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What drives your decisions? Each dosha has something that motivates them that is different than the other doshas. Knowing this is a key component of getting a fuller understanding of who you really are.

Vata: You are motivated by experiences, creation, interaction, stimuli, and newness or change.

Pitta: You're driven by achievement, justice, knowledge, productivity, and often public recognition.

Kapha: You're driven by comfort, the well-being of others, stability, and being of service.

To put this into an example, let's talk about arriving on time. Kaphas, you aren't late because you don't want the person who is waiting on you to be disappointed or let down. Pittas, you like being on time because it can reflect a sort of perfectionism within you. And truthfully, you could be late because you are doing your own thing and are choosing to be late. Vatas, you find it difficult to be on time because you are embracing so many things/experiences/activities and can find it difficult to juggle it all.

Do you see yourself in any of these descriptions or examples? You can get to know more about yourself by learning about the doshas. And guess what? I have an online program and other tools on my website to help you do just that! Link in my bio.

Photo by my creative and detail oriented vata pitta friend @suzannecorumrich.photo #ayurveda #ayurvedicselfcare #dosha #vata #pitta #kapha #selfcare #selfdiscovery

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The commitments, tasks, and obligations I have feel heavy as this backpack.

This morning I sat down to write out my main to-do list. Only things that actually need to get done make it on this list. I have another list that's a dreamer type of to-do, and I create a smaller list that's realistic for the day with only a few things that I have the headspace to get done.

Truth: I felt a lot of overwhelm when looking at this list. All things are a priority and all have pretty immediate deadlines. Many of them impact other people. Normally, this would feel like a challenge that I would be eager to take on. But today, what I wanted to do was go back to bed.

Instead, I took a little time to check in with my daily rituals. For me to feel this much overwhelm isn't likely only attributed to the things I need to do for my business to survive or thrive, it has to be in part to what I'm doing to take care of myself. So after I wrote out that to-do list, I also recommitted to some of my routine that I had pushed aside with the thought that getting more things done would alleviate stress.

As we're headed into the final stretch of 2019 and you feel the commitments start to pile up, what are the ways you'll care for yourself? What are your non-negotiables that take only a little time, but are the ways you can stay in the moment and clear in your mind?

A reminder that I have resources for you on my website, including a beginner's guide to creating rituals, to help you find the self-care that works best for you

Photo: @suzannecorumrich.photo #ayurveda #ayurvedicselfcare #selfcare #dosha #ayurvedalifetstyle #ayurvedicfood #vata #pitta #kapha

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Did you see the movie Jojo Rabbit? Without any spoilers, I'll tell you that this Rilke quote pops up on the screen at the end of the film. It's been sitting with me ever since.

Sometimes it is tiring to keep going and it really seems like the way you feel right now is going to last forever. But if you look at the span of your life for evidence, it's true--no feeling is final. Even if you feel like you've had to struggle your whole life, there are still moments of beauty. And vice versa, the beauty still has its time of struggle. Is there a way to embrace all feelings? Though it is in no way easy, I believe it to be so.

What does this quote mean to you?

#ayurveda #ayurvedicselfcare #selfcare #rilke #dosha #ayurvedalifestyle #ayurvedicfood #vata #pitta #kapha

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