For a natural Vata, it’s typical for the mind to be darting from task to task instead of laser focus, as a symptom diagnosis in the mind-body connection. But when your mind causes unfocus or worry-anxiety, that’s when you want to restore your hyper-Vata mind imbalance.
That’s completely in your healthy power. As is, the choice to make healthy meals.
…Or In a healthy way, multi-task. But when it’s distracting, unproductive, and leaning toward unfocused, that’s when the restoring balance is called for.
And if that’s tricky to pinpoint, you can make a tally sheet of how many times you switched tasks when your brain prompted you to in the moment (from what you had already planned to do in advance).
Sometimes you can observe the impulsive nature that the subconscious mind feeds.
Let that moment pass and help to give peace to the mind by writing down the thoughts or creating a list.
Or if it makes sense as a 5-minute task, just take care of it quickly, but don’t re-route your day over the impulses if you want to live a consistent calming life that you’re in charge of. …Because there’s enough chaos in the world that’ll shake off that piece and peace ✌️soon enough.
When we were kids, we didn’t have wisdom. Our moody feelings fed us and drove us to what we wanted to do. And while there’s still a time and place for that, as adults, you don’t want your emotions to steer and get the better of you.
You want to drive the bus.
If you feel strong feelings, they serve a purpose to bring joy or cleanse sadness. Or… to show you something bigger about your life where you can make a change — but you don’t want the feelings to turn into daily, unproductive moody symptoms such as anxiety, anger, and lethargy that each represent a dominant dosha.
Another form of Vata-hyper mind symptom is when it’s difficult to make decisions.
Because at the root of decision-making are your thoughts that drive what you do.
You don’t have control over your thoughts from entering, but you do have control over what you do with your thoughts.
The usual, natural Pitta and Kapha profile doesn’t have this symptom description UNLESS they have a Vata imbalance which can happen in any of us.
We all possess the 3 doshas to varying degrees even if it’s just a crumb.
For any of us, our imbalance is our Achilles Heel. Restoring our imbalances is in our power and sometimes is an easy fix.
Pittas have more hard-charging personalities like the hare on a competitive mission. Kaphas are more the slow and steady turtles that finish the race. But when you’re overrun with Vata, you can miss the goal entirely in distractions.
So something you can do if you’re hyper-Vata is to nail down a daily routine, so you can get back to being grounded and focused.
At least one or two healthy time slots that are non-negotiable, e.g. yoga or office hours during certain hours. You have boundaries with people about these non-negotiables.
I watch people on the sidelines who don’t have this in place. They schedule anything, anytime that seems urgent without consistency. And then wonder where the time went OR why they’re not happy.
And if you’re a hyper-Vata by nature with those emotions, this only makes your life more chaotic like the wind, where you get tossed to-and-from.
And not just Vatas or hyper-Vatas, most of us people-please too much when all we needed were the proper kind words to say. And this can be to our families and bosses that put the most pressure on us.
And they’re the ones you need to strike boundaries with the most to balance the relationships so you don’t burn out or feel guilt.
But that starts with knowing in advance what your non-negotiables are and what you will say if someone wants to encroach on those areas.
Often, this comes from those who live in chaos and impose their unstructured life on you. And when you’re with routine, they can’t spill over onto you.
And when you can learn the right skill, then you can actually spend more time in this short-lived life doing the things that really matter to you!
You can be in your sweet spot boost of daily energy, and stick with your ideas. And find a routine that you stay competitive with as things in life change. That will help tone down worry with purpose. And help wipe away the anxious bits that hyper-Vata often feel.
And when you’ve grounded your Vata with routine, you don’t have to stick to only boring routines.
I know how that can be, having worked over a couple decades in-and-out of corporate environments where it’s all about routine tasks, maintenance, performance, and people management.
And if you think about it, none of those areas have anything to do with expressing creativity in case that’s an area you want to explore and develop…
Vatas are naturally energetic and eager. Having an idea and then having to wait for management to approve if ever, is anything but encouraging. And then having people and all the chaos along the way change the dynamics. Well… all that can zap creativity.
And if you’re in flow or with daily creativity, then you’re in alignment with yourself.
And that means toward your life purpose and your authentic identity.
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If you’re a hyper-Vata, there’s definitely hope to change your unfocused or indecisive nature. It’s not a life sentence or identity you have to stick with.
The solution is finding calm and daily joy. Then, you’ll be on top of your moods and emotions.
If you’re curious about what your imbalances are in this season, take the free Body Balance Quiz.