|
Is the dynamic energy of all movement, through the ten categories of vital air that circulate in the body (prana, apana, samana, udana, vyana, naga, kurma, krikara, devadutta and dhananaya). It can be defined as the subtle energy that governs biological movement. Vata being the biological principle of movement, it generates every subtle change in the metabolism. Vata manages breathing, blinking, muscle and tissue movements, the heartbeat, all expansion and contraction, the movements of the cytoplasm and the cellular membranes and all the impulses of the nervous cells. Vata also rules sensations and emotions: freshness, nervousness, fear, anxiety, tremors and spasms. The colon, pelvic cavity, bones, skin, the ears, and thighs are the organs of Vata. If the body develops an excess of Vata, it accumulates in these areas.
More about the Ayurveda:
Ayurveda
Diagnosis
Tridosha
Pitta
Kapha
Table 1
Human constitution
Table 2
About health and illness
Table 3
Ayurvedic science in modern times
Table 4
Back - Next
|
