Vata-dominant people tend to crave space, alone time, and deeper meaning to life. Vata types tend to feel drained by social gatherings.
By contrast, Pitta-dominant types tend to have a warm energy and a friendly personality that thrives on social interactions. A Pitta person loves being the center of attention and loves drama.
Kapha-dominant individuals tend to take a supportive role in social interactions. Since Kapha is steady and slow to change, these types often become set in their ways and hesitant to accept new ideas and ways of doing things.
When balanced, Kaphas are calm and easygoing, making excellent mediators between the volatile Pitta and the flighty Vata.
American culture places high value on the Pitta social traits of extroversion and ambition. Our cultural values look down upon the Vata type, who cannot thrive in an environment that demands consistent long work hours and values material accumulation above all else. The Kapha traits of nurturing and working with one's hands are also devalued in the United States. Our culture respects ambition, material success, and devotion to work above all else - all Pitta traits.
Ayurveda gives us a framework to become aware of our social traits and allows us to see how they are assets. Society as a whole may value mosly Pitta social traits. However, society would not be functional without the Kapha nurturers, growers, and builders. Without the Vata types to shake things up and push boundaries, Kapha would remain stagnant and Pitta would burn itself out.
By contrast, Pitta-dominant types tend to have a warm energy and a friendly personality that thrives on social interactions. A Pitta person loves being the center of attention and loves drama.
Kapha-dominant individuals tend to take a supportive role in social interactions. Since Kapha is steady and slow to change, these types often become set in their ways and hesitant to accept new ideas and ways of doing things.
When balanced, Kaphas are calm and easygoing, making excellent mediators between the volatile Pitta and the flighty Vata.
American culture places high value on the Pitta social traits of extroversion and ambition. Our cultural values look down upon the Vata type, who cannot thrive in an environment that demands consistent long work hours and values material accumulation above all else. The Kapha traits of nurturing and working with one's hands are also devalued in the United States. Our culture respects ambition, material success, and devotion to work above all else - all Pitta traits.
Ayurveda gives us a framework to become aware of our social traits and allows us to see how they are assets. Society as a whole may value mosly Pitta social traits. However, society would not be functional without the Kapha nurturers, growers, and builders. Without the Vata types to shake things up and push boundaries, Kapha would remain stagnant and Pitta would burn itself out.