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Practical guides on dosha types, classical yoga, pranayama, Ayurvedic nutrition and the science of wellbeing — written by Sumit Manav from 25 years of teaching at the intersection of yoga and Ayurveda in Dubai, the UK and across 40 countries.

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Awareness · 9 min read

Are You Vata, Pitta or Kapha?
How to Know Your Type in 3 Minutes

When life gets genuinely hard — what happens to you? Do you become anxious and scattered, sharp and intense, or quiet and withdrawn? That response is your constitution speaking. Here is how to identify your Prakriti — and why it changes everything about your yoga practice.

SM Sumit Manav
May 2026 · 9 min read

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Awareness
4:08 pm
Are You Vata, Pitta or Kapha? How to Know Your Ayurvedic Body Type in 3 Minutes

Let me ask you something before we begin. When life gets genuinely hard — when work is overwhelming, the schedule falls apart, or something goes wrong that you did not see coming — what happens to you? Do you become anxious? Does your mind start racing through every possible outcome, most of them bad? Do […]

July 13, 2026

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Awareness
4:07 pm
Why Your Yoga Is Making You Worse (And What to Do About It)

Something nobody in the wellness industry wants to admit: for a significant number of people, yoga is not working. Not because they are doing it wrong. Not because they are not committed enough. Because they are practising the wrong type of yoga for their body. This is not a fringe idea. It is rooted in […]

July 13, 2026

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Awareness
4:06 pm
Your Yoga Practice Should Change With the Season — Here Is Exactly How

Seasonal yoga · Ayurveda · Dubai summer edition   The yoga class you attended in January is not the right yoga class for you in July. Not because of your schedule or your mood — but because your body is constitutionally different in summer than it is in winter, and the practice must shift to […]

July 13, 2026
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25 years · Himalayan lineage · BKS Iyengar certified · Shangri-La Hotel Dubai since 2009 · 10,000+ students across 40 countries.