Doshas

Balance any excess vata in your disposition with these delicious hot beverages.

Better understanding your dosha can offer insights into how you show up for yourself through all your emotions—including loneliness.

Nourish your body and mind this season with these crave-worthy dishes.

We spoke with four Ayurvedic experts to find the best scents for balancing your energy.

According to Ayurveda, the right salt—in moderation—can help balance your dosha. Here are 6 of our favorites, from mild soma salt to fiery black salt.

Does Ayurveda make your head spin? Sahara Rose Ketabi, Ayurvedic practitioner and author of the forthcoming Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda, breaks the seemingly complicated mind-body science down into terms we can understand.

Does Ayurveda make your head spin? Here, Sahara Rose Ketabi, Ayurvedic practitioner and author of the forthcoming Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda, breaks the pitta dosha down into terms we can understand.

Does Ayurveda make your head spin? Here, Sahara Rose Ketabi, Ayurvedic practitioner and author of the Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda, breaks the kapha dosha down into terms we can understand.

Sprout a veritable garden of dosha-balancing wellness on your patio or windowsill.

John Douillard, co-leader of Yoga Journal's upcoming online course, Ayurveda 101, says nature provides the antidote for winter dryness in the foods that we crave and that are abundant this time of year.

Ayurvedic practitioner John Douillard shares his top tips for learning to love ghee.

Tap into the power of Ayurveda to get rooted in healthy, lasting habits.

Infuse the principles of Ayurveda into your Thanksgiving meal this year to share the gifts of health, wellness, and happiness with loved ones.

Align your yoga practice with the elemental energies of nature to balance your primary dosha for overall health, wellbeing, and natural beauty.

Boost energy flow in the body with this dynamic practice, representing the air element to counterbalance Kapha’s earthy and watery nature.

Move built-up fire energy from the belly through the rest of the body to balance the Pitta dosha and combat its tendencies for competition and overheating.

Balancing the air and ether of your Vata dosha with the opposing energy of the earth element can help ease the anxiety, nervousness, fatigue, and digestive issues Vatas are prone to.

Fall makes us crave warm, vata-balancing foods, so it made us hungry to talk to Ayurvedic chef Nanditha Ram. Here she shares her 3 best Ayurvedic cooking tips and a vata-balancing recipe for fall.

There’s a good chance you used to scrunch up your nose at bitter foods, relegating them to refrigerator Siberia. But these days, they’re the star of restaurant menus and grocery-store produce aisles.

You've probably heard that souping is the new juicing. But in cold weather, a warm bowl of soup feels more like comfort food than a "cleanse." And that's exactly the point.

Apply these principle Ayurvedic flavors to your salads to make them more nourishing, and feel full longer.

Ayurveda holds basil in high regard, stating that it opens the heart and mind, offering the energy of deep devotional love.

In the Ayurvedic system, I’m a fire or “pitta” type, and I like to have a variety of ways to stay warm and balanced during the bitter cold months.

Learn whether you are Vata-, Pitta-, or Kapha-dominant and how to stay in balance through seasonal changes for lasting health and peace of mind.

Fall is the vata season according to Ayurveda. Here, Ayurvedic consultant Talya Lutzker offers tips and delicious recipes to align with the season and feel healthy, energized, and grounded.

The three doshas of Ayurveda—vata, pitta, and kapha—affect your health and well-being. Determine yours with this quiz.

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If agni is healthy, you have tremendous energy throughout the day.

From GI distress to allergies, adding probiotics to your diet may help ease your health problems.

Ease cold and flu symptoms and restore your body's balance with natural Ayurvedic recipes.

According to Ayurveda, ghee, or clarified butter, has the healing benefits of butter without the impurities. Learn how it can fight inflammation, promote flexibility, enhance digestion, bolster the immune system, and more.

You know your diet is working well when you feel your system is supported rather than depleted by your practice. Learn how to eat for your Dosha with these helpful tips from Ayurvedic experts.

Do yourself a favor: Drink the right tea in winter and you'll warm up body and soul and get your prana (vital energy) flowing.

Try an Ayurvedic approach to eating for a healthy diet and lifestyle.

According to Ayurveda these healing foods support a healthy body, stimulate its repair and rejuvenate.