Guest Post by Meera Watts – Dosha Types: Which is Yours?
Dosha Types: Which is Yours?
If you have been practicing yoga without understanding your dosha type, you’re missing out on a key element.
You see, your dosha serves as the blueprint for your health. Learning what your dosha is can help you understand and get a clearer idea of your inherent strengths and weaknesses. It can help you know what you should do to improve yourself, too.
Now, before we get to your Dosha type, let’s get to know what it is first.
What is Dosha?
Dosha refers to your life energies. As a person, you have a unique combination of the three doshas in your body. That unique combination reflects not just your health but your personality and traits as well.
Why is defining your dosha that important?
For one, knowing what your dosha is can help you achieve a vibrant state of health since it can help you define the lifestyle that supports your unique energy and nature. It can also help you achieve balance by giving you clues on what adjustments you need to do regain control of things.
How to Know Your Dosha Type
In general, the most common way of determining your dosha type is by taking tests online. Just do a quick search and you’ll find tons of options on the internet.
If you aren’t fond of quizzes, that’s fine. Taking a closer look at your physical characteristics can help you define your dosha type, too.
Let’s discuss each type one by one:
Vata
Vata is responsible for the elimination of wastes and control of thoughts. It’s considered as the leader of the doshas.
Vata is dry, hard, cold and rough. It is also described as light, sharp, and mobile.
Naturally, in a person where Vata is predominant, those characteristics will totally stand out. You’ll know if you are governed by this dosha if you have the following traits:
Brown or black hair color
Low weight or trouble gaining weight
Black or brown eyes
Thin and angular chin
Sunken cheeks
Small hips
Small chest and belly
Dry and brittle hair
Thin gums
Typically gets constipated and forms gas
Active mentally and physically
Pitta
Pitta is in charge of energy production, metabolism, and digestion. It’s responsible for transformation, too. Because of that, people who are dominated by pitta have a fiery nature physically and mentally.
You have a pitta dosha if you have the following characteristics:
Medium weight
Gains and loses weight easily
Has freckles
Has red, blonde or gray hair
Has flat and smooth cheeks
With a strong appetite
Has moderate belly
Has an oval belly button
Kapha
Kapha controls weight, lubrication of your lungs and joints, and growth. It’s also responsible for your reproductive tissues, muscles, fat, and bone marrow.
If you have an increased kapha, you’re likely to experience excess mucus, sluggish bowel movements, and white tongue coat.
In terms of physical traits, you’re likely to have:
A large build
Heavier side
Easily gains weight
Difficulty losing weight
Oily skin
Dark black or dark brown hair
Big and round cheeks
Large and defined belly
In Conclusion
Knowing your dosha puts you one step closer to living a healthy and fulfilling life. It will help you address your body’s specific needs to you can protect your body and add more years to your life.
Take note, however, that it doesn’t end with knowing your dosha. If you want to experience those things, you need to make changes in your life.
Meera Watts is a yoga teacher, entrepreneur and mom. Her writing on yoga and holistic health has appeared in Elephant Journal, CureJoy, FunTimesGuide, OMtimes and others. She’s also the founder and owner of Siddhi Yoga International, a yoga teacher training school based in Singapore. Siddhi Yoga runs intensive, residential trainings in India (Rishikesh, Goa and Dharamshala), Indonesia (Bali)
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