This document provides information about Ayurveda and the three doshas - Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. It explains that Ayurveda focuses on preventative health and treating the root cause of disease. Each person has all three doshas, but usually one or two dominate, determining traits and health. Vata governs motion, Pitta metabolism, and Kapha growth. When balanced, they promote longevity, but imbalances can lead to disease. The document outlines characteristics, dietary guidelines, and general tips for balancing each dosha.

1. Find your Ayurvedic Dosha |
Dr.Franklin’s Ayurvedic Centre

2. Ayurveda
•Ayurveda - Ancient Indian system of
natural and holistic medicine.
•Ayurveda means “the science of life”
(the Sanskrit root Ayur means
“longevity” or “life” and veda means
“science”).
•Allopathic medicine tends to focus
on the management of disease,
Ayurveda provides the knowledge of
how to prevent disease and how to
eliminate its root cause if it does
occur.

3. Dosha in Ayurveda
• The three doshas—Vata, Pitta and
Kapha—are derived from the five
elements.
• Doshas express physical,
emotional, and mental
characteristics.
• In Ayurveda, health is the balance
between mind, body, and
environment.

4. Find your Ayurvedic Dosha?
• Each person has all three
Doshas, but usually one or two
dominate. Various Dosha
proportions determine one's
physiological and personality
traits, as well as general likes
and dislikes.
• The health and the disease are
related with and controlled by
the prakrithi/Dosha.

5. •Energy that controls bodily
functions associated with
motion, including blood
circulation, breathing, blinking,
and your heartbeat.
•In balance: There is creativity
and vitality.
•Out of balance: Can produce
fear and anxiety.
Vata Dosha

6. Characteristics of Vatha Prakrithi
• Creative
• Fast to learn and understand new
information, but also instant to forget
• Slim and tall
• Fast-walker
• Tendency to cold hands and feet
• Discomfort in cold climates
• Nervous
• Active

7. •Unsettled moods
•Irregular daily routine
•High energy in short bursts
•Tendency to tire easily
•Full of joy and enthusiasm when in
balanced dosha state.
•Responds to stress with fear, worry, and
anxiety, especially when out of balance
•Often have battling and disorderly
thoughts
•Generally have Dry skin , Dry hair and
don’t sweat much.

8. •Energy that controls the body's metabolic
systems, including digestion, absorption,
nutrition, and your body's temperature.
•In balance: Leads to contentment and
intelligence.
•Out of balance: Can cause ulcers and
anger.
Pitta Dosha

9. Characteristics for Pitta prakrithi
• Medium body
• Strongly muscular
• Sharp mind
• Good attention powers
• Systematic, focused, confident,
self-possessed, and innovative in
their balance

10. •Violent, difficult, loud-mouthed when
out of balance
•When under stress, become irritated
and angry
•Competitive
•Enjoy challenges

11. •Energy that controls growth in the
body. It supplies water to all body
parts, moisturizes the skin, and
maintains the immune system.
•In balance: Expressed as love and
forgiveness.
•Out of balance: Can lead to
insecurity and envy.
Kapha Dosha

12. Characteristics for Kapha prakrithi
• Easy-going
• Calm
• Slow-paced
• Loving and devoted
• Forgiving, compassionate and non-
judgmental nature
• Unchanging and reliable
• Bodily strong and with a strong,
heavier built
• Energy is steady and enduring

13. •Slow speech, reflecting a careful thought
process
•Slower to learn, but outstanding long-term
memory
•Soft hair and skin
•Tendency to have large soft eyes and a low,
soft voice
•Tend towards being overweight
•Slow digestion
•Prone to depression

14. General dietary advices for vatha
• General food rules for lessening
vatha include warm, well-cooked,
oily foods.
• One should have small meals two or
three times a day
• Regularity in meal times is
important for vatha.
• Vatha-dominant constitutions may
take soups, stews.
• Well-cooked oats and rice are good
for vatha
.

15. • Fruit should always be eaten by itself on
an empty stomach.
•Cooking with a little oil and spices, such
as turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger,
garlic will help prevent vatha from being
disturbed.
•Sesame oil is warming for vatha, but all
oils are good.
•Since vatha people tend to be prone to
addiction, they should avoid sugar,
caffeine and tobacco.
• One should seek relaxation and
meditation to reduce vatha.

16. General Dietary Considerations for pitha
• Guidelines for pacifying pitha include
evading sour, salty and pungent foods.
• Barley, rice, oats and wheat are good
grains for pitha prakrithi.
• Tomatoes, radishes, chillies, garlic
and raw onions should be avoided.
• Salads and raw vegetables are good
for pitha types.
• Animal foods, especially seafood and
eggs, should only be taken in control
by pitha types.
• Meats like that of chicken, turkey and
rabbits are good.

17. •Sweet dairy products are good and
include milk, unsalted butter, ghee and
soft and unsalted cheeses.
• Yogurt can be used if it is blended with
spices, a little sweetener and water.
• In fact, pitha people can use a sweetener
better than the other two doshas because
it relieves pitha.
•They should avoid hot spices, using
cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, fennel
and turmeric.

18. General Dietary Considerations for Kapha
•Dietary guidelines for kapha people
suggest bitter, astringent and pungent
tastes.
• They actually need foods that will
revitalize their minds.
• They should avoid dairy products and
fats.
•Those with kapha dominant constitutions
need less grain than pitha or vatha.
•Roasted or Dry cooked grains are also
best.
•All vegetables are good for kapha.

19. •Black beans,mung beans, pinto beans and red
lentils are best.
•The heavy qualities of nuts and seeds
aggravate kapha as does the oil in them.
•Almond, corn, safflower or sunflower oils can
be used in small amounts
•kapha people should avoid the heavy, cooling,
sweet qualities of dairy.
•Since kapha people should avoid sweets, the
only sweetener they should use is raw honey.
•They can use all spices, except salt, with ginger
and garlic being best for them.

20. General guidelines for balancing Vatha
• Keep warm
• Keep calm
• Avoid cold, frozen or raw foods
• Avoid extreme cold
• Eat warm foods and spices
• Keep a regular routine
• Get plenty of rest

21. General guidelines for balancing Pitta
• Avoid excessive heat
• Avoid excessive oil
• Avoid excessive steam
• Limit salt intake
• Eat cooling, non-spicy foods
• Exercise during the cooler part of
the day.

22. General guidelines for balancing Kapha
• Get sufficient of exercise
• Avoid heavy foods
• Avoid dairy
• Avoid iced food or Drinks
• Vary your routine
• Avoid fatty, oily foods
• Eat light, Dry food
• No daytime sleeps

23. • To balance the cold nature of Vata,
spend a little time in the sun,
allowing its light and warmth to
permeate you.
• When you have excess Pitta dosha
and feel overheated and irritable,
walk slowly along a natural body of
water to help with deep healing.
• If you have excessive Kapha and
feel dull and lethargic, seek out the
invigorating elements of space and
air.
To balance Vatha,Pitta,Kapha