Vata Season + Holiday Season=The perfect storm for stress

It’s here folks, vata season. Just in time for holiday season, and as some of you know, vata season + holiday season = the perfect storm for a mental breakdown, explosion, or some other debilitating experience.

In Ayurveda, vata is made up of the air and ether elements. When in balance it helps one to be more creative, to move around easily and allow change, it can be inspiring and spiritual.

When out of balance, it can increase the effects of anxiety, ungroundedness, overwhelm, the inability to focus on one thing. One will tend to skip sitting down for meals and just grab some snacks to get by, or get so wrapped up in thoughts or nervousness that they forget to eat.

Sound familiar?