Balancing Your Dosha
can transform your yoga practice – on and off the mat.Ayurveda, the 5000-year-old sister science to yoga, provides the wisdom to determine our doshas – the basic constitution influenced by one’s genetically inherited physical and emotional qualities. Vata, pitta, and kapha doshas are the biological forces that govern all bodily movement, manage digestion and hold the body together. While all three are present within everyone, typically one dominates, and through external forces, can cause imbalance.
The good news is you can pacify many doshic imbalances by making subtle adjustments to your yoga and incorporating Ayurvedic elements such as herbs, meditation, and proper diet into your lifestyle.
With a mission to help people achieve total health and wellbeing, Banyan Botanicals offers the largest selection of certified organic Ayurvedic herbs and massage oils in the United States, now featuring Healthy Vata, Healthy Pitta and Healthy Kapha.
Healthy Vata   
The herbs in this formula are traditionally used to balance vata dosha. Daily use removes excess vata from the system while promoting energy and vitality.
Healthy Pitta  Â
The herbs in this formula are traditionally used to balance pitta dosha. Daily use removes excess pitta, helping to cool and calm the body and mind.
Healthy Kapha  Â
The herbs in this formula are traditionally used to balance kapha dosha. Daily use removes excess kapha from the system while supporting weight management, healthy lungs, and the immune system.
Don’t know your dosha?
Find out by taking a free quiz. Banyan Botanicals and the Ayurvedic Institute have also created a series of short yoga videos, which demonstrate ways to customize your yoga practice to support doshic balance.
Once you determine if you’re vata, pitta or kapha, you can integrate Ayurveda into your practice to help achieve a greater sense of balance, self-awareness and health. Combine Ayurveda and yoga to:
a. Increase your energy and endurance
b. Realize a deeper state of relaxation and mental calm
c. Achieve and maintain your optimal weight
Committed to fair trade practices and investing in co-operative farming projects that enrich the lives of the participating families as well as their communities, Banyan is also working to ensure the availability of Ayurvedic herbs for future generations by supporting projects that emphasize sustainable farming and harvesting methods. Available through Ayurvedic health practitioners and online at www.BanyanBotanicals.com
