Comments on: Vata: energy of movement http://heymonicab.com An Ayurvedic Blog: Your Modern Guide to Living Healthy Through Ayurveda Mon, 21 May 2012 04:30:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-15959 Monica Tue, 01 May 2012 16:47:23 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-15959 Hi Milly! Yes, try the vata diet and see if that helps. Remember to have foods with nice warm oils incorporated into them. Ghee, olive oil, flax seed oil, are all really helpful for vata types. And no raw veggies or cold foods/drinks. Try that and see what happens :) Hi Milly! Yes, try the vata diet and see if that helps. Remember to have foods with nice warm oils incorporated into them. Ghee, olive oil, flax seed oil, are all really helpful for vata types. And no raw veggies or cold foods/drinks. Try that and see what happens :)

]]> By: milly http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-15860 milly Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:41:15 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-15860 Hi Monica, thanks for your site. I;ve done a few dosha tests and have been vata dominant but also pitta. I'm in my mid twenties and have not gained weight since i was approx in my mid teens. In fact I may have lost weight. Im not sure how to maintain health in my liver and spleen as I have had troubles. I will try a vata diet, thank you, do you have any other suggestions or things i should really focus on? Thank you for your time. Hi Monica, thanks for your site. I;ve done a few dosha tests and have been vata dominant but also pitta. I’m in my mid twenties and have not gained weight since i was approx in my mid teens. In fact I may have lost weight. Im not sure how to maintain health in my liver and spleen as I have had troubles. I will try a vata diet, thank you, do you have any other suggestions or things i should really focus on? Thank you for your time.

]]> By: Andrea http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-14705 Andrea Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:38:18 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-14705 Hello Monica, I just found this site! Thank you for doing this. I'm a VATA, and amongst other problems I have been experiencing very, very loose stools on some days and large whole stools on others with a brownish-tan substance; not quite oily, but will surround the stools. I also have very bad lower back pain. What's up? Hello Monica,
I just found this site! Thank you for doing this. I’m a VATA, and amongst other problems I have been experiencing very, very loose stools on some days and large whole stools on others with a brownish-tan substance; not quite oily, but will surround the stools. I also have very bad lower back pain. What’s up?

]]> By: uma http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-11492 uma Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:33:17 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-11492 hi , im living in dubai. 2 months before i came here, im having a very very dry skin on face, my face looks always dull, i dint have a livelyness in my face. especially during the winter seasons im getting more dry. while i entering to the fully air conditiond mall, or train my eyes get turned to more red colr, pl help me .... is possible dry skin people can get milky shinny skin...... hi , im living in dubai. 2 months before i came here, im having a very very dry skin on face, my face looks always dull, i dint have a livelyness in my face. especially during the winter seasons im getting more dry. while i entering to the fully air conditiond mall, or train my eyes get turned to more red colr, pl help me …. is possible dry skin people can get milky shinny skin……

]]> By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-9065 Monica Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:21:06 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-9065 Hi Deb! This note disappeared into my little list, I'm so sorry for the late response! This is a great question. A person's prakruti (natural balance of doshas) never changes. It's innate from the time of conception. BUT what does change in our life are...seasons, jobs, relationships, food, habits, traumas, emotions, etc., All these things can alter our doshas and that is where we get imbalanced. So it is safe to say that if you maintain your prakruti throughout life, you do not have any imbalances or health issues - that is perfect health. So in Ayurveda, we need to figure out your prakruti first, to understand where you started and who you are naturally. Then we examine where you are today and in how you've shifted from your natural state. THEN we begin to advise food, lifestyle, herbs, treatment, etc., to try and get you back to where you started. So! While your doshas are the same as when you were in your 30s, you have added many more life changes which could sway your doshas from your natural state. Does that help? Hi Deb!
This note disappeared into my little list, I’m so sorry for the late response! This is a great question. A person’s prakruti (natural balance of doshas) never changes. It’s innate from the time of conception. BUT what does change in our life are…seasons, jobs, relationships, food, habits, traumas, emotions, etc., All these things can alter our doshas and that is where we get imbalanced. So it is safe to say that if you maintain your prakruti throughout life, you do not have any imbalances or health issues – that is perfect health. So in Ayurveda, we need to figure out your prakruti first, to understand where you started and who you are naturally. Then we examine where you are today and in how you’ve shifted from your natural state. THEN we begin to advise food, lifestyle, herbs, treatment, etc., to try and get you back to where you started. So! While your doshas are the same as when you were in your 30s, you have added many more life changes which could sway your doshas from your natural state. Does that help?

]]> By: Arti http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-8856 Arti Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:09:52 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-8856 OMG this is soooo meee ... to think i smiled when i saw CONSTIPATION hehe OMG this is soooo meee … to think i smiled when i saw CONSTIPATION hehe

]]> By: deb http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-8851 deb Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:14:48 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-8851 I am now 58 yrs. old with many, many more life experiences and health challenges than in my 30's. I have a definite vata dosha now but if I had taken the quiz in my 30's the results would have been different. Does a person's dosh change generationally? I am now 58 yrs. old with many, many more life experiences and health challenges than in my 30′s. I have a definite vata dosha now but if I had taken the quiz in my 30′s the results would have been different. Does a person’s dosh change generationally?

]]> By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-7721 Monica Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:41:56 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-7721 Namaste Herelam and thank you for your question. You are correct that the colon is the place that vata rules over. There are several things you can do, mainly follow a vata balancing diet and make sure to have enough oils and liquid in your food. Anything too dry, cold or light will attribute to constipation. May I answer your question so that other people can see the answer too? I will expand on it because I know you are not the only person to ask. Also please see these posts, it might help. I'll answer your question more in depth too. http://heymonicab.com/2010/11/toots_about_fiber/ http://heymonicab.com/2009/07/all-about-poop/ Namaste Herelam and thank you for your question.
You are correct that the colon is the place that vata rules over. There are several things you can do, mainly follow a vata balancing diet and make sure to have enough oils and liquid in your food. Anything too dry, cold or light will attribute to constipation. May I answer your question so that other people can see the answer too? I will expand on it because I know you are not the only person to ask. Also please see these posts, it might help. I’ll answer your question more in depth too.
http://heymonicab.com/2010/11/toots_about_fiber/
http://heymonicab.com/2009/07/all-about-poop/

]]> By: HereIam http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-7672 HereIam Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:43:13 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-7672 Namastay Monica, I am vata person since colon is the place of vata, is there something in ayurveda which emphasize on colon health. or some tips to keep colon healthy. Recently I have been facing many colon related problems like constipation , pencil thin stools. Namastay Monica,
I am vata person since colon is the place of vata, is there something in ayurveda which emphasize on colon health. or some tips to keep colon healthy. Recently I have been facing many colon related problems like constipation , pencil thin stools.

]]> By: Monica http://heymonicab.com/ayurveda-an-overview/vata-energy-of-movement/#comment-6692 Monica Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:41:51 +0000 http://heymonicab.com/?page_id=7#comment-6692 Hi Susan! Hmmm...so the goal is not to fight your vata self, the goal is to embrace & balance it. By balancing, that doesn't mean that you try to become another dosha :) The truth is, you can't become another dosha if it's not in your nature...as you've found out, you just end up imbalanced as another dosha. Don't worry. If you feel more kapha now, you will want to balance the kapha to get back to your original self. HOWEVER, anxiety is a vata trait, not a kapha trait. So I wonder in which places you are kapha imbalanced and vata imbalanced. I know, it can be really confusing. Here's my suggestion. Do routine (daily!) exercise (even walking is great) for your kapha self. Have a vata diet, but watch your portions and eat less if you feel you are eating too much. Also, do a little (daily!) <a href="http://heymonicab.com/2008/08/so-hum/" rel="nofollow">so hum</a> or <a href="http://heymonicab.com/2008/09/instant-calm-alternate-nostril-breathing/" rel="nofollow">nadi shodhanam</a> to calm your mind (good for all doshas and anxiety). I hope this helps and thanks for your question!! xoxo, MonicaB Hi Susan! Hmmm…so the goal is not to fight your vata self, the goal is to embrace & balance it. By balancing, that doesn’t mean that you try to become another dosha :) The truth is, you can’t become another dosha if it’s not in your nature…as you’ve found out, you just end up imbalanced as another dosha. Don’t worry. If you feel more kapha now, you will want to balance the kapha to get back to your original self. HOWEVER, anxiety is a vata trait, not a kapha trait. So I wonder in which places you are kapha imbalanced and vata imbalanced. I know, it can be really confusing.

Here’s my suggestion. Do routine (daily!) exercise (even walking is great) for your kapha self. Have a vata diet, but watch your portions and eat less if you feel you are eating too much. Also, do a little (daily!) so hum or nadi shodhanam to calm your mind (good for all doshas and anxiety). I hope this helps and thanks for your question!! xoxo, MonicaB

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