Tips to balance your kapha Dosha
Characteristics of kapha
Kapha Dosha is combination of Earth and water, the kapha type are slow in their activities both physical and mental but they have very good endurance and strength which helps them to continue with their work for longer than the others. They love to eat and have a tendency to be overweight, have a long life span. They love the routine and do the same things over and over
Kapha provides us with structure and lubrication to the body, it fills the intercellular spaces of the body as connective tissues which includes mucus, synovial fluid and tendons
It is seated at the chest, stomach, lungs, urinary bladder, pancreas, testes
When Kapha is in balance
They love to cook for others, are strong and loyal
When Kapha is out of balance
lethargic, hoarding, overly materialstic
Kapha Dominated prakriti or nature tends to have large body frame
They are slow to learn but never forgets
Full of emotions and love, desire, romance and sentiment negative emotions include lust and greed
Hard to adapt to new situations as they love routine, yet very loyal
To balance
Meditate regularly
sleep for 6 to 7 hours maximum and Avoid sleeping during the day and
Eat warm food
Steam sauna will be helpful
Eat spicy foods as it keeps the body warm
chilli, cayenne, ginger add these to your food to prepare
Exercise Regularly to build mobility
Practice Vinyasa/ashtanga vinyasa yoga
Walk or jog in the morning in the sun
Avoid foods that are cold and heavy
Food that should be avoided to reduce Kapha
sweet oily or very high protien
Fruits – Pineapples, dates, bananas
Vegetables – cucumbers, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
Oils – Butter, coconut oil
Foods that are favorable for kapha
Fruits – apples, apricots, berries, pears, dried fruit, pomegranates, cranberries, rasins
Vegetables – broccoli, carrots, garlic, cabbage, peppers, mushrooms, beetroot, sprouts, onions, radishes
Kapha dosha is a combination of Earth + Water, Here are some food tips to balance during Summer/spring & Winter/Fall
Breakfast – During Summer – Not required – If still hungry take some fruits, ginger/licorice tea or coffee with goats milk
During Winter – cream of wheat or barley with ghee, coriander and soy milk
Snack – During Summer – cranberries
During Winter – stewed apricots
Lunch – During summer – Barley, split yellow mungdal, ghee, celery, coriander, lasi
During winter – Buckwheat chapatis, lima beans, brussels sprouts, ghee, pepper, mint tea
Snack – During summer – raspberries, lemongrass tea
During winter – pumpkin seeds, saffron tea with honey
Dinner – During summer – Artichoke pasta, cardamom, lassi
During winter – rye soup, garbanzo beans, beets, cardamom, cinnamon tea
Snack – During summer – cranberries
During winter – apple, chamomile tea
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