Introducción a la Medicina Ayurveda 4/5

Okay, how are we doing with Bata? Good. Well, if I think of anything else, I'll let you know later. Let's talk about Cafa. Cafa is water and earth, moist and heavy. Yes, just the opposite of Bata. It's a heavy force. You know, those big, tough kids who seem more solid and chubby with wide fingers, they

have all the rolls, yeah. They're more moist and have thicker skin. In fact, they have very good skin; it's rare for them to get diaper rash or anything. Yes, thicker, moister skin, shinier hair, big eyes, big lips. It's also a cold doll because it also has little fire, but it's cold because its metabolism is slow. You touch it and it's warm; it doesn't

suffer from the cold or the heat, very stable, but the cold is bad for it, it makes it heavier, it's harder for it to get going, it gets runny noses, and a stable and methodical force. It's quite regular. It's a doll that tends to always do the same thing, it's very hard for it to

make a change. When it starts to make a change, it might spend months thinking about it until it decides to do it, and then it does it, and once it does, it's stable in the change; it's its nature. Being present is a doya who is very present, living as if in slow motion. He

is truly present with the other, conversing with them, remembering what they say. The asur says he is the doya who finds it easiest to be happy because he is content with what he has and isn't seeking fulfillment outside; it's within. Sharing and giving love is reason enough to live. He is a loving

and very companionable toll and has a great gift of silent service. He will do small things and gestures for others: preparing food for them, ordering a flower for them— small gestures that don't expect recognition in return. How does he become disharmonious? Traveling on a support or someone yelling won't cause him to become