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Characteristics of each body type
Having determined the body-type (body-mind constitution)one has to learn interpret it. Our body-type is the mold in which we are cast but it does not contain our fate. Being tall or short, indecisive or determined, anxious or calm is to be a type, yet there are many things that our body type does not control like thoughts, emotions, talents, desires etc. These affect the body-type but the body-type does not control these. Essential characteristics of the different body-types are given below:
Characteristics of Vata- Type
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Light, thin built. Finds difficulty in gaining weight, remains chronically underweight. -
Performs activity quickly, like walking or eating quickly. -
Irregular hunger and digestion. Irregular sleeping habits. -
Tendency to worry, rather compulsive worrying or thinking. -
Mental or physical energy comes in bursts. -
Tires easily, tendency to over exert. -
Tendency to forget easily. -
Frequent alteration in moods, unpredictable nature. -
Tendency towards constipation or gas formation. -
Under pressure they grow exited and anxious. -
Display bursts of emotion that are short lived and quickly forgotten. The basic nature of vata-type is changeability, unpredictability and variability.
Characteristics of Pitta-Type -
Medium built, strength and endurance. -
Sharp hunger and thirst, strong digestion, cannot skip meals. -
Sharp intellect, precise articulate speech, but often rude. -
Enterprising character , likes challenges. -
Tendency towards anger and irritability under stress. -
Ambition, sharp wit, out-spoken, argumentative. -
Orderly management of money, energy, time, actions. -
Averse to long exposures to the sun, cannot do hard physical labor. -
Impatient , demanding and perfectionist. -
Baldness, thinning or receding hairline, tendency to gray prematurely. -
Skin is warm, soft and fair, often freckled and does not tan easily. The basic nature of Pitta-type is intensity in all actions.
Characteristics of Kapha-Type |