Vikruti
According to ayurvedic principles "health" is to understand if and how we have strayed away from our natural and healthy constitution .In Sanskrit Vikruti means “changed conditions of body, mind and consciousness.” In Ayurveda, Vikruti is most often used to describe your current state of health (or ill-health) in relation to your Prakruti, or “natural state.”
Vata, Pitta and Kapha are positive forces in the body but, due to environmental, emotional or physical conditions or stresses, they can increase or, less often, decrease beyond what is appropriate for our constitution. Vitiated doshas may cause imbalance in the body or mind. This imbalance, or Vikruti, creates an environment that is more hospitable to disease than if the Prakruti (constitution) is balanced and healthy.
While Prakruti governs permanent characteristics, Vikruti reflects temporary changes, like gaining or losing pounds, feeling nervous or irritable, developing a cold or flu, etc.