Prakriti literally means constitution or nature, and consists of the three doshas (vata, pitta, prakriti). What are the three doshas? - The five elements condense to 3 doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vata, Pitta and Kapha refer to the coexistence between Air & Space, Fire & Water, Water & Earth  respectively. Dosha literally means “a thing that can go out of whack”.

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Generally there is a natural predominance of one or more doshas in an individual. In human body, Vata is the principle of kinetic energy which is mainly concerned with the nervous system, and controls all body functions like cell division, movement, and excretion of wastes; Kapha, the principle of potential energy, controls body anabolism, lubrication, growth, maintenance of structure, storage, and stability, the tissues and wastes which Vata moves around, are Kapha’s province; and Pitta is primarily responsible for metabolism, thermoregulation, enzymatic and endocrine systems and homeostasis as it controls the body’s balance of kinetic and potential energies.