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Ayurveda > Do You Know Your Prakruti? By Dr. Satish Kulkarni In the last article we have seen Panchmahabhootas (the five supreme powers) come together and create three doshas (basic components of the body). These are vaat, pitta and kafa. These doshas decide our prakruti (body system). Every individual is a mixture of vaat, pitta and kafa doshas. The percentage of these doshas and the dominant and recessive part of them changes from person to person. This is the reason why every individual is different and unique. However there are a few common features, which describe the prakruti of an individual. Knowing these features will help us in deciding our prakruti and accordingly we can change our lifestyle and maintain good health in all seasons and under all circumstances. Features of vaat prakruti: Vaat prakruti people are usually tall and thin. They are low in weight with prominent bones and noisy joints. Their skin is thin and dry with prominent, darkish veins on it. It is cold to touch. Vaat people have curly, coarse, dry and darkish colored hair. Large, crooked, protruding teeth are also vaat markers. The head is relatively small and eyes are black, lusterless and dull. Constant movement of eyes is again a marker of vaat prakruti. Their appetite is low though they like sweet, salty and sour foods. They prefer hot beverages to keep them warm. They face problems of digestion because their bowels are dry. Most vaat prakruti people have tendency towards constipation. They are hyperactive and restless but creative and artistic in nature. They love music. Their moods are extreme and range from extreme joy to extreme fear. Anxiety and insecurity is very common among them. They are erratic in nature and unpredictable. Their memory is good but short term. They run, jump or fly in their dreams. Their have very light sleep that tends to be repeatedly interrupted by the smallest noise. Their voice is high pitched and they speak fast, intermingling words at times. They fantasize a lot about sex but are poor on the level of performance. They think a lot and plan meticulously but it is physically beyond their capacity to achieve all that they plan. Their pulse is thin, feeble and blood travels like a snake through the blood vessels. In the next article we will see the features of pitta prakruti and kafa prakruti. Most people
show a mixture of features and this
helps in deciding their prakruti.
If this logic is stretched a bit we
can say that there are seven types of
prakrutis in all. Vaat
dominant, pitta dominant, kafa
dominant, vaat-pitta, pitta-kafa,
kafa-vaat and lastly vaat-pitta-kafa (a
state of equilibrium). Few features
of vaat prakruti with a
few of pitta demonstrate vaat-pitta
category, few features of pitta
prakruti with a few of kafa
demonstrate pitta-kafa
and so on.
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