Discover your dosha
Ayurveda's personalised approach to understanding your unique mind, body, and wellbeing.
Wellbeing Looks Different for Everyone
According to Ayurveda, each of us has a unique mind-body constitution that influences everything from our energy levels and digestion to our personality, sleep, emotions, and wellbeing.Ayurveda understands this through the concept of the Doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
These dynamic forces arise from nature's five elements — Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether (Space) — and combine in different ways to create your unique constitution.While we all contain all three Doshas, most people have one or two that are more prominent, creating their individual blueprint for health and wellbeing.
Understanding your Dosha can help you make more informed choices about food, lifestyle, exercise, self-care, and daily routines so you can live in greater balance.
Understanding Your Nature and Your Current State
When exploring the Doshas, Ayurveda invites us to consider two important concepts: Prakruti and Vikriti.
Prakruti: Your Essential Nature
Your Prakruti is your unique mind-body constitution — the blueprint you were born with.Established at conception, it represents your natural tendencies, strengths, and the qualities that make you uniquely you. While your lifestyle and circumstances may change throughout life, your Prakruti remains relatively constant.
Vikriti: Your Current State
Your Vikriti reflects your current state of balance or imbalance.The Sanskrit word Vikriti literally means "deviating from nature." It describes how factors such as stress, diet, lifestyle, relationships, environment, age, and the seasons can influence your wellbeing and shift you away from your natural state of balance.For example, someone with a naturally calm and steady Kapha constitution may experience symptoms of excess Vata during periods of stress, travel, poor sleep, or overwhelm.
The Aim of Ayurveda
The aim of Ayurveda is not to become equal parts Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.Rather, it is to understand your unique nature (Prakruti), recognise where imbalances may have developed (Vikriti), and make small, practical adjustments that help you return to balance.
This is why Ayurveda is considered a truly personalised approach to health and wellbeing.
The 3 Doshas
Vata
The Energy of Movement
Air + Space
Vata governs movement in the body and mind.
It is associated with creativity, enthusiasm, flexibility, communication, and inspiration.
When in balance
Creative • Energetic • Adaptable • Curious • Enthusiastic
When out of balance
Anxious • Overwhelmed • Restless • Forgetful • Poor sleep • Digestive sensitivity
Support your Vata
• Prioritise routine and consistency
• Choose warm, nourishing meals
• Slow down and rest regularly
• Practice grounding yoga and meditation
• Reduce excess stimulation
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Pitta
The Energy of Transformation
Fire + Water
Pitta governs digestion, metabolism, focus, ambition, and transformation.
It is associated with intelligence, leadership, courage, and determination.
When in balance
Focused • Motivated • Warm • Intelligent • Decisive
When out of balance
Irritable • Frustrated • Impatient • Critical • Overheated • Burnt out
Support your Pitta
• Create space for rest and recovery
• Choose cooling foods and drinks
• Moderate caffeine and alcohol
• Spend time in nature
• Cultivate calm through meditation
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Kapha
The Energy of Nourishment
Earth + Water
Kapha provides structure, stability, resilience, and nourishment.
It is associated with calmness, loyalty, patience, and compassion.
When in balance
Grounded • Patient • Supportive • Loving • Reliable
When out of balance
Sluggish • Unmotivated • Attached • Congested • Resistant to change
Support your Kapha
• Keep active and moving
• Eat light, warming foods
• Embrace variety and new experiences
• Avoid oversleeping
• Practice energising movement
👉 Try our Kapha Balancing Tea
Living in Balance
Understanding your Dosha is not about putting yourself into a box. It's about developing a deeper awareness of your body, mind, and the factors that influence your wellbeing.As we become more familiar with our unique constitution, we begin to notice the subtle signals our body sends us each day. We learn to recognise when we are feeling balanced, and when stress, lifestyle, diet, environment, or life circumstances may be pulling us out of alignment.For example, you might notice feelings of heaviness, sluggishness, or low motivation — signs that Kapha may be accumulating.
In response, you may choose lighter foods, more movement, or an earlier morning routine to help restore balance.Or perhaps you're feeling irritable, overheated, impatient, or noticing changes in your skin — common signs that Pitta may be elevated. Cooling foods, time in nature, gentler movement, or calming breathing practices can help bring you back to equilibrium.
Ayurveda teaches that health is not a fixed destination but a state of dynamic balance. As life changes, our needs change too.The goal is not to have equal amounts of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. The goal is to be balanced in your own nature.Over time, this process becomes increasingly intuitive.
Ayurveda describes each of us as a living book, and wellbeing begins by learning how to read ourselves with greater awareness, curiosity, and compassion.This is where practices such as meditation, mindful living, and daily self-care become so valuable. By regularly checking in with how we are thinking, feeling, and responding to the world around us, we become better able to make conscious choices that support long-term health and wellbeing.
Continue Your Journey
- Take the Dosha Quiz
- Shop Dosha Teas
- Book a Treatment
- Book a Consultation
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Ayurveda says that we are all like living books and to understand physical and mental well-being we must read ourselves every day. With time, this practice becomes increasingly natural and insightful. For instance, you might find yourself feeling sluggish or heavy, and feel like your Kapha is out of balance. You can choose to consume Kapha balancing foods, increase your level of physical activity and make an effort to wake up earlier in the morning.
Or perhaps your skin is breaking out, and you find yourself having a shorter fuse or less patience than usual which is a sign of your Pitta being out of whack. Reducing Pitta imbalancing foods, adjusting your yoga style, or incorporating cooling pranayama practise (breathing technique) can help you to restore a sense of equilibrium.
The important thing to keep in mind is that the aim of Ayurveda is not to have equal amounts of each dosha, but rather to be balanced in your own nature. And balance is a state of dynamic equilibrium, as circumstances inside and around us constantly shift and change.
The key to this is cultivating our sense of self-awareness, or a capacity to tune in and observe ourselves. By knowing what and how we’re thinking and feeling throughout the day, we’re more able to respond to our internal and external environment consciously. This is where a regular meditation practise comes in.
Ayurveda Consultations
Meet with our Ayurveda Doctor face-to-face or online for a comprehensive assessment using traditional techniques such as pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, eye diagnosis, face, lips and nails examination to confirm your dosha (mind-body type), any current imbalances and develop a personalised wellbeing plan.
Based on the findings you will be given an individualised plan to follow which may include several approaches to restore balance and harmony to your body, mind and life such as:
- Nutritional suggestions
- Daily routines and lifestyle practices in accordance with the season
- Yoga, meditation and breathing practices
- Therapeutic treatments
- Herbs and herbal oils
- Cleansing techniques and detoxification
