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The building blocks
of you:
Triadic forces
(doshas) of:
1. Movement (vata)
2. Heat (pitta)
3. Fluid (kapha)
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Vata: Force of the Wind
King of the doshas, the
energy of movement
Vata sets the rhythm. Vata is responsible for every
Elements air (vayu) + ether movement in the body. Vata moves the heat of
(akasha) pitta and the fluid of kapha.
Since vata people are made of air and ether, they
Qualities dry, light, cold, mobile, are light and movement oriented. Vatas thrive on
rough, clear change and resist routine.
Season fall thru mid-winter
Nature wind
Location colon, nerves, mind
Energy: catabolic, electrical
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Pitta: energy of
transformation
FOCUS, LEADERSHIP &
INTELLECT
Pitta is the energy of friction that creates
heat. Heat burns the heavier elements to
create something new: transformation.
Elements fire (tejas) + water (aap)
People with a predominance of Pitta dosha
crave transformation. They tend to move
Qualities sharp, hot, oily, smooth, mobile
full throttle towards putting a vision into
Season late spring thru summer action.
Nature sun
Location small intestines, skin, liver, eyes
Energy : metabolic, chemical
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Kapha : the force of
cohesion
nourishment , lubrication,
repair.
Elements water (aap) + earth Kapha has the heavier elements which
(prithvi) gives rise to a cohesive, centrifugal force,
Qualities wet, cold, heavy, soft,
pulling molecules closer together. It is
moist, oily, static synonymous with the word slesha, which
means to hug. Kapha gives rise to a sense
Season spring of safety, groundedness and well being.
Nature moon
Out of balance, it creates suffocation or a
boggy internal state..
Locations stomach, lungs, sinuses,
joints
Energy: anabolic, magnetic
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The Energy Cycle
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Vata time of Day
Air & Ether
Late afternoon & Pre-Dawn
2-6 pm, 2-6 am
Dry
Rough
Mobile
Cold
Subtle
Expansive
Decay - catabolic
Mentally
awake!
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Kapha time of day
Water & Earth
6-10 am, 6-10 am
Wet/damp
Heavy
Dense - strong
Cool
Soft
Gross (physical)
Building - anabolic
In the
body.
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Pitta time of Day
Fire & Water
10 am-2 pm, 10pm - 2 am
Hot
Spreading
Sharp
Transformative
Oily
Light
Dynamic - Metabolic
Digesting.
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Autumn - Early Winter
Season:
Air & Ether
Vata
Dry
Rough
Mobile
Cold
Subtle
Expansive
Decay - catabolic
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Late Winter - Spring
Season:
Water & Earth
Kapha
Wet/damp
Cloudy
Cool
Soft
Liquid
Building - anabolic
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Summer Season:
Fire & Water
Pitta
Hot
Spreading
Sharp
Transformative
Oily
Light
Dynamic - Metabolic
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