and you are different from others, including blood relatives because of your dosha dominance and the way it plays out in you. Remember I said last week, you and a sibling you and a cousin you and a parent could both be bought to dominant but the way it is expressed in you might be different from that person. So it is really important to understand your dosha dominance because it it just gives you an answer for all the reasons why you are the way you are and why you are not certain ways and it's okay, right. Also, it's important to understand your dosha dominance like what it is naturally and also what it is currently because Also, it's common to be living out of balance with your natural, natural dosha dominance. And the reason it's important to know, you know, what your natural dominance is and be able to identify right now where you are is because everything that we do, will either energetically create more peace within us or aggravate us. And I don't mean aggravate, as in like frustrated or being annoying, I mean, like aggravate, like literally aggravate your system. And when I say everything we do, I mean everything from eating, drinking to our schedule of when we do things and how and with whom exercise, sleep, relaxing, literally everything. So my friend, this, I'm saying in caps, bold, 200 size font living in alignment with your natural energy is of the utmost importance. And since I can't hear your reactions, I'm going to infer that you might be wondering what your dosha dominance is. Now there are your Vedic doctors and practitioners who are trained to determine this for you using your personal information. And you may come across some quizzes online, which can give you you know, like some pretty good information, but I always suggest working with a trained professional. And since you and I are not together presently, and I can't do it for you, like over a podcast, I'll share some general information that will give you an idea but again, I caution you that this is an absolute, it's just general and I encourage you to get with a professional whether that's me or someone else to help you along so that you really have you know, definitive information. So, generally speaking vata dominant people, these are people whose dominant energy comes from air and ether elements, their personality tends towards creative flexible, possibly easily worried a tendency even towards prolonged anxiousness. They typically feel cold or cool, they may have an affinity for light dry kind of crunchy foods like crackers, salad, raw vegetables, and when ill, they may suffer more from stomach issues or headaches. Generally speaking, Pitta dominant people, those whose dominant energy comes from fire and water, their personality tends towards passionate, ambitious competitive qualities, the type a quote unquote type A personality, CEOs and people in top leadership positions tend to be tip Pitta dominant, and also the dominant people are easily angered. They typically run hot and may have an affinity for spicy food and when Ill they may suffer more so from fevers. Generally speaking, kapha dominant people, those whose dominant energy comes from water and earth. Well, their personality tends towards easygoing, calm, patient loyal, even resistant to change, sometimes unmotivated, and also easily saddened, they love to be under the blankets may have an affinity for rich and heavy foods. Overall, when it comes to health, though Kapha dominant people usually do not get sick very often, they're very sturdy people. However, when they are ill, they may suffer more from so from like colds, like mucousy type stuff. Now, I'm saying all this so that maybe you might recognize like, oh, that's probably me, I think. So that way, you can kind of get a gauge for kind of where you are. And again, I encourage you to work with someone that can help you along even more, because the reason that it's important to really have a sound understanding of what is dominant with the new is because you need to know that in order to restore balance, in order to properly support yourself. Now Iveta wisdom teaches us that like increases like an opposites balance, what that means is we're going to have a natural affinity towards what feels good to us, and what we like and doing it as much as possible. But there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. So we have to make sure that we are consistently also bringing in opposing energy to keep us balanced and not waiting until we are completely out of balance to do that. So for vata dominant folks, right, the people who are naturally like mobile, flexible, creative, maybe easily anxious or worried feeling unsettled, it isn't always important to include practices that are grounding and stabilizing and warming. For pit the dominant folks, those who are more fiery in nature. It ambitious, competitive, it's important to include practices that are cooling not just like ice and air condition, we'll talk more about what that means, as well as playful and leisurely. And for Kapha dominant folks, those who are more calm, slow moving, slow going. It is important to include practices that are warming because you might tend towards being cool as well, as well as uplifting mobile and even spontaneous. Now, part of the reason why so many of us who were As an American culture, part of the reason why we are walking around dysregulated besides living through ongoing traumatic experiences, because let's name that should show, it's because in America, health and success looks one way, and we are taught and push towards doing things that one way at any and all cost. We are taught differences in personality, likes and dislikes, and any other traits other than what is deemed healthy and successful are bad, and it's bullshit. What's worse, and I've said this numerous times, we are taught from a young age to bypass ourselves and look outside of ourselves for validation and information about ourselves. And often, when we tuned in the messaging we are receiving from our being is not in line with what we see and hear in society or from our adults who are guiding us. So we ignore ourselves or worse, we gaslight ourselves telling ourselves, we should be different, less of this and more of that. And because of this constant confusion, eventually, some of us end up not tuning in at all. So friend, some of us are walking around literally, not knowing how to tune into ourselves scared to tune into ourselves, we don't have the skill to really tune in and listen, or meet ourselves with confidence to, you know, to to support our needs and desires. Until literally we have no choice because sickness or disease or something awful happens that forces us to face ourselves. And friend, I just don't want that for you at all or any more. So let me say this, it is time to really understand yourself so that you can restore balance. It is time to live in tune with your nature and with nature outside your door. And this is iron Meadows first pillar of self care. So my friend it is time to quit bypassing and or gaslighting yourself and tune into what you need and desire and begin meeting yourself Self care to establish harmony. This way, you'll be in a more regulated state period and also be able to maintain a regulated state or a more or more easily reregulate yourself when it comes to the needs and demands of the rest of your life like your work your relationships, everything, everything else. Period. Now of course, we're going into summer and so when it comes to summer, summer is giving us heat fire light and intense energy thanks to Pitta energy being dominant. Don't forget though the subtle energy of Vata dosha giving us expansive and mobile vibes to just make things very interesting vata and Pitta energies feed off of one another. It can be good but it can also just be way too fucking much. So, in the summer due to pit us hot, sharp, intense energy, it's going to be important to do three things to balance that especially for those of you who are wita wita bottle or put a dominant work spread experiencing that dominance Now, number one, keep cool through our self care practices. Remember last week I said relax rather than relying on the shade or air conditioned if your advantage to have access to it. Number two, be mellow overall and mentally and third remain grounded, stable and well resourced. The most important practice though is a mindful awareness of early signs of imbalance especially due to heated discussions or situations that get your blood boiling as I say what is really balancing for summer is this vibe that I shared with you last week maintenance sustain preserve and slow and steady wins the race for those of you who are pit dominant I'll say it again. Right your driven go getter natural leader competitive, this balancing vibe of maintenance or staying preserve and slow and steady wins the race may sound completely ludicrous.