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Kapha Clients: A Case Study
by Linda Reynolds, Ph.D., D.Ay.
Kapha - water/earth, the energy of structure and lubrication. Water is (the universal solvent) and associated with taste. Water in the body is plasma, cytoplasm, serum, saliva, nasal secretion, cerebral spinal fluid, urine, and sweat. It is responsible for the emotions of love and compassion, for thirst, edema and obesity.
Earth is mechanical or physical energy. In the body it is the cartilage, nails, teeth, hair, skin, solidified consciousness. It promotes anabolism (the process of building up the body), cell repair and growth. Attributes of high Kapha are: lymphatic congestion, colds, allergic manifestations, sneezing, attachment, possessiveness, and greed.
