Kapha Dosha - It's a Gift.
Kapha Dosha
It’s a Gift.
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Kapha body-mind types will usually be of a bigger build. You may have been viewed as ‘overweight’ or ‘big-boned’ when you were younger, made fun of by your peers, or placed on different diets by your parents/caregivers.
(all of which, is ridiculous).
Inherently KAPHA body types will always be a bit bigger!! AND there is nothing wrong with that.
In fact it’s a gift 🎁
NOTE*** Just because you are overweight DOES NOT mean you are Kapha dosha body type. Excess Vata in the body commonly results in emotional eating and anxious ‘holding’ of fat stores. Most Kapha body-type individuals have always been big. If you were more often referred to as ‘rail thin’ than ‘big-boned’ as a kid, you’re probably holding onto extra weight from a stressed nervous system. Click here for a QUIZ to help you determine if you have Vata imbalance, and find tools for support.
Kapha body type is more well-lubricated than Vata or Pitta.
Over thousands of years of observation in Ayurveda, Kapha has been shown to be less likely to experience bone density issues like osteoporosis, joint cracking, arthritis, or degradation of mental faculties leading to alzheimers & dementia.
So what if you come by fat easily?
Fat is IMPORTANT. It’s nourishing. It’s part of the glue that holds your body together.
That being said, it’s important to keep your Kapha in balance.
Excess Kapha over a lifetime leads to diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol, lung congestion, COPD, allergies, MS, edema and swelling.
Signs that you have excess Kapha? Feeling tired after eating, sluggish bowels, mucous in your stool, frequent colds, clammy skin, seasonal allergies, continued weight gain, stiffness in the body, energy crashes & oversleeping, laziness, low or negative moods, avoiding change.
All of these 👆 are a heads up that your body needs attention.
If you’re heavier than ‘average’ (whatever that means) on the scale, yet feeling fabulous? PERFECT. That’s the dream for you, Kapha babe!
If you’re feeling heavy, and uncomfortable? Let’s find you some support.
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