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Learn about Vata, Pitta, and Kapha — the three fundamental energies that govern your physical and mental constitution in Ayurveda.

38 articles in body types

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A four-step protocol for redirecting Kapha emotional eating toward non-food comfort.
Body Types · 4 min

Kapha Emotional Eating & Attachment — The Comfort-Seeking Pattern

A four-step protocol to break Kapha low-motivation stagnation through movement and novelty.
Body Types · 4 min

Kapha Low Motivation & Heaviness — The Stagnation Pattern

A four-step protocol to clear blocked sinus channels in the Kapha congestion pattern.
Body Types · 4 min

Kapha Sinus Congestion & Mucus — The Blocked-Channel Pattern

A four-step infographic for easing Kapha water retention with dry brushing, diuretic teas, movement and reduced salt.
Body Types · 4 min

Kapha Water Retention — The Swelling-and-Puffiness Pattern

A four-step infographic on shifting Kapha weight gain by kindling Agni with spices, morning movement, light dinners and no naps.
Body Types · 4 min

Kapha Weight Gain & Slow Metabolism — The Accumulation Pattern

A four-step infographic for cooling Pitta acid reflux with aloe vera, midday lunch, early dinner and DGL licorice.
Body Types · 4 min

Pitta Acid Reflux & Burning Sensation — Beyond Heartburn

A four-step infographic for cooling Pitta anger and burnout with Sheetali breath, nature time, scheduled rest and cooling foods.
Body Types · 3 min

Pitta Anger, Frustration & Burnout — The Overheated Mind Pattern

A four-step infographic for calming Pitta loose stools with cooling foods, fennel, pomegranate and no evening spice.
Body Types · 3 min

Pitta Loose Stools & Urgency — The Overactive Agni Pattern

A four-step infographic on slowing Pitta premature greying with Bhringaraj oil, Amla, a cooling diet and less scalp heat.
Body Types · 4 min

Pitta Premature Greying — Why Your Hair Goes Grey Early

A four-step numbered cover beside a cooling droplet motif, showing the Ayurvedic routine to calm Pitta skin rashes and rosacea.
Body Types · 3 min

Pitta Skin Rashes & Rosacea — The Heat-Under-the-Skin Pattern

A four-step cover beside a warming-oil droplet, showing how to restore warmth to cold Vata hands and feet.
Body Types · 3 min

Vata Cold Hands & Feet — The Circulation Pattern

A four-step cover beside a moistening droplet, showing the Ayurvedic levers that ease dry, hard Vata constipation.
Body Types · 3 min

Vata Constipation — Dry, Hard Stools and the Dryness Pattern

A four-step cover beside a nourishing bowl, showing how to retrain Vata's irregular feast-or-famine appetite.
Body Types · 3 min

Vata Irregular Appetite — Why You Forget to Eat, Then Binge

A four-step illustrated routine with an oil-droplet motif for easing Vata joint cracking and dryness.
Body Types · 3 min

Vata Joint Cracking & Dryness — Why Your Joints Pop and Click

A four-step routine with a swirling spiral motif for easing Vata tinnitus and a restless mind.
Body Types · 3 min

Vata Tinnitus & Restless Mind — The Ringing-Buzzing Pattern

A four-step energising protocol for the withdrawn, heavy Kapha stress pattern.
Body Types · 1 min

Kapha Lethargy: The Withdrawn-Stress Pattern

A four-step morning protocol to lift the heavy, foggy Kapha wake pattern.
Body Types · 2 min

Kapha Morning Fog — Why You Wake Heavy and How to Fix It

A four-step protocol for the Kapha snooze cycle, centred on waking earlier rather than sleeping more.
Body Types · 1 min

Why Kaphas Wake Up Tired — The Snooze-Cycle Pattern

A four-step protocol to stimulate slow Kapha digestion with lighter, spicier, earlier meals.
Body Types · 1 min

Kapha Digestion: Heaviness After Meals, Slow Elimination

A four-step infographic for cooling Pitta heartburn with cooling foods, fennel, no evening chillies and a large lunch.
Body Types · 1 min

Pitta Heartburn & Acid Reflux — Cooling the Fire

A four-step infographic for easing Pitta irritability and jaw clench with cooling breath, less caffeine, evening walks and cooling foods.
Body Types · 1 min

Pitta Irritability: The Jaw-Clench Pattern and How to Cool It

A four-step infographic for ending Pitta 3am wake-ups with an earlier dinner, cooling breath, a cold room and no late screens.
Body Types · 2 min

Pitta Night Sweats & 3am Wake-ups — The Ayurvedic Fix

A four-step cover beside swirling wind lines, showing the Ayurvedic routine to ground Vata anxiety and racing thoughts.
Body Types · 1 min

Vata Anxiety: Racing Thoughts and the Scattered-Mind Pattern

A two-column favour-and-reduce checklist cover for stabilising irregular Vata digestion and bloating.
Body Types · 1 min

Vata Digestion: Bloating, Gas, and the Irregular-Agni Pattern

A four-step cover beside a crescent moon and stars, showing the Ayurvedic routine to ease Vata insomnia and a 2am racing mind.
Body Types · 5 min

Vata Insomnia & the Racing-Mind Pattern — The Ayurvedic Fix

A radial daily-cycle cover for the Pitta summer schedule, moving from a cool dawn through midday rest to a moonlit evening.
Body Types · 6 min

Pitta Summer Survival Guide: Stay Cool All Season

Six labelled chips showing the dual-dosha combinations, each tinted by its dominant dosha.
Body Types · 6 min

Dual-Dosha Types Explained: Why Most People Are a Mix

Three dosha cards showing the hallmark imbalance signs of Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
Body Types · 8 min

Signs Your Body Type Is Out of Balance (And What to Do)

A three-card cover showing Vata, Pitta and Kapha equally weighted, illustrating the rare tridoshic constitution.
Body Types · 7 min

Tridoshic Body Type: When All Three Types Are Balanced

A favour-and-reduce food checklist for the Vata-Kapha dual body type on warm paper.
Body Types · 7 min

Vata-Kapha Body Type: Diet, Routine & Balance Guide

A two-column favour-and-reduce food checklist for the Pitta-Kapha dual body type.
Body Types · 7 min

Pitta-Kapha Body Type: Diet, Routine & Balance Guide

A favour-and-reduce food checklist for the Vata-Pitta dual body type on warm paper.
Body Types · 6 min

Vata-Pitta Body Type: Diet, Routine & Balance Guide

A definitional cover for Ayurveda highlighting its 5,000-year age and core pillars.
Body Types · 7 min

What Is Ayurveda? A Complete Beginner's Guide

A hook-line cover naming Vata as the air-and-ether body type, with three supporting traits and its balancing principle.
Body Types · 11 min

Complete Guide to Vata Dosha: Traits, Diet & Balance

A labelled-chip cover introducing Vata, Pitta and Kapha with their elements and governing roles.
Body Types · 5 min

Understanding Your Dosha: A Complete Beginner's Guide

An overview infographic of Pitta dosha as the fire-and-water type, with its strengths and balancing principle.
Body Types · 11 min

Complete Guide to Pitta Dosha: Traits, Diet & Balance

A bold statement cover introducing Kapha, the earth-and-water body type, with three supporting traits.
Body Types · 12 min

Complete Guide to Kapha Dosha: Traits, Diet & Balance

A side-by-side comparison contrasting Prakriti, the fixed birth constitution, with Vikriti, the shifting current state.
Body Types · 7 min

Dosha Quiz Explained: How Ayurvedic Constitution Tests Work