Massage
Ayurvedic massages are readily available in Kathmandu and we can highly recommend them after trekking, with many centres offering steam and saunas for extra detoxification. Our Yoga group treks will have a qualified masseuse join us to ease your aches and pains away along the journey.
If you are interested we can arrange an Ayurvedic medical consultation in Kathmandu for you to learn more about your Dosha as listed below and a nutritional plan can be drawn up for your return home from the doctor. There are also massage courses available in Kathmandu; if interested please contact us. Ayurvedic states that all human beings are made up of three bodily humors; these are Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. 
Collectively known as the Tri-Dosha's.
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Vata
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Pitta
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Kapha
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Means: |
'to move' or 'to enthuse
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'to heat' or 'to burn'
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'to embrace' or 'keep together'
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Characteristics: |
Vata people have alert minds. a refreshing imagination and a lot of energy but they can burn out quickly through over activity.
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Pitta people are skillful and bright. They also get easily offended and can be domineering. If you know someone who is prone to a hot and sweaty body, and whose hair went grey early, it is more than likely they are a pitta.
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Generally stable and patient, Kapha people are laid back and not easily provoked, but once enraged; it takes some time to calm them down again.
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Common problems:
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Arthritis, constipation, abnormal blood pressure, rheumatic pains and mental problems are all signs of a disturbed vata.
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Other signs of a pita dominance are a fiery temper, a yellow colouring to the skin and any burning sensations to the body.
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Signs that a kapha dosha needs rebalancing are flabby muscles, slow talking, tiredness, laziness, feeling weak and run down.
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Elements:
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Ether and Air
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Fire and Water
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Water & Earth
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Qualities:
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Dry, light, cold, mobile, active, rough, subtle
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Hot, sharp, light, medium build, slightly oily
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Heavy, slow, really oily, liquid, dense, col
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