In this episode of Ash & Honey, host Alexandria Quinn Love dives deep into the first of Ayurveda's three doshas — Vata, the principle of wind and space. The artists and dreamers. The visionaries and the scattered ones. The people with seventeen brilliant ideas and notebooks full of half-finished projects.

We'll explore the gifts of balanced Vata — creativity, enthusiasm, intuition, the ability to imagine what doesn't exist yet. And we'll face the shadow of Vata imbalance: anxiety, insomnia, overwhelm, and the particular chaos of a mind that won't stop moving.

Along the way, Alexandria shares honest stories from building Ash & Honey — the scattered notes across three journals and two apps, the sleepless nights, and the moment her husband looked at her and said: "You're teaching people about balance. Maybe you should try some."

Because here's the truth: you cannot build something new without Vata energy. But wind without ground scatters. Learning to harness the creative force without being blown away by it — that's the Vata journey.

🎧 In this episode:

• What is Vata? Air, space, and the principle of movement
• Portrait of a Vata person: the creatives, the entrepreneurs, the anxious ones
• The gifts: creativity, flexibility, intuition, vision
• The shadow: anxiety, scattered energy, starting but not finishing
• Grounding the wind: food, routine, oil, and the Vata creative's survival guide
• Vata season: why autumn requires extra care
• Honest stories from building Ash & Honey (the beautiful chaos behind the dream)

Your wind is a gift. The world needs people who can imagine what doesn't exist yet. But wind without ground scatters. Let's learn to build a container for all that beautiful air.

Next Episode: Pitta — fire and water, the leaders and achievers, ambition and anger.

Let the burn teach you. Let the honey keep you.
Until next time — be gentle with the body that carries you.