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I’m sure most of you reading this go to a yoga class once or twice a week or know someone who does. It’s the new trend, there’s a yoga studio on every corner. But did you know that Yoga has a sister called Ayurveda? Not as dynamic and direct as Yoga, Ayurveda, the quieter and more reserved sister has been waiting for her turn to be the center of attention and now that time has come.

Ayurveda and Yoga are essential parts of an ancient Indian system called the Vedas. Ayur or ayus is translated from Sanskrit to mean “life”, and Veda is knowledge or science. Literally ‘The Science of Life’, Ayurveda is now emerging as one of the most important preventative forms of holistic medicine in today’s modern world. Ayurveda, like yoga, is concerned with balance. It offers a unique system of treatment, explaining the true health of the mind, body, senses and spirit and their correct alignment. Ayurvedic practitioners offer lifestyle adjustments including diet, herbal formulas, gem and color therapy, massage, yoga, and meditation. They prescribe specific asanas or postures that help balance the energies in the body and mind. Our environment, our relationships, the food we eat, our work, the climate we live in, our faith and how we function within our own little universe is of great importance as this will determine our state of physical, mental and physical happiness and fulfillment. spiritual. .

Energy and vibration are the foundation of Ayurveda. The universe is composed of pulsating energies, cosmic elements that together make all material creations. Everything around us, including ourselves, is made up of these elements; earth, water, fire, air and ether that are constantly changing and transforming. Ayurveda classifies these five elements into three doshas, ​​or metabolic types.

Vata is the combination of ether and air and has the same characteristic of these elements: dry, fickle and irregular. When fire and water combine it is called pitta, its main characteristics are hot, quick and resolute. Kapha is the combination of earth and water: strong, slow and methodical. These three doshas are present in every living cell. They affect us not only on a physical level, but also on subtle mental and emotional levels such as harmony, energy and inertia. They influence everything we are and do. The decisions we make and have made since the moment we were born. In fact, they make us who we are, unique individuals.

Each of us has a dosha that is more predominant or stronger than the other two, a secondary one and a third, which is much less prominent. This combination of the three doshas is determined when we are in the womb.

Four main causes are responsible for the metabolic type of an individual:

1. The metabolic type of the father.

2. The metabolic type of the mother.

3. The condition of the matrix.

4. The foods and drinks that the mother takes before and during the pregnancy.

Our metabolic type should stay the same, but of course it doesn’t. Without knowing our particular type, we inadvertently cause disharmony by eating the wrong things, by doing the wrong exercise, even by living in the wrong environment.

In Ayurveda, nine types of combinations can be manifested:

1.Vata

2. Pitta

3.kapha

4. Vata Pitta

5. kapha pitta

6.Vata Kapha

7. pitta vata

8. Kapha Pitta

9. Kapha Vata

Celebrities and their metabolic type:

Vata pitta – Gwyneth Paltrow, Celine Dion

Pitta-Kapha – Drew Barrymore, Princess Diana, Nick Hucknall

Kapha-Pitta – Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore

Pitta Vata – Prince Harry, Tom Cruise

Vata-Kapha – Bono, Lulu

VAT RATE

Vata shows itself as a light and thin physical body, very tall or very short. The muscle tissue is not strong and the veins often protrude through the skin, which itself is dry and thin, just like the hair. The hands and feet tend to be cold and there is intolerance to cold food, weather, etc. Digestion is not good and appetite is not strong, so nutrients are not absorbed properly and constipation is often a problem. Nails and teeth may be irregular and protruding. Joints are often unstable and joint cracks can occur. The voice is hoarse and dry. Vata, when aggravated, often causes insomnia and confusion. Vata is mobile and produces a need for constant change, vigorous exercise, and talkativeness. Vata produces a quick, alert and creative mind. Vata’s speed is manifested in restlessness moving from one place to another, changing things and friends frequently. It causes a subtle feeling of insecurity, fear, loneliness and worry. Dreams can often be scary. Memory is not long-term, but the ability to multitask is good.

TOO MUCH VATA?

To keep that Vata energy balanced and happy: