Ayurveda begins with a simple but radical premise: you are not like everyone else. Your ideal diet, sleep schedule, and spiritual practice are uniquely yours — written in your constitution.
Vata is the energy of movement — air and space. Vata types tend to be creative, enthusiastic, and quick-thinking. When Vata is imbalanced: anxiety, insomnia, scattered attention.
Pitta is the energy of transformation — fire and water. Pitta types tend to be focused and ambitious. When Pitta is imbalanced: anger, inflammation, burnout.
Kapha is the energy of cohesion — earth and water. Kapha types tend to be calm, loyal, and nurturing. When Kapha is imbalanced: lethargy, attachment, resistance to change.
Health is the dynamic balance of the doshas, not their elimination. Each quality has its gift.
Ayurvedic treatment asks: who is this person? What is their unique ecology? What disturbs their balance, and what restores it? This is medicine as portrait rather than formula.