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Ep. 179 The Three Doshas: Are you a bullfrog or an orchid?

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In this episode, Katie takes us back to Ayurveda 101! She shares how the five elements of nature and the three doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha) express themselves in nature, our bodies, and our minds. According to Ayurveda, we’re each born with a unique combination of the three doshas. Knowing your unique dosha makeup can help you embody your special gifts and keep your body and mind in balance! Want to discover your dosha? Take this free dosha quiz!

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In this episode, you’ll hear:

~ What is Ayurveda?

~ The origins of Ayurveda

~ What are the three mind-body types: vata, pitta, and kapha?

~ What does the word dosha mean?

~ The five elements of nature

~ The qualities and characteristics of each dosha

~ What do vata, pitta, and kapha look like when in balance?

~ How each dosha tends to go out of balance

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In August, the heat and fire of pitta that built u In August, the heat and fire of pitta that built up in June and July starts to rise to the surface, especially as moisture in our body begins to dry out. 🌞🍂 ⁠
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Ayurveda invites us to focus on foods that are cooling, hydrating and slightly grounding. It’s time to soothe the lingering fire of summer while gently preparing our bodies for the cool, dry, vata winds of fall.⁠
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Here’s your shopping list:⁠
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• Mint: Cooling and calming, balances Pitta heat and soothes digestion.⁠
• Peaches: Helps balance dryness with juiciness and hydration!⁠
• Grapes: Sweet, cooling, lightly grounding and ojas-building.⁠
• Pears: Moistening, helping combat late-summer dryness.⁠
• Cucumbers: Cooling and deeply hydrating for your tissues.⁠
• Jicama: Crunchy, sweet and grounding, perfect for balancing rising vata.⁠
• Sweet Potatoes: Nourishing and help stabilize the body ahead of fall.⁠
• Yellow Squash: Moistening and light, supports digestion and balances pitta.⁠
• Apples: Astringent and cleansing, they gently clear excess summer heat.⁠
• Quinoa: Light yet grounding, ideal as we transition from summer to autumn.⁠
• Milk: Especially organic + warm! Nourishes and lubricates as dryness sets in.⁠
• Coconut Oil: Cools pitta, lubricates tissues and calms inflammation.⁠
• Carrots: Sweet and earthy, they ground airy vata and prep digestion for fall.⁠
• Ghee: Builds ojas, lubricates tissues and strengthens agni without heat.⁠
• Tomatoes: For kaphas, their acidity and lightness help stimulate digestion, but avoid for pittas + vatas.⁠
• Mung Beans: These light legumes balance pitta and gently detoxify the digestive system.⁠
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If you're joining us from the Southern Hemisphere, choose foods that balance vata right now. As always in Ayurveda, the best medicine is what's fresh, local and in season where you live.⁠
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Everyone can eat based on pitta-reducing recommend Everyone can eat based on pitta-reducing recommendations if it is summer where you live, and you are healthy! (i.e. you don’t have a major imbalance). You may also choose pitta-balancing options when you need more cooling, drying, grounding or spaciousness in your body. This list is medicine for most people who suffer from inflammation, hyperacidity, anger, intensity, overheated body, loose stools, acne, skin rash or other pitta conditions.⁠
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🌱 Here’s the basic idea: Increase the sweet, bitter and astringent tastes.⁠
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❌ Avoid: Pungent (hot), sour, salty tastes⁠
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Lady, what if you knew exactly how to eat, live and move in a way that supported your unique body through every season of the year? ⁠
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That's the beauty of Ayurveda. ⁠
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Lady, if you're ready to learn how to eat, live and move in harmony with your unique body and the rhythms of nature, we'd love to welcome you into our community. ⁠
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🌿 Early Bird registration for our 2027 Level 1 Ayurvedic Wellness Coach Certification Training is now open: comment AYURVEDASCHOOL for more information or to book a free call with one of our graduates.

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