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Tending Home Base: 6 Ways to Balance Kapha
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Tending Home Base: 6 Ways to Balance Kapha

Late winter and spring are the season of kapha dosha. Learn about kapha's home base in the stomach and how to stay balanced and vibrant this spring.  

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Tending Home Base: 6 Ways to Balance Kapha

Late winter and spring are the season of kapha dosha. Learn about kapha's home base in the stomach and how to stay balanced and vibrant this spring.  

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3 Chai Spiced Ghee Recipes to Spice Up Your Day
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3 Chai Spiced Ghee Recipes to Spice Up Your Day

These yummy recipes may become new favorites. With a creamy texture and an uplifting infusion of aromatic cardamom and cinnamon, there's no end to the ways you can use Chai...

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3 Chai Spiced Ghee Recipes to Spice Up Your Day

These yummy recipes may become new favorites. With a creamy texture and an uplifting infusion of aromatic cardamom and cinnamon, there's no end to the ways you can use Chai...

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3 Turmeric Ghee Recipes for Golden Nourishment
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3 Turmeric Ghee Recipes for Golden Nourishment

Enhance your kitchen creations and nourish your well-being with this delicately spiced ghee. These three tasty recipes can get you started!

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3 Turmeric Ghee Recipes for Golden Nourishment

Enhance your kitchen creations and nourish your well-being with this delicately spiced ghee. These three tasty recipes can get you started!

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Ginger Lemon Cornmeal Cake Recipe with Honey Lavender Glaze
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Ginger Lemon Cornmeal Cake Recipe with Honey La...

Perfect for Spring or any time the kapha in you craves a treat, this cake is not too sweet or too spicy, making it a lovely choice for dessert, breakfast,...

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Ginger Lemon Cornmeal Cake Recipe with Honey Lavender Glaze

Perfect for Spring or any time the kapha in you craves a treat, this cake is not too sweet or too spicy, making it a lovely choice for dessert, breakfast,...

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Understanding the Dynamics of the Doshas in the Workplace
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Understanding the Dynamics of the Doshas in the...

While understanding your dosha isn’t foolproof in helping you land the right job, it can give you the footing you need to set out in the right direction, and with a...

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Understanding the Dynamics of the Doshas in the Workplace

While understanding your dosha isn’t foolproof in helping you land the right job, it can give you the footing you need to set out in the right direction, and with a...

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What Is Ayurvedic Dry Massage and Why You Should Try It
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What Is Ayurvedic Dry Massage and Why You Shoul...

Ayurvedic dry brushing, called garshana (pronounced gar-shun-uh), promotes lymphatic cleansing and is a powerful way to support the removal of ama (cellular waste products) from the body.

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What Is Ayurvedic Dry Massage and Why You Should Try It

Ayurvedic dry brushing, called garshana (pronounced gar-shun-uh), promotes lymphatic cleansing and is a powerful way to support the removal of ama (cellular waste products) from the body.

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4 Ways to Access Kapha's Gifts of Strength and Resiliency This Spring
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4 Ways to Access Kapha's Gifts of Strength and ...

When kapha is well tended, it offers an abundance of gifts. These practical ways will help you harness the gifts of kapha for increased strength, health, and resiliency.

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4 Ways to Access Kapha's Gifts of Strength and Resiliency This Spring

When kapha is well tended, it offers an abundance of gifts. These practical ways will help you harness the gifts of kapha for increased strength, health, and resiliency.

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Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup Recipe with Fennel and Ginger [video]
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Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup Recipe with Fennel ...

This vegan-friendly Ayurvedic roasted kabocha squash soup is light, nourishing, and spicy-sweet—the perfect soup to revitalize your body and soul.

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Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup Recipe with Fennel and Ginger [video]

This vegan-friendly Ayurvedic roasted kabocha squash soup is light, nourishing, and spicy-sweet—the perfect soup to revitalize your body and soul.

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What the Doshas Can Teach You About Your Relationships and Love Language
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What the Doshas Can Teach You About Your Relati...

When it comes to romantic relationships, the doshas play a big role, influencing what you contribute, how you show affection, and how to find harmony with your partner.

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What the Doshas Can Teach You About Your Relationships and Love Language

When it comes to romantic relationships, the doshas play a big role, influencing what you contribute, how you show affection, and how to find harmony with your partner.

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5 Herbs to Balance Kapha and Support Your Winter Wellness
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5 Herbs to Balance Kapha and Support Your Winte...

If you're feeling any signs of excess kapha this winter, bring in the warmth and keep kapha balanced with these five tasty and versatile herbs.

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5 Herbs to Balance Kapha and Support Your Winter Wellness

If you're feeling any signs of excess kapha this winter, bring in the warmth and keep kapha balanced with these five tasty and versatile herbs.

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How to Exercise for Your Dosha
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How to Exercise for Your Dosha

Different people need different types of exercise. Here’s how Ayurveda can help you optimize your fitness routine and get the most out of your movement.

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How to Exercise for Your Dosha

Different people need different types of exercise. Here’s how Ayurveda can help you optimize your fitness routine and get the most out of your movement.

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Kapha-Balancing Fruit Crumble Recipe
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Kapha-Balancing Fruit Crumble Recipe

For a sweet recipe that also calms the sweet tooth, try this fruit crumble by Amadea Morningstar, which can be customized to balance vata, pitta, or kapha. 

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Kapha-Balancing Fruit Crumble Recipe

For a sweet recipe that also calms the sweet tooth, try this fruit crumble by Amadea Morningstar, which can be customized to balance vata, pitta, or kapha. 

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Kale Chips Recipe with Kitchari Spice Mix
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Kale Chips Recipe with Kitchari Spice Mix

Are you craving something crunchy and savory? Whip up these tasty kale-chips! This plant-based recipe is perfect any time you need a healthy, yum-worthy snack..

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Kale Chips Recipe with Kitchari Spice Mix

Are you craving something crunchy and savory? Whip up these tasty kale-chips! This plant-based recipe is perfect any time you need a healthy, yum-worthy snack..

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Can Vata & Kapha Be Out of Balance at the Same Time? [video]
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Can Vata & Kapha Be Out of Balance at the Same ...

What happens when vata and kapha are both imbalanced? In this Ask Banyan video, we address what this type of imbalance might look like, and what to focus on to...

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ayurveda 101 /

Can Vata & Kapha Be Out of Balance at the Same Time? [video]

What happens when vata and kapha are both imbalanced? In this Ask Banyan video, we address what this type of imbalance might look like, and what to focus on to...

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4 Reasons to Love Kapha Dosha
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4 Reasons to Love Kapha Dosha

Kapha has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, we fixate on its negative attributes. Find out more about the beauty of balanced kapha and why we would do well...

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4 Reasons to Love Kapha Dosha

Kapha has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, we fixate on its negative attributes. Find out more about the beauty of balanced kapha and why we would do well...

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The Best Yoga Poses for Moving Kapha and Lymph
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The Best Yoga Poses for Moving Kapha and Lymph

Kapha has a strong association with the lymphatic system. A yoga sequence that moves the lymph should include pranayama, vigorous movement, some inversion poses, and some twisting. Learn which yoga...

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The Best Yoga Poses for Moving Kapha and Lymph

Kapha has a strong association with the lymphatic system. A yoga sequence that moves the lymph should include pranayama, vigorous movement, some inversion poses, and some twisting. Learn which yoga...

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Yoga Sequence to Burn Fat and Balance Kapha
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Yoga Sequence to Burn Fat and Balance Kapha

Let me be clear, I hate that fat has a bad reputation. Fat isn’t bad. Fatty tissues help protect our organs, lubricate our joints, and store hormones so we can...

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8 limbs yoga /

Yoga Sequence to Burn Fat and Balance Kapha

Let me be clear, I hate that fat has a bad reputation. Fat isn’t bad. Fatty tissues help protect our organs, lubricate our joints, and store hormones so we can...

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Chitrak: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies
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Chitrak: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies

Okay, raise your hand if you’re familiar with the Ayurvedic herb chitrak. Anyone? Chitrak will give you heroic support, from fueling your digestive fire to aiding in healthy weight management,...

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ayurvedic herbalism /

Chitrak: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies

Okay, raise your hand if you’re familiar with the Ayurvedic herb chitrak. Anyone? Chitrak will give you heroic support, from fueling your digestive fire to aiding in healthy weight management,...

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Dosha Love—Kapha Style
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Dosha Love—Kapha Style

Kapha partners are the “Ayurvedic teddy bears” that can bring on the BEST bear hug of all time. Here are Kathryn's top six suggestions for keeping your kapha sweetie happy. 

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Dosha Love—Kapha Style

Kapha partners are the “Ayurvedic teddy bears” that can bring on the BEST bear hug of all time. Here are Kathryn's top six suggestions for keeping your kapha sweetie happy. 

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Kapha

As the dosha comprised of earth and water, kapha is all about cohesiveness, structure, and lubrication.

We have much to be thankful for when it comes to this dosha: like the container that holds things together, kapha lends form and solidity to all things, and it is the embodiment of love and compassion. And as the dosha responsible for lubrication, we can thank kapha for hydrating all cells and systems, lubricating our joints, moisturizing our skin, maintaining our immune system, and essentially protecting our tissues.

But when this watery dosha goes out of balance, it can lead to a whole slew of issues for the whole person, physically, mentally, and emotionally—such as sadness, lethargy, attachment, greed, and stagnation and congestion throughout the physiology, to name a few.

If this sounds familiar and you're experiencing a kapha imbalance, don't fret—Ayurveda offers ample resources to help you come back to balance. There are plenty of herbs for kapha and suggestions that can help you incorporate a kapha diet and lifestyle. Make changes in a way that feels empowering and inspiring to you. These articles are here to guide you on your journey!