According to Ayurveda, doshas are the energy patterns that flow around our bodies, governing our thinking and behaviour. There are three primary doshas - vata, pitta and kapha – and we're all born with all three of them. But it’s the dominance of one or two of these doshas that defines who we are.
To enjoy a balanced mind, body and spirit, so the thinking goes, our unique dosha constitution needs to be in a state of equilibrium, when it isn’t, we fall ill.