Adventurers, creative, spontaneous, multitasking skills, innovative, energetic, trendy, impulsive, intuitive, many interests, quick to learn, refined, talkative.
VATA imbalances cause:
Insomnia, gas, fear, anxiety, phobias, constipation, nervousness, stiffness in joints, dry skin, spacey, ringing in the ears, aches in lower back, ungroundedness
Vata is movement. Today’s world involves moving about in a car or plane to get to long distances quickly. In addition, the way we communicate with technology, computers and wireless frequencies all effect the Vata Dosha.
TOP 10 IDEAS TO BALANCE VATA:
1. Daily Meditate, do Yoga or learn breathing exercises
2. Have a regular routine,
3. Eat fresh, warm, nourishing cooked foods
4. Take grounding herbs
5. Drink warm herbal teas,
6. Regular oil massages, apply sesame oil to feet and head at night
7. Get enough sleep.
8. Keep yourself comfortable and warm
9. Slow down on exercise
10. Limit time on computers, especially after 8PM.
TOP 10 REASONS VATA gets off balance:
1. Not breathing properly
2. Too much travelling
3. Overworked or too much sex
4. Irregular eating habits, (i.e. eating while driving, talking, standing)
5. Raw food dieting, grabbing food mindlessly when hungry.
6. Irregular lifestyle choices (i.e. No set timings for sleep)
7. Controlling natural urges like urination, defecation, hunger, thirst, etc.
8. Exposure to severe dry and cold climate.
9. Lots of work or party with long late nights.
10. Long hours on the computer
WHAT TO EAT:
FRUITS: Eat sweet fruits, Avoid sour and dry fruits
VEGETABLES: Eat cooked vegetables, Avoid raw, frozen, dried and gas forming vegetables
Avoid gas forming foods and complicated food combinations like fruit and milk, cold smoothies, meat with dairy.
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MORE INFORMATION:
The Vata dosha is considered the most important of the three doshas. It has been said in the Ayurveda classic texts that all body tissues along with Pitta & Kapha cannot move without the assistance of VATA. Movements include all bodily fluid, heart beat, breathing, metabolism, ejaculation, elimination of waste products, relaying stimulus to brain and response to organs or tissues.
VATA Sub doshas: (Directions of movement of air and space in the body)
Prana-Inward breathing that gives vital energy
Udana-upward movement
Vyana-Circulation, pulsation of heart
Samana-Assimilation of food, Balancing
Apana-elimination of urine, feces, fetus, semen
Main Body Sites of Vata: (Organs directly effected by Vata)
Colon. Bone, Ears, Thighs, Brain, Waist
VATA qualities: (What Vata feels like)
Dry, Light, Cold, Rough, Subtle, Mobile, Clear
VATA = AIR (Vayu) & Ether (Akash)
WHAT IS IT?
The Vata dosha is considered the most important of the three doshas. It has been said in the Ayurveda classic texts that all body tissues along with Pitta & Kapha cannot move without the assistance of VATA. Movements include all bodily fluid, heart beat, breathing, metabolism, ejaculation, elimination of waste products, relaying stimulus to brain and response to organs or tissues.
VATA in BALANCE
VATA out of BALANCE
Adventurers, spontaneous
Insomnia, Fear
Creative, multitasks well
Gas, Constipation
Innovative, Energetic
Dry Skin, Ringing in the Ears
Talkative, Refined,
Joint stiffness, aches
Trendy, Fashionable
Lower Back Pain,
Impulsive, Quick to Learn
Anxiety, Ungrounded feeling
Intuitive
Phobias, nervousness
Vata is movement. Today’s world can be called a "Vata" society" as we move about in cars, trains or planes to get to long distances quickly. In addition, the way we communicate with technology, computers and wireless frequencies all effect the Vata Dosha.
TOP 10 IDEAS TO BALANCE VATA:
Daily Meditate, do Yoga or learn breathing exercises
Have a regular routine,
Eat fresh, warm, nourishing cooked foods
Take grounding herbs
Drink warm herbal teas,
Regular oil massages, apply sesame oil to feet and head at night
Get enough sleep.
Keep yourself comfortable and warm
Slow down on exercise
Limit time on computers, especially after 8PM.
TOP 10 REASONS VATA gets off balance:
Not breathing properly
Too much travelling
Overworked or too much sex
Irregular eating habits, (i.e. eating while driving, talking, standing)
Raw food dieting, grabbing food mindlessly when hungry
Irregular lifestyle choices (i.e. No set timings for sleep)
Controlling natural urges like urination, defecation, hunger, thirst, etc.
Exposure to severe dry and cold climate.
Lots of work or party with long late nights.
Long hours on the computer
WHAT TO EAT:
FRUITS: Eat sweet fruits, Avoid sour and dry fruits
VEGETABLES: Eat cooked vegetables, Avoid raw, frozen, dried and gas forming vegetables Avoid gas forming foods and complicated food combinations like fruit and milk, cold smoothies, meat with dairy.
