Treating symptoms and looking at how to pacify the symptoms is what we learn and are used to in the West; what ayurveda does is to ask us to look at the root issue, to find out what dosha is out of balance, and then to bring it back into balance. Understanding dosha balance in ayurveda is as much about embodying the experience and academically learning the material as it is about observing nature herself and those around you—just like yoga.