What Does the Kapha Dosha Look Like?

Kapha uses the elements earth and water. This dosha is responsible for stability, lubrication and support of our physical body using those elements.

Kapha supports our physical body as well as our mental body by being having endurance, empathy, calmness and patience.

We could all use a healthy amount of kapha in our live. Don’t you think?

 

A kapha person can look like:

Physically:

 

  • Short
  • Rounded features
  • More fat tissue (not a boad thing when balanced!)
  • Slower movements
  • Naturally stronger and more stable
  • More ahir

Mentally:

 

  • Slow/methodical thinkers
  • Mentally stable
  • Loyal
  • Smaller circle compared to other doshas but usually more long term relationships
  • Compassionate
  • Sleeps more
  • Excellent memory

Too much Kapha can cause

Physically:

 

  • Excessive moisture (saliva, sweat, mucouss…)
  • Slow digestion
  • Constipation
  • Wet cough
  • Skin tags
  • Edema (water retention)
  • Low mobility
  • Extreme lethargy

Mentally:

 

  • Extreme lethargy
  • Depression
  • Stubborn (more than usual)
  • Foggy mind
  • Attachment issues
  • Greed
  • “shuts down” more and more

Come get a consultation to find out more about the kapha dosha, things like what diet to follow and what a kapha lifestyle looks like and if its right for you.

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