Using expertise meticulously preserved over the years, Ayurvedic healers advocate plant and herbal treatment preparations, yogic poses, energy-increasing breathing techniques (Pranayama), natural herbal medicines, and oftentimes, a complete diet overhaul depending on your dosha type. There are three of these: Vata (air and space), kapha (water and earth), and pitta (fire) — with each of us thought to have a dominant dosha and differing quantities of the other two.