Crystals and Colors for Your Dosha
The principle medical system of India is known as Ayurveda and is over 5,000 years old. This “Science of Life” is considered the art of living in harmony with nature. In Ayurvedic philosophy, people, their health, and the universe are all thought to be related. It is believed that health problems can result when these relationships are out of balance. The goal of Ayurveda is to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit. This is believed to help prevent illness and promote wellness.
Developed from the ancient text of The Vedas, Ayurveda views the human body as a homunculus of our cosmic Universe, regulated by the balance between three primordial humors, called dosha.
Your dosha is your Ayurveda mind and body type. There are three doshas in Ayurveda: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. We each have all three of the doshas in our physiology, just in different proportions, so your dosha is unique and personal; it is like your fingerprint.
– Each dosha is made up of one or two of the five basic elements: space, air, fire, water, and earth.
– Each dosha has a particular relationship to body functions and can be upset for different reasons.
– A person has her own balance of the three doshas, although one dosha usually is prominent. Doshas are constantly being formed and reformed by food, activity, and bodily processes.
– Each dosha is associated with a certain body type, a certain personality type, and a greater chance of certain types of health problems.
An imbalance in a dosha will produce symptoms that are related to that dosha and are different from symptoms of an imbalance in another dosha. Imbalances may be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle or diet, too much or too little mental and physical exertion, or not being properly protected from the weather, chemicals, or germs.
Dosha Crystals/Colors
To help balance out-of-sync dosha, consider using these colors and crystals for clearing, energizing and rebalancing.
Dosha – Vata: Warm pastels, yellows, greens. Balancing colors for Vatas are warm or calming. Yellows and gold are very pleasing to the Vata environment. Also consider white, violet, blue, and deep reds. Avoid bright red as they tend to be too stimulating. Consider yellow calcite, citrine, sulfur, pyrite, green aventurine, emerald, jade or moss agate. If you need white crystals consider quartz or selenite. Use amethyst or iolite for violet, celestite, blue quartz or aquamarine for blue as well as garnet or ruby for deep reds.
Dosha – Pitta: Cool, soft colors, blues, purples, roses, silver. Because Pittas tend to be hot, they need a cooling environment to stay in balance. Consider soft, pastel colors to soothe away tensions. Consider celestite, aquamarine, aqua aura, blue quartz, amethyst, iolite, purple agate, rose quartz, morganite or silver.
Dosha – Kapha: Bright, bold colors, reds, orange and gold. Kapha needs the stimulation of bright, hot colors. Increase the energy levels with reds and oranges. Consider ruby, garnet, red jasper, carnelian, orange calcite, pyrite, or fire agate.
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