My favourite aspects of each dosha

What doshic combination are you? Individual dosha breakdown at birth is your Prakruti- your natural default state, or your genes, one might say in modern language.

In Ayurveda, it is believed that we are all a varying combination of Vata (air and ether), Pitta (fire and water), and Kapha dosha (water and earth). 

You have them all, but some will likely be more prominent than others in the unique concoction of YOU. 

Do you know which one is most ‘you’? Or maybe you have two dominant ones?

Have you taken an online test? Please, please, please don’t bother. :) These tests are answered by your biased mind and will be more skewed toward your ideal version of yourself. Not many will answer ‘yes’ to questions such as ‘Are you a control freak? Are you erratic? ' You get the picture. 

I once sat across a patient who confidently told me that she did such a test and was indeed aware of how very vata she was. She came to the meeting early, armed with beautiful and organized notebooks, books covered in colorful sticker notes, and a laptop that she arranged carefully on the table before her. I smiled kindly and said, “Yeah, but there might be just a ‘little’ pitta in there too.” ;) 

You have to love the dosha drama! 

During my entire Ayurvedic education, I listened to my funny and charismatic vata professor playfully berating the pitta population. 

Vasant Lad, a very pitta Ayurvedic doctor to whom we owe most of our modern Ayurvedic textbooks, naturally talks about the same pitta dosha very differently! 

It all makes sense to me now, understanding the intricacies of each dosha! In fact, through getting the doshic fundamentals of each person, I have gained the most beneficial understanding and a toolbox for all social interactions. These were my favorite parts of our Ayurvedic lectures when I studied to be an Ayurvedic Practitioner. My mentor humorously nailed the strengths and weaknesses of each dosha. 

Yes, there is no perfect combination. All come with two sides of the coin. All come with challenges and unique beauty. And each of them craves different aspects of the other. 

We all envy the energy, likeability, creativity, and openness of Vatas. Pittas have super sharp minds, an eye for beauty, order, and intense drive. Nobody is as strong, calm, solid, and grounded as the loving and understanding Kaphas. 

Depending on your individual constellation, you will find different aspects of the doshas, which are both magnetic and annoying. 

An Ayurvedic coach once commented on my Instagram story how much pitta can be seen in how I come across. These comments are usually not meant as compliments. But I laughed wholeheartedly because embracing who you are AND who others are is the most beautiful part of any healing journey. 

So hi! I’m Aga. I am a pitta/ vata Ayurvedic Practitioner. You will mostly see my pitta side until you get to know me better and then all the softer vata comes out :) I don’t have any chronic conditions anymore, as each dosha presents symptom-free when balanced, and I have dedicated decades to holistic healing and alternative health education. 

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