Vata {characteristics}
Mind: Creative, quick, imaginative
Body: Thin, light frame
Skin: Dry
Hair: Dry
Appetite: Delicate, spontaneous, often miss meals
Routine: Variable, spontaneous
Temperament: Welcomes new experiences, excitable, friendly, energetic
Conversation Style: Loves to talk
Shopping Style: Buy, buy, buy
Stress Response: "What did I do wrong?" Tendency to blame oneself
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The first step in regaining balance is to recognize that the environment around you has a profound influence on how you feel. Paying conscious attention to what you hear, touch, see, taste and smell can help create peace, balance and vitality in your mind and body. A harmonized daily routine that engages the five senses with nourishing impressions is one of the most important steps towards achieving perfect health.
When Vata is out of balance, change and movement agitate the physiology resulting in a sense of instability. Balancing Vata requires introducing more grounding and stabilizing influences. Think routine and consistency.
Tips to encourage balance and well-being --
Body:
* Take a gentle yoga class and connect with your body
* Perform a daily self massage with relaxing herbalized oil
* Take deep breaths throughout the day
* Eat three meals per day and favor sweet, sour, and salty tastes
* Drink relaxing tea
* Enjoy a hot bath with relaxing oils
* Stay warm
Mind:
* Meditate twice a day to quiet the mind
* Look for opportunities to create rhythm and routine in your life
* Go to bed and awaken at about the same time every day
* Wear relaxing fragrances
* Listen to slow and relaxing music to calm Vata
* Minimize heavy reading, eating, or watching TV right before bed
* Diffuse relaxing fragrances into your environment
* Favor mild pastel shades and earth tones in your environment
////+ The Vata diet: http://www.whatsyourdosha.com/vatadiet.htm
Vata information: http://www.whatsyourdosha.com/vata.html
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