pitta dosha loves social gatherings.

Every person’s body is a special combination of the five elements. Those elements present themselves in a diverse array of physical characteristics, including structure and size. Rather than a singular cultural image of beauty,

Ayurveda offers multiple healthy variations of size and shape. Vata individuals usually possess thin and delicate frames, Pitta bodies tend to be strong and sleek, while Kapha bodies reveal beauty through curves and fullness.

Knowing your dosha gives you permission to love your body in all its uniqueness without feeling compelled to force yourself into a shape that is not your natural expression. Vitality and beauty come in many variations. Understanding your Dosha helps you know what shape is healthy and natural for your unique body.

Understanding your Dosha provides a pathway to the creation of health, vitality, and joy on every level. Once you see how the elements express in your body and mind, and how those elements respond to various lifestyle factors, you can consciously choose actions that create balance, stability, and health.

As your focus shifts from the manipulation of external factors to the balancing of your elemental structures, you will find that you are effortlessly able to craft a life that radiates well-being.