What is My Dosha? Take this Quiz

What is My Dosha? Take this Ayurvedic Wellness Quiz

Take this Ayurvedic wellness dosha test to discover your constitution. Check the choice(s) that best describe you – focusing on how you were in childhood, more so than now. You may choose more than one within each category – select all that apply. Have fun!

Vata
___ Thin, and usually have been; can be unusually tall or short
___ Thin as a child
___ Light bones or prominent joints
___ Have a hard time gaining weight
___ Small, active, dark eyes
___ Dry skin, chaps easily
___ Dark complexion, relative to the rest of your family, tan easily
___ Dark, rough, wirey, or kinky hair
___ Prefer warm climate, sunshine, moisture
___ Variable appetite, can get very hungry, but may find “your eyes were bigger than your stomach”
___ Bowel movements can be irregular, hard, dry, or constipated
___ Digestion sometimes good, sometimes not
___ Dislike routine
___ Creative thinker
___ Like to stay physically active
Pitta
___ Medium, well proportioned frame
___ Medium build as a child
___ Medium bone structure
___ Can gain or lose weight relatively easily, if you put your mind to it
___ Penetrating light green, gray, or amber eyes
___ Oily skin and hair
___ Fair skin, sunburn easily relative to the rest of your family
___ Fine, light, oily hair; blond, red, or gray hair color
___ Prefer cool well-ventilated places
___ Irritable if you miss a meal or cannot eat when you are hungry
___ Easy and regular bowel movements, if anything, soft, oily, loose stools at least once to twice a day
___ Usually good digestion
___ Enjoy planning and like routine, especially if you create it
___ Good initiator and leader
___ Enjoy physical activities, especially competitive ones

Kapha
___ Tend to be ample in build
___ Plump or a little chunky as a child
___ Heavy bone structure
___ Gain weight easily, have a hard time losing it
___ Large, attractive eyes with thick eyelashes
___ Thick skin, cool, well-lubricated
___ Tan slowly but usually evenly, skin stays cool longer than most
___ Thick, wavy hair, a little oily; dark or light
___ Any climate is fine, as long as it is not too humid
___ Like to eat, fine appetite, but you can skip meals without physical problems if have to (not that you like to)
___ Regular daily bowel movements – steady, thick, and heavy
___ Digestion fine, sometimes a little slow
___ Works well with routine
___ Good at keeping an organization or project running smoothly
___ Loves leisure activities most
Vata
___ You feel more mentally relaxed when you are exercising
___ Change your mind easily
___ Tend toward fear or anxiety under stress
___ Often dream, but rarely remember your dreams
___ Changeable moods and ideas
___ Like to snack and nibble
___ If ill, nervous disorders or sharp pain more likely
___ Light sleeper
___ You think that money is there to be spent
___ Sexual interest variable, fantasy life active
___ Brittle nails
___ Cold hands and feet, little perspiration
___ Thin, fast, variable pulse, hands cold
___ Variable thirst

Pitta
___ Exercise helps keep emotions from going out of control
___ Have opinions and like to share them
___ Tend toward anger, frustration, or irritability under stress
___ Relatively easy to remember your dreams, often dream in color
___ Forceful about expressing your ideas and feelings
___ Like high protein foods, like chicken, fish, eggs, beans
___ If ill, fevers, rashes, inflammation more likely
___ Usually sleep well
___ You think that money best spent on special items or on purchases which will advance you
___ Ready sexual interest and drive
___ Flexible nails, but pretty strong
___ Good circulation, perspire frequently
___ Strong full pulse, hands warm
___ Usually thirsty
Kapha
___ Exercise keeps your weight down more than diet alone
___ Change opinions and ideas slowly
___ Tend to avoid difficult situations
___ Generally only remember dreams if they are especially intense or significant
___ Steady, reliable, slow to change
___ Love fatty foods, bread, starch
___ If ill, excess fluid retention or mucus more likely
___ Sound, heavy sleeper
___ Money is easy to save for you
___ Steady sexual interest and desire
___ Strong thick nails
___ Moderate perspiration
___ Steady slow rhythmic pulse, hands cool
___ Rarely thirsty

Determining Your Ayurvedic Wellness Dosha(s):
Add up all your checks. The constitution with the most checks generally indicates your primary constitution (dosha). If you have marked two constitutions nearly equal, you may be a dual dosha: Vata-Pitta, Pitta-Kapha etc. Rarely, all three will be relatively even, in which a Tridoshic or Vata-Pitta-Kapha type results.

Totals: Vata ________ Pitta ________ Kapha ________
My Dosha: ____________________

Abhyanga Oils:
Please use the following oil based on your predominant Ayurvedic wellness dosha. Note – if you have a dual dosha, you may use either oil.

Vata – Sesame (warming)
Pitta – Coconut (cooling)
Kapha – Sunflower (neutral)

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