Vata complete

The Chrysalis Process is a holistic and transformational approach to your health and healing. Through a blend of the ancient health practices of Ayurveda, you will learn about your ʻdoshaʼ - your unique body composition.

1. Ruksha - Dry Laghu - Light Shita - Cold Khara - Rough Sukshma - Subtle Chala - Mobile Vishada - Cear Attributes / Qualities of Vata

2. Sub-Types of Vata Prana – The vital force, life giving Udana – Upward movement, to sustain memory Vyana – Vehicle of circulation, pulsation Samana – Balancing digestion, assimilation of food Apana – Elimination of semen, urine, feces, fetus

3. Main Sites of Vata Colon Thigh Ear Brain Waist Bone

4. V ā ta prok ō pa k ā ranam Causes for provocation of Vata Sandh ā rana : Suppression of the natural urges Adhya ś ana : Over eating J ā garana : Staying up late at night Ucch ā bhasa : Talking too much Vy ā y ā ma : Excessive physical work or exercise Y ā na : Excess walking Katu , Tikta , Kaś ā ya rasa: Eating too much pungent, bitter or astringent foods Cinta : Worrying, excess thinking Vy ā v ā ya : Excess sex Bhaya : Becoming afraid of small things Langhana : Frequent fasting S ī ta : Eating cold foods Śoka : Crying over small things Fall/Autumn also increases V ā ta

5. Vāta dōșa karma Symptoms of vitiated Vāta P ā ru ș ya : Hard skin Sank ō cana : Contraction Tōda : Pain Śūla : Shooting pain Śyāmatva : Blackness of the skin Anga vyadha : pain in parts of the body Cēșța bhanga : inability to do work Suptatva : numbness Śītatva : Coldness Kharatva : Rouph skin/body Ś ō şa : Emaciation

6. Vāta can be pacified with the following: Snigdha : Oily foods Ușņa : Heating foods Sthira : Nourishing foods Vrușya : Aphrodisiacs Balya : strengthening foods & herbs Lavaņya : Salty foods Svādu : Sweets Amla : Sour foods Taila : Oils Ātapa : sun-bathing Snānā : Bathing Abhyañjana : Oil bath Basti : Enema therapy Māmsa : Meat Madirā : Alcahol Samvāhana : Body massage Udvartanam : Fragrant oils Snēha : Oleation therapy Svēda : Sudation therapy Nirūha : Enema with decoctions Nasya : Medicated nose drops Śayana : Laying on beds Āsthāpana : Enema with decoction & no oil Upanāhādikam : A type of steambath Pāna : Vāta reducing drinks Āhāra : Foods that reduce Vāta Vihāra : Vāta reducing rutine Bhēșaja : Vāta reducing herbs

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