According to Ayurveda, the key to health is in understanding our own personal body type. There are three basic constitutional types, "doshas" in Sanskrit: VATA (or V), the "air" type. PITTA (or P), the "fire" and KAPHA (or K), the "water" type. Each of us has some of the characteristics of all three of these. Many of us are dominant in more than one dosha.
When doshas become aggravated, illness results. Each dosha has certain types of illnesses associated with it, for example, ulcers are a common Pitta concern. Also, each dosha has its own unique approach to management, suh Read moreas personalized diet and lifestyle recommendations. Knowing what our body type is, therefore, the first step toward understanding what behaviors and therapies are correct for us. This evaluation questionnaire can help to
determine your body type according to Ayurvedic principles. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Check only the description that is most applicable to you. Use your intuition here!
Large
Slim
Medium
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Low
Medium
Overweight
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Thin, dry, cold, dark
Smooth, oily, silky
Thick, soft, pale
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Dry, knotted, thin, brittle
Blond, red, straight, greyish, balding
Oily, wavy, thick, soft
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Unevenly, shaped, deviated septum
Long pointed
Short rounded, button nose
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Small, sunken, wry, active, nervous
Sharp, sensitive to light, penetrating
Big beautiful, calm
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Dry, cracked, brownish
Red, inflamed, yellowish
Smooth, oily, pale, withish
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Thin, flat, sunken
Moderate
Big, potbellied
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Cold, cracking
Moderate
Large, lubricated
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Irregular
Strong, umberable
Slow, steady
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Irregular, gases
Quick, causes burning
Prolonged, forms mucus
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Generally dry and cold
Generally warm
Generally cold
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Tend to lose weight easily
Tend to maintain weight
Tend to gain weight
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Constipation
Loose
Thick, oily, sluggish
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Hyperactive
Moderate
Sluggish
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Always active
Moderate
Sluggish
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Anxiety, fear, flexible
Anger, hate, jealousy, determined
Calm, greedy, attached, depression
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Quick to memorize, tendency to forget
Accurate
Slow to memorize but good long term memory
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Little, broken, sleeplessness
Little but sound
Deep, prolonged
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Fast, unclear, jumps topics
Sharp, penetrating
Slow, monotonous
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Dry, cold and windy conditions
Heat and sun
Wet and cold conditions
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Generally liking for music, dance, books and travelling
Generally liking for discussions, politics and doing any challenging sport
Generally liking for water sport
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Creative, friendly, good immagination, quick start something but takes time to finish the task, impatient
Ambitious, confident, fiery personality and strong, determined and willfull
Well grounded, thruthful, loyal, patient and satisfied in life
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I'm creative and expressive. I often change my beliefs
I'm goal-oriented, ambitious and have strong convictions that govern my behaviour
I'm contented and calm. I have steady, deeply-held beliefs that I will not change easily
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I have difficulty making decisions and change my mind often
I make rapid decisions and believe that they are good
I take a long time to make a decision but stick to the choices I make
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