Decoding concept of doshas in Ayurveda

Decoding concept of doshas in Ayurveda.

What is Ayurveda?

It is a science to measure life.

Ayurveda is not just about yoga and pranayama .It helps to bring balance of body, mind and soul.

Ayurveda helps in developing the IQ AND EQ in all living beings.

What are doshas?

The bio elements that are naturally present in human beings are called doshas. Please don’t consider them to be harmful or unhealthy .In a balanced state they bring health to a supreme state.

They are vata, pitta and kapha .

Ayurveda helps and guides us to achieve the balanced state of these doshas.

The elements of universe earth, water, light, air, Akash (space/ether) are responsible for forming these doshas.

Let’s understand them individually, I have shown a table which describes the traits and types and actions of doshas on our body for clear understanding.

Vata dosha:

Traits	Types	Actions
1.it represents coldness,dryness,roughness, Speed in our body(shiet,ruksha,khara respectively)	1.prana vata dosha	Responsible for inhalation and circulation of oxygen in all cells of the body
2. A person with vata dosha is lean and thin and quick in his or her actions. They have a good grasping capacity in one go.	2.udana Vayu:	Responsible for speech and vocal response
3. They show enthusiasm, excitement. They tend to be affected by negativity very quickly.	3.samana Vayu	Movement of digestive muscles (peristaltic movement)
4. Vata dosha is called the king the doshas as it governs the movement of pitta and kapha dosha in our body.	4.apana Vayu	Downward movement of vayu Urination, menstruation etc.
5.space +air are the elements which form vata dosha	5.vyan vayu	Its location is in the heart so its regulates circulation of blood in the body

Unbalance vata dosha shows flatulence, gout, rheumatism in our body

2. Pitta dosha:

Traits	types	Actions
1.Water +Agni(light)form pitta dosha	1.pachak pitta	digestion
2.represents metabolism	2.ranjaka pitta	Formation of red blood cells
3.heat,moisture,liquidity, Sharpness and soreness are its characteristics.	3.alochak pitta	Eye co-ordination
4. Bile pigments in our digestive system have the same function as pitta dosha in the digestive tract.	4.sadhak pitta	Memory, intelligence, emotion development
	5.bharjak pitta	Skin health and nourishment.

Unbalance pitta shows redness, inflammation, and heat (ushnata) in our body.

3. Kapha dosha:

Traits	Types	Action
1.formed from water and earth	1.kledak kapha	Providing moisture for digestion
2.its shows moisturizing property in our body	2.avalambak kapha	Lubrication of respiratory and circulatory system. Support to chest organs
3.softness,heavinessand coldness(snegdha,guru,shiet)are its characteristics	3.tarpak kapha	It’s located in nervous system at the spinal cord level.it help in impulse generation and restores stability in different vital organs of the body.
4.stability to metabolic and nervous system	4.bodhak kapha	Understanding taste Moistening of food Located in tongue area
	5.shleshak kapha	Lubrication of all joints of the body.

UNBALANCED KAPAHA DOSHA CAUSES ABNORMAL MASS ACCUMALATION, FAT DEPOSITION, JOINT DEGRADATION, RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.

Doshas have significance in different stages of our life,

1.childhood-kapha avastha

2. adulthood-pitta avastha

3. old age-vata avasta

Predominantly the above mentioned doshas will work in these stages along with the primary body dosh

Doshas are the saar/essence of which our body’s systemic activities. They are affected by food we eat, actions we do.

Change in seasons also affect the doshas activities in our body.

Have an herbal, healthy, happy life.