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tution shows the likelihood of a pitta (fire) dosha. If you chose c, your constitution shows a likely kapha (water) dosha. |
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You may even discover that your answers divide fairly evenly between two of the doshas. The important point here is that these responses give you an indication of your constitution, a factor you will want to consider, especially when you choose where to sleep and workthe two activities that involve most of your time. Please remember the ayurveda rule: like increases like. If you spend too much time in a quadrant overseen by the element that is also dominant in your body, you can trigger an unhealthy imbalance in your body. If, for example, you have a vata (air) constitution and you find your memory not just poor but declining, you could be spending too much time in the northwest realm, which belongs to the element of air. Are you sleeping and working in this quadrant? If so, like increases like and leads to excess vata in your body, which could interfere with your well-being (refer back to Chapter 4, Vastu and the Vedic View of Health, if necessary.) |
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So expect to play around a bit with the elements that relate specifically to your dosha or combination of doshas. The bottom line with vastu is that the choices should feel right. Analyze the effect of the various elements on your bodysee what makes you feel good, see what increases your feeling of harmony and inner peace. Everything should be balanced; you don't want to have too much of the element or elements that dominate your dosha constitution. |
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Do you live with someone who has a different constitution? Do you share the same bedroom? Then try to place the bedroom in a quadrant that is safea quadrant that does not violate the rule of like increases like for either of you. A safe location for both of you would be a bedroom in the southwest of the home. If that location is not possible, then try to place the bed in the southwest quadrant within your existing bedroom. Do you share a workspace with someone who has a different constitution? Again, if the workspace is located in a quadrant that is unhealthy for either one of you, try to shift it to a safe quadrant. Or at least try to shift the placement of each desk within the present space, so that both of you are sitting in the realm of an element that is not the same as the element that dominates your constitution. |
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