Vata dosha is considered as the leader of all doshas as it controls the movement of mind and body. It controls the circulation of blood, elimination of wastes from the body, breathing movement and thoughts in the minds of the people. It is very important to keep vata under control for healthy lifestyle. It mainly consists of air and space elements. The balanced vata individual is gifted with high quality of creative thinking, natural ability to express and communicate. Vata governs that is related to movement, such as breathing, talking, nerve impulses, movements in the muscles and tissues, circulation, assimilation of food, elimination, urination, and menstruation.
The three doshas in Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda dosha is one of the three bio-elements that makes into one constitution. They are highly unstable and keep changing every day.
Some people are over active while some are lazy, some people can just keep hogging any number of times while others find it difficult even to finish two meals in a day. There are some people who are always smiling and happy while some are always under stress trying to take whole world problem on to their shoulders. All these are the tridoshas which happen to mind and human body. The three main doshas are Vata, Pitta and kapha doshas.
Vata Dosha: Vata dosha is the most important element in our human body. Vata dosha controls our basic and important body functions and the mind. If vata is not maintained then one may be prone to disease like Flatulence, Gout, and Rheumatism. The basic characters of Vata are light, mobile, cold, hard, rough, sharp, subtle, flowing and clear. Vata can be understood in a much better way by first understanding the five sub doshas or types of vata. The five types of vata dosha are
Prana Vata: This sub dosha of vata governs the mind, senses and body. This vata is located in the brain head and heart. If the prana Vata gets imbalanced then it may cause difficulty in breathing and also our sleep pattern may get disturbed.
Udana Vata: Governs the throat and the voice of a person, memory. It is located in lungs , throat and navel of a person When Udan Vata gets imbalanced then a person may suffer from issues like throat infection or ear discomfort.
Samana Vata: This is located in the stomach and small intestine of a person. Samana vata represents force of absorption like carrying the nutrients of the food from intestine to the circulatory system. It mainly governs and takes care of the digestive system. If samana vata gets imbalanced then it causes intestinal cramps gastric and slow digestion.
Apana Vata: It is located between naval and anus of a person. The main function of this vata is to remove wastes from the body like urination, mensuration and sexual discharges. If Apana vata gets imbalanced then the person may suffer from constipation, menstrual problems and lower back pain.
Vyana Vata: This has a very important function of the body. It controls the blood circulation, heart rhtym. It is located in the heart . when this vata gets imbalanced then the person may suffer from dry skin poor blood flow and other stress related problems.
Symptoms of increased vata are:
How to have a balanced vata
Remedies to maintain vata dosha
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