Kapha people tend to be loyal, grounded, and patient. Their inner sense of stability and contentment shows up as compassion and warmth toward others. In a state of imbalance, kapha’s becomes stubborn, lethargic, and possessive. A kapha person likes to go slow and steady, and prefers any life changes to happen slowly as well.
Those with a kapha imbalance need to be careful to monitor their quantity of food. Stress is a vibration. Kaphas try to deal with this vibration by adding volume—essentially gaining weight to handle stress. It’s an intuitively wise approach, but it gets them into trouble. Light, slightly heating, spicy, and astringent foods will help balance kapha, as these add the elements of heat and mobility to this dosha. Pungent and bitter vegetables (artichokes, eggplant, broccoli) will invite movement. In general, kaphas should avoid nuts, which add heaviness, and sweets.
Kaphas need exercise that is both strenuous and heat producing. The kapha-imbalnced person often finds vigorous physical activity challenging and unpleasant, despite the fact that it will actually reduce stress in the long run.
Whether we have a vata, pitta, or kapha imbalance greatly influences the course we take to address overall stress. Adjustments that work for one dosha, might leave the others more aggravated than before. Harmony and balance aren’t fixed ideas; our achievement of these often lasts only but a moment. The good news is that guided by Ayurveda, we can choose to meet life’s challenges consciously and from on place or strength, rather than being at the mercy of our weaknesses.
Nancy Adams, Certified Thai Yoga Therapist
And Ayurveda Consultant
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