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Have you ever felt dull, listless, overcome with brain fog? In spring, KAPHA is the dosha that is most prominent, according to ayurveda (the life science that accompanies yoga). The main elements of kapha are earth and water. That means, during spring you may experience these elements in your mind.

Earth is cool, stable, heavy, dry, rough, gross, dense, dull, and hard

Water cools, moistens, adheres, soothes, softens, smoothes, dulls, and spreads.

When we look at the mind through this lens, it’s important to remember we are looking for BALANCE. Not too much or too little of any one element, aspect, or dosha.

When the Kapha in the mind is balanced, it is focused, steady, patient, you see projects through to the end.

When the mind has too much Kapha, it becomes bored, dull, slow, stuck, lethargic, and withdrawn. Depression is commonly associated with excess kapha.

So how do we bring balance? Here are a few ideas:

1. Break up stagnation with movement. Go for a walk or get on your yoga mat.
2. Play mindfulness games like sudoku
3. Journaling is a great way to get the mind moving.

A good pranayama practice for stimulating a kapha mind is right-nostril-breathing, or Surya Bhedana:

1. In an easy upright seated position, take a few deep full breaths with eyes soft or closed.
2. Using the pinky of your right hand, press the left nostril closed. Inhale fully.
3. Pause at the top of your inhale as you open the left nostril and close the right nostril with your right thumb. Exhale fully through your left nostril.
4. Pause and switch, inhaling through the right nostril, then exhale through your left nostril.
5. Repeat this 12 times.
6. Then release your mudra (hand position) and take a few breaths through both nostrils.

Surya Bhedana is associated with the sun, the heat and light of this breathing practice will clear the mental cobwebs and bring more clarity.

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