“According to Ayurveda, everything in the universe – including people! – is made up of the five elements of earth, water, fire, air and space,’ explains Seema. ‘And every one of us has a unique combination of these five elements, which are then loosely categorised into three Doshas – Pitta, Kapha and Vata. Each of these Doshas represents a particular bodily energy, and they continuously change in response to our actions, thoughts, emotions and any other changes to our mind and body. During pregnancy and birth, it’s believed that the Vata Dosha can become imbalanced due to the huge transitional changes taking place. But these changes can be rebalanced through diet, rest and care.”…