Yoga For Vata Dosha
If you are a Vata type person or have excess Vata, should have a consistent yoga practice that is slow, steady strong and grounding.
The right yoga postures will help you prevent and correct muscle imbalances, bone conditions, structural distortions and degeneration of bone tissue caused by excess Vata.
The yoga postures will also help you relieve forms of coldness, dryness, stress, nervousness, fear and anxiety held in the bones, nerves and joints.
Tips for practicing yoga asana – Vata dosha
1. You should never try to rush or hurry into asana practice.
2. You should always do gradual warm- ups for the body first that improves circulation and loosens your joints.
3. You should practice postures that are grounding and give you stability and strength.
4. You should practice gentle flowing movements and any exercise or yoga should only be done to the point of a mild sweat.
5. You should practice postures that emphasize the pelvic region and colon – the main sites of Vata.
6. You should practice postures that aim at releasing the tension from the hips, lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints Continue reading
How To Balance Vata Dosha
If you have some Vata in your constitution then the information presented in this article will be extremely important for you to maintain your Vata balance.
Even if you don’t have much Vata in your dosha or constitution you can still have a Vata imbalance so these tips and strategies can be very beneficial.
Due to your lifestyle, eating habits and external environments Vata is often accumulated in excess which can be detrimental to your health and wellness.
In fact, Vata is the most easily aggravated dosha in people and therefore it is often the dosha that needs to be treated first.
Balancing Vata requires changing specific habits that tend to increase Vata. Therefore, measures need to be taken so you can reduce Vata.
Before you take the appropriate action to reduce the amount of Vata within you, you should first know and understand the main causes of high Vata.
Causes of high Vata
Exposure to cold, dry and windy weather. Even air conditioning can increase Vata.
Eating a diet consisting of cold foods including cold beverages and refrigerated foods.
Eating too many raw foods such as salads which are light and often dry.
Eating too many rough and dry foods such as bread, crackers and grains (wheat, barley, millet or corn). Eating too many refined and packaged foods which are also light and dry.
Eating irregularly at various time throughout the day.
Exercising too excessively – especially any aerobic activity.
Lack of sleep and rest. Continue reading
Vata Dosha Qualities & Characteristics
Vata represents the air and ether elements.
Vata people usually have tall or thin body frames with less body strength and poor endurance.
They often have low body weight with their muscles and poorly developed, hence their long and lanky body structures.
Vata people have lower immune systems and therefore have less resistance to disease.
The main qualities of Vata are dry, light, cool, rough, subtle and mobile.
So a person having a Vata predominant dosha means that these qualities express themselves greatly in their mental, emotional and physical make up.
In excess, the dry and rough qualities may manifest themselves as dry, brittle and rough skin, lips, hair, nails or bones. They become prone to constipation and can feel “dry” emotionally.
The “light” quality can manifest as underweight, poor muscle development and light brittle bones. Insomnia or feeling “spacey” can result from too much lightness.
The cold quality of Vata may lead one to feel cold more easily and regularly compared to others. It often result in cold extremities leading them to crave warmth.
The subtle quality may lead one to become more introverted and more creative.
The mobile quality may lead to a healthy ability to “multi-task” but may cause scattered attention, fidgety tendencies, tremors, dizziness and nervousness in excess.
Vata people need to be treated with care and consideration because they have a fragile mind and body. Continue reading
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