What is your dosha?

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What is your dosha?

Just 15 questions can help guide you toward your individualized description of your constitution. This is a good place to start making lifestyle changes.

As I mention in my book, Cleanse Your Body, Reveal Your Soul, it is best to connect with an Ayurvedic practitioner to support your journey with your health in a deeper way.

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Which best describes your physical frame?

Which best describes your walk and speech patterns?

A. Fast-paced

B. Moderate (sharp and concise)

C. Slow (calm, mellow)

Clear selection

Which best describes the way you sweat?

A. Sweat very little, often little to no body odor

B. Sweat lots, with fair amount of body odor

C. Sweat moderately, with quite strong body odor

Clear selection

Which best describes the weather you prefer?

A. Warm

B. Cool

C. Cool and dry

Clear selection

Which best describes your skin?

A. Tends to be normal to dry; rough, thin and cool

B. Tends to be normal to oily; sensitive, warm and soft

Clear selection

Which best describes your teeth and lips?

A. Uneven teeth, thin lips that often are dry

B. Teeth with cavities; medium in size, soft lips

Clear selection

Which best describes your eyes?

A. Smaller eyes; tend to be dry, often blinking

B. Mid-sized eyes; tend to be red

C. Large eyes: pretty and attractive

Clear selection

Which best describes your appetite?

A. Uneven; may skip meals due to no hunger or not aware of it

B. Strong; usually hungry

Clear selection

Which best describes your hair?

A. Dry, rough, wavy

B. Straight, thin, may have reddish tint

C. Curly, thick, oily

Clear selection

What general body signs do you notice?

A. Joints make cracking sounds; nails easily cracked; small forehead

B. Moles on body; nails are soft and pink; forehead is medium-sized

C. Body size is heavier such as larger bones, large forehead compared to body; wide, whitish nails

Clear selection

How would you describe the quality of your mind?

A. Restless mind

B. Impatient, irritable mind; can be aggressive

C. Calm, cool and collected

Clear selection

Which of these actions related to the mind best describe you?

A. Overthinking

B. Implements quickly

C. Puts off doing it; procrastinates

Clear selection

Which of these best describes your emotional nature?

A. Worry often

B. Easily irritable

C. Generally loving and caring

Clear selection

Which of these best describes your memory?

A. Learns fast but forgets often

B. Learns at a medium pace; retains learning

C. Slowest speed to learn yet retains it the best

Clear selection

Which of these best describes your sleep quality?

A. Easily disturbed, quite light sleep

B. Regular and average length of sleep

C. Heavy, deep sleep

Clear selection

Interpretation of the constitutional types

Check through your answers and identify how many As, Bs and Cs you have.

There are seven possibilities.

1. Vata
2. Pitta
3. Kapha
4. Vata-Pitta. You are Vata-Pitta dosha if your responses are an equal number of As and Bs.
5. Vata-Kapha. You are Vata-Kapha dosha if your responses are an equal number of As and Cs.
6. Pitta-Kapha. You are Pitta-Kapha if your responses are an equal number of Bs and Cs.
7. Triodoshic. You are tridoshic if you have an equal number of each letter.

It is rare a person that a person is just one dosha.

In coming weeks, I'll be posting more resources for self-care, informed by the doshas of ayurvedic medicine. I'd like to hear about topics you'd like to see me talk about.

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