Ayurveda holds and elemental view of the universe and believes that we are made up of various combinations of the following five elements: air, ether, fire, earth and water. The combination of these elements make up the three doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha and we tend to have a dominance in one particular dosha. The elements that make up Vata are air and ether and this dosha is characterised by qualities such as light, dry, rough, cold, moving and subtle. These qualities trans

As the air turns crisp and the leaves start to fall, Autumn is a time when your skin could use some extra care and more nourishing moisturisers; not only because it is getting colder, but also because you will have probably been exposed to sun and salt water throughout the summer months. All these elements are drying for the skin and so a little help can bring back a radiant glow. Autumn is dominated by the dosha ‘Vata’, which is associated with air and ether. As this is a se

Ayurveda holds and elemental view of the universe and believes that we are made up of various combinations of the following five elements – air, ether, fire, earth and water. The combination of these elements form the three doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha and we tend to have a dominance in one particular dosha. The elements that make up Vata are air and ether and this dosha is characterised by qualities such as light, dry, rough, cold, moving and subtle. These qualities transla