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Holistic Health

The Ayurvedic Body Types

Are you Vata, Pitta, or Kapha?

Ayurveda has not only migrated from ago during the formation of the universe,
the East to the West, it has even casually in the black, stillness of the cosmos. Hold

made its way onto grocery and drug store on, and I will explain…
aisles. Imagine my delight upon seeing
neem, guduchi, triphala and several In this ether, unmanifested

other ayurvedic herbs lining the top consciousness or Purisha existed. Slight
row at my local grocery store! Without vibrations in the air gave birth to the

a moment’s hesitation, I bought two sacred sound of Aum, or Shakti. From
bottles of ashwagandha, planning to have the friction of air waves, fire emerged.
it with warm milk and nutmeg to calm Heat from the fire condensed and

my high vata and get a good night’s sleep. formed into droplets of water. Finally, the
I did wonder, though, how the average water dried, and the residue became the

person would know what herbs are good earth element. These are the five great
for their particular dosha imbalances? elements (Panchamahabhoota), of which
Or what dosha even means?! According everything in the universe is made; from

to Ayurveda, the principle of Tridosha the tiniest atom to the great mountains,
Theory, which describes vata, pitta, and and all living and non-living universal

kapha doshas, began thousands of years matter, including you and me!

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