Over the centuries, a kind of shorthand for working out imbalances evolved within ayurveda - the three doshas or bioenergies, which are various combinations of the five elements. Vata is a combination of ether and air, pitta of fire with water, kapha of water and earth. In an ideal state, we would have all three doshas in perfect balance, but this is rare. Most of us have one or perhaps two which outweigh the others. The overall aim of ayurvedic medicine is to balance the doshas to restore health.
Your predominating dosha can be detected by a series of physical and emotional characteristics. For example, vata people are usually thin, agile, quick-thinking and restless; pitta people tend to be of medium build, competitive and make good leaders; kapha people are larger framed and are more placid in nature, possessing great reserves of strength and endurance.
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