Ayurveda Flashcards
What are pitta elements?
Fire and water
What are Vata elements?
Air and ether
What are Kapha elements?
Water and earth
If it’s windy out —— can become disturbed?
Vata
If it’s hot out ——- can become disturbed?
Pitta
If it’s cold and damp out —– can become disturbed?
Kapha
Eating too much dry food increases —— in the body?
Vata
Eating too much spicy food increases —– in the body?
Pitta
Eating too much sugar and heavy fat increases —— in the body?
Kapha
If a person appears scattered and confused, moving from topic to topic, losing or dropping things, they have a —– imbalance?
Vata
If a person appears to be aggressive and bossy, overly insistent, pushy or bullying they have a —- imbalance?
Pitta
If a person is slow to respond in the moment, sighing and sluggish, showing signs of disinterest even when you are answering a question they asked you, they have a —– imbalance?
Kapha
What type of yoga would be good for someone with a vata imbalance?
Static
What type of yoga would be good for someone with a pitta
inbalance?
Flow, static, restorative,
What type of yoga would be good for someone with a Kapha
inbalance?
Heated, flow
