Managing Your Constitution

The main qualities of pitta are oily, sharp, hot, light, fleshy smelling, spreading, and liquid. A pitta predominant individual's strengths and weaknesses both reflect these qualities.

The main qualities of kapha are unctuous, cool, heavy, slow, smooth, soft, and stable. A kapha predominant individual's strengths and weaknesses both reflect these qualities.

Being a vata-pitta type means that two doshas are predominant in your constitution. It is usually best to manage a dual dosha prakriti according to the season.

Being a pitta-kapha type means that two doshas are predominant in your constitution. It is usually best to manage a dual dosha prakriti according to the season.

Being a vata-kapha type means that two doshas are predominant in your constitution. It is usually best to manage a dual dosha prakriti according to the season.

Being a vata-pitta-kapha type means that all three doshas are strong forces in your constitution. If you are one of the rare people who possess this prakriti, good news: you have a very sturdy constitution.