Excess Water & Earth

Kapha dosha keeps a person stable and grounded.

However, when a Kapha individual becomes out of balance they are more likely to develop diseases connected to the element of water such as, flu, congestion, excess mucus, and weight gain. And as we have discussed, Kapha dosha is also made up of the earth element and can therefore result in imbalances that make the body solid, e.g., tumors, gallstones, and kidney stones.

In the mind excess Kapha will make a person sad, greedy, envious, possessive, and depressed.

Dairy, dense meat, oily food, napping during the day, iced drinks, sleeping in a soft bed and sweets.

Kapha is high in the early years of childhood while our bodies are responsible for growth and building. Kapha is also present during the damp, wet season of Spring.

It is of the utmost importance for Kapha types to engage in plenty of exercise, avoid cold food and iced drinks, cook with ginger & garlic, create devotion through chanting & yoga.