Vata is composed of space and air elements, whose qualities are cold, mobile, light, dry and rough. Therefore typical Vata individuals are likely to be of a light build with a fine, lean frame. You can spot them wrapped up from top to toe, turning the heating up the scale, as they are likely to feel the cold, even when others are warm. Dry skin, hair, eyes, lack of moisture in the colon, causing tendency toward constipation and gases are other characteristics of a Vata people. The mobile element is expressed in fast speech, chatty nature, tendency towards moving from one subject to another and being active physically and mentally. Vata people tend to be intelligent and to grasp ideas quickly but may have memory lapses and quickly forget things. They have fragile, nervous disposition and get overwhelmed easily.

Vata in balance
Creative, flexible, lively, enthusiastic, vibrant, clear and alert mind, imaginative, sensitive, talkative, quick to respond.  

Vata out of balance
Stress, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, underweight, tendency to over-exert, unsettled, constipation, bloated, nervous disease, addictions.

What aggravates Vata?
Irregular meals, raw, dry food, astringent, bitter and pungent flavours as they increase dryness, lack of routine in the lifestyle, staying up late, dry and cold climate, travelling, excessive mental work, alcohol, drugs.  

Top treatments for Vata

• Relax Body Massage (Abhyanga)

• Ear Cleansing (Karana Purana)

• Foot Massage (Pada)

• Hand Massage (Hasta)

• Head massage (Shiro Abhyanga)

• Face Lift Massage (Mukhabhyanga)

• Abdominal massage (Nabhi Abhyanga)

• Lower Back Massage (Kati Basti)

• Heart Treatment (Hridaya Basti)

• Glow and Restore