Embracing Your Inner Nature: Tibetan Medicine for Living Life in Balance with your Body Type

In Tibetan medicine, the concept of innate nature (རང་བཞིན་, rangzhin) is central to understanding health and well-being. It refers to the unique constitution we are born with, which influences our physical body, mental tendencies, emotional patterns, and overall susceptibility to disease. 

This nature is determined by the dynamic interplay of the three fundamental energies or humors—rLung (Wind), Tripa (Bile), and Beken (Phlegm)—at the time of conception. Each person has a dominant humor or a combination of two that defines their constitution. 

Recognising this innate nature is essential because it helps us understand how our body and mind function, what kinds of imbalances we are prone to, and how we can maintain harmony through proper diet, behavior, and lifestyle choices.

The Importance of Recognizing Our Nature

By understanding our innate nature, we can:

• Make better lifestyle choices – Choosing the right foods, activities, and routines that support our unique constitution.
• Prevent disease – Addressing early signs of imbalance before they manifest as illness.
• Achieve emotional and mental well-being – Recognizing how our constitution influences our emotions and learning ways to manage them.
• Adapt to seasonal and environmental changes – Adjusting diet and lifestyle according to external factors that may affect our balance.