Ayurvedic Treatment Of Kapha Dosha

Ayurveda suggests the principle of opposites to keep a balance between all energies. Since the primary features of Kapha are heavy, cold, immobile and oily, simply spoken everything that is light, warm, active or dry might help to balance an aggravated Kapha Dosha — not only in primary Kapha types, but in every case of an unbalanced Kapha Dosha. Kapha can be aggravated by greed and possessiveness, in a cold and damp climate or lack of movement and laziness. Read up on signs of a Kapha imbalance here.

Remedies for too much Kapha

warm and dry: make sure you feel warm and dry in your clothes, change them if you have and leave the cold and wet conditions as soon as possible

Spicy foods followed by bitter and astringent, remember that you prefer light options. Try “Chana Sundal” (a quick, easy dish of Indian chickpea), a hot ginger tea, or shisandra berries.

Exercise and Activity will warm your body and give you an energy boost. Choose anything that is vigorous and dynamic, like running, biking, fast-paced yoga, martial arts …
A good quick exercise is “Breath of Fire”: kneel comfortably on the ground, look and reach with your arms or enter into a yoga pose that allows you the same (as warrior 1) for an added effect . Feel the stomach area and push your breath at short intervals. Do this for about a minute and you should feel your body heating up and energizing.

Heating and drying of spices such as chili, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, schisandra, mustard seeds or Trikatu

Balancing Kapha Dosha through diet

general suggestions for a diet that can help to reduce excess Kapha in the system. But since every individual has different needs, there are no absolutes, so take the below as guidelines and see what they do for you. Feel free to experiment, observe your reactions and adjust.

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