Vata Pitta can sound like a strange spice like ones I like exploring…
Or maybe it sounds familiar like a rock band you know…
Vata is the wind and Pitta is the fire element that catches on fire as the oldie Earth, Wind, and Fire band.
(To complete the metaphor, earth represents Kapha in Ayurvedic terms).
Vata, Pitta, or Kapha body referenced descriptions may also sound like something strange you’ve never heard of…
…Kinda like hourglass ⌛️, apple 🍏, or 🍐 that I remember reading about as a teen in magazines (…maybe you remember getting those happy mail moments?)… Yay magazines! 🎉
But Vata, Pitta, and Kapha are more than body types.
In full circle, they’re also a description about the mind that together make up the mind-body connection.
And where many people get this wrong…
Most people don’t actually know what that means other than our mind and bodies are connected.
…Connecting the dots, understanding that the pimple on your face is caused from the stress (learned about from magazines 😊)… and the mind-body connection that are thrown around buzz words.
That starts the initial connect-the-dots conversation…
Because well yeah… our minds are living in our bodies.
And that is the reason why you can stay stuck in areas.
Our body symptoms are outward expressions of what the mind is still carrying as baggage from the past.
And until you or I are made aware, we unknowingly drudge up the past, no longer serving mindset ways, and old traditions that should stay in a box.
it can be an endless cycle.
…Until we choose growth as our mindset path that always looks for a better way.
I know this through my life journey existence as a Vata Pitta. And this informational article is all about Vata Pitta, so you can learn more about yourself and others around you.
…And as a Vata Pitta, moods teeter between Vata anxiety and Pitta anger when feathers are ruffled.
Earlier on, expressing anger was my choice and one that I kept to myself.
…And back in those baby internet years, no one spoke of anxiety like they do today openly as explanation of what they’re feeling.
And today out of the private dark ages, you don’t see the same types of anger amongst the young on quest for a kinder world… and being the change that was so ahead of it’s zeitgeist.
Today we’re an aware society around the world and we embrace change in the new age.
Thankfully with the help of spiritual growth, I grew out of the anger phases. And now see situations as opportunities for something good or better.
There’s no daily peace management needed.
It’s an automatic for me that’s part of my transformational journey on earth living this miracle existence like all of us where we all have our own flavors of what we’re working on.
That we started out life with.
…Or were born with.
Like we can’t change our Ayurvedic predispositions.
And I can’t change that I was born a Vata Pitta.
I’m a Vata body with a Vata-Pitta mind… and you can learn more in this article about your dominant balanced Ayurveda ways (and what empowered you can do to help restore the triggered imbalanced moods).
And whatever that is, you can change your moods through the mind-body connection.
Before I didn’t know I could change how I felt… and now I know (and you can too) that it’s a choice.
You can learn that through your Vata Pitta ways that show up.
We all have some Vata Pitta in us even though that may not the primary way.
You could be a dominant Kapha, or one of the other combinations where commonly mind and body differ.
And if you feel some degree of daily anxiety, annoyance, or anger as a regular reaction in life, then those imbalanced Vata Pitta ways are not your best… and are unneeded.
But the good news is: you can change that!
Anger is the opposite of peace.
And peace is the desired way.
So if you have someone in your life you resent or can’t forgive, then you’re harboring resentment or other forms of anger…
But sometimes our brains trick us into believing that someone else is obviously wearing these staying stuck traits… when we adorn them (too) but we’re blind behind our own ego mind veil.
Finding ways to remove the veil blind spots are the best personal growth ways you can adopt today, so they don’t continue to blur how you see the world.
And if you have windy and fiery conditions like Vata Pitta running, then you can more clearly handle those daily weather conditions.
Pitta leads and starts the fire and Vata blows wind to creating wildfire conditions 🔥
A Vata Pitta dominance doesn’t just affect surrounding people either…
It can be a downright miserable situation to live in especially if it’s a load to carry for a season… or say, the moods are carried on vacation that happens.
Our awake minds never shut off and it will travel along with you no matter how exciting the new sights and sounds are exploring a new place.
To others around you, it may simply seem like you’re not present.
…Instead of fully relaxed in enjoyment in the moment, you could be 25-50% partially present (when 90-100% is a good goal)…
Remember, the gift is in the present.
But inside you could be present to the unproductive mind chatter creating chaos in the mind-body in the moment.
…If only minds could talk.
And sometimes they do… for better or worse.
So to prevent all of that, I’m gonna share a fun food way to learn more.
That’s probably not what you expected… but lightening loads and moods is always better! 😀
Food won’t solve all your problems, but it’ll give you some entertainment in its truth. It’s one of my passions.
…And can help you have more balanced optimal day outcomes.
(Which btw, we need some not-so-good days so we can appreciate the great days.)
And we can learn this through the Vata Pitta existence that is something I know like the back of my hand.
…I’ve learned to use the pros and cons of Vata Pitta to my better day advantages.
Cons like feeling anger or anxious when triggered as already mentioned… where it’s easy to get lost in those moods and not recognize the lesser state taking over.
It can feel wrong… and yet so right in the moment when the mind is in the unhappy past or future worry thoughts.
BUT – it’s not healthy and IS wasted time.
…And I’m sure you ‘d avoid it when it’s put like that in clear view and not happening inside and to you.
Because being in-tune with the mind and body is an empowered way to live healthy and happy.
And when it’s not happening to you, then you can practice…
So, imagine going to a big event where your senses have changed from the usual day-to-day routine activities. You’re excited and calm that you’ll be seeing your role model who will be a guest speaker on stage… and that feels a bit like an out-of-body experience in a good way.
On this special day, you get to slip through the backdoor for a fun backstage pass with this big-to-you person instead of waiting in line outside and being around the rest of the entourage… oh, and it’s a sweltering hot day so you avoided all that.
…You’ve skipped the line and you’re inside, and seconds from meeting your role model.
And… like first-class service, you’re served catered foods and beverages.
How about that!?
…Speaks to my foodie heart. 🧡
But it gets better… you’re served juicy sweet fruits and appetizers like jumbo shrimp with a delicate cilantro dip.
And that pleases you because you’re Vata Pitta.
And there’s a perfectly paired cantaloupe with salty accompaniment. And a light mousse with delicate sweet and pucker up flavors.
And a refreshing cool watermelon mint drink.
You’re in happy food and drink heaven.
And you lavish each and every moment… and not looking at your watch-phone.
You also know you’re balanced because you’re present and aware in enjoying every bite and sip!
…Because those are the types of sweet and salty foods that Vatas love and drinks that Pittas love when in balance.
But if this is a work event you’re responsible for (like I was many times working in event planning for a decade), .then you can feel anxious and not relaxed.
In that case, then delicately prepared sweets and salty foods aren’t enjoyed. And warm comfort foods over cooling foods on a hot day may be the food dream desire.
…So basically you can tell by your food and drink preferences what’s going on with you!
It’s a fun game you can play with yourself in any event that allows you to know what your mood is before it has caught up to you (or blind to what you’re thinking).
And if you’re not a Vata Pitta, you can do the same game with your usual preferences.
…If you’re not a lover of ham and pineapple pizza, no foul, no harm. But we know you’re not a dominant Vata craving salty and sweet 😁
As famous television cook Ina Garten once said, “it’s physiological” (and part of our genes)… where cilantro tastes like soap.
All in good fun, then you can blame your Ayurveda (Kapha sides) as part of your born genes.
And as you get to know your own Ayurvedic born predispositions… you can also learn about others.
Like, I have a fun game I play while doing my hiking sport.
For strangers, I know their Ayurveda body story in one glance… those dreading steps are Kaphas… those dressed in cool fitness attire running up and down the mountain like they own it are Pittas… and finally those strolling and stopping every few seconds to look at a different view, taking a sip of water, or adjusting something are Vatas.
…And this Vata Pitta is dreaming of a cold fruit or strawberry milkshake. 💭
