Kapha Dosha Balancing Class. Kapha lends structure, solidity, and cohesiveness to all things, and is therefore associated primarily with the earth and water elements. Kapha also embodies the watery energies of love and compassion. This dosha hydrates all cells and systems lubricates the joints, moisturizes the skin, maintains immunity, and protects the tissues.

We go through:

• Tree Pose / Vrksasana

• Warrior 1 / Virabhandrasana 1

• Salambasana / Locusts Pose

• Sirsasana / Headstand

• Bhujangasana / Cobra

• Boat Pose / Navasana

• Wide-Legged Seated Forward Fold / Upavishta Konasana

This class is a bit more intermediate. Please take your time and adjust poses to enrich your experience.

Props to consider having nearby:

• a wall

• a blanket

• blocks

• pillows

• bolster

• strap

• wedge

• chair

No experience is needed. All classes are curated to work within what you have in your surroundings.

These tools will help make the practice easier and more accessible if going up and down is not for you. Remember to always take it easy and take it as it comes.

Every day our bodies are different as well as our practice.

The Qualitative Nature of the Doshas

Each dosha is characterized by a collection of qualities that support its particular energy:

Dosha Qualities

• Vata Dry, Light, Cold, Rough, Subtle, Mobile, Clear

• Pitta Hot, Sharp, Light, Liquid, Spreading, Oily

• Kapha Heavy, Slow, Cool, Oily, Smooth, Dense, Soft, Stable, Gross, Cloudy (Sticky)

These qualities make balancing the doshas very intuitive because, according to Ayurveda, they like to increase like and opposites balance. When any one of the doshas is aggravated, we can generally promote a return to balance by reducing the influence of that dosha’s qualities, while favoring their opposites. And if we know which specific qualities are aggravated, we can focus on pacifying those qualities in particular, while favoring foods, herbs, and experiences that amplify their opposing energies. The following table shows the ten pairs of opposites most commonly referenced in Ayurveda.

Ayurveda’s Ten Pairs of Opposites

• Heavy /Light

• Smooth / Rough

• Gross / Subtle

• Slow (Dull) / Sharp (Penetrating).

• Dense / Liquid

• Cloudy (Sticky)/ Clear

• Cold / Hot

• Soft / Hard

• Oily / Dry

• Stable / Mobile

Vata governs movement and Communication.

Pitta oversees Digestion and Transformation.

Kapha provides Cohesiveness, Structure, and Lubrication.

While the doshas can be observed everywhere in nature, they are particularly supportive of understanding living organisms—specifically ourselves. For this reason, we will explore their primary functions in the context of human physiology.

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