What's Your Constitution? Ayurvedic Dosha Quiz

Complete the quiz by marking a X in box 1,2 or 3 to indicate which description fits you best.

Firstly, base your choices on what is most consistently true about your life over many years. Then complete it again based on how you are feeling now (or when you may be feeling imbalanced – physically or mentally).  

This could present as a mental imbalance - stressed, anxious, insecure, angry etc., or as a physical imbalance – lethargy, allergies, poor digestion – bloating, wind, constipation, weight gain etc. 

It often helps to have a partner or good friend verify your answers. You will not completely agree with all the statements in the boxes, so just go with what you feel applies to you most.

As stated in the ‘Ayurveda – The Science of Life’ article we are all made up of a combination of the 3 doshas – Vata (1), Pitta (2) and Kapha (3).

There is no right or wrong,  good or bad answers. Try not to make these conclusions as you complete the chart.

When you have complete the chart add up the ‘X’s in each column to give an indication of our constitution or Doshic type. Although an Ayurvedic practitioner would also use other methods  to determining, more accurately, your type, this is a pretty good starting point to refer. It will help you understand which foods suit your Ayurvedic type more.

When you have completed the Constitution Chart you can read more about 'Eating Right for your Ayurvedic Type' here

CONSTITUTION CHART
	1	2	3	1	2	3
Body frame				Slim Thin/tall/petite/bony	Medium build/ muscular	Large/round
Body weight				Low	Medium	Overweight
Chest				Flat/sunken	Medium	Rounded/large
Shape of face				Pointy	Medium	Round
Chin				Thin, angular	Tapering/symmetrical	Rounded
Cheeks				Wrinkled, sunken	Smooth, flat	Rounded, plump
Eyes				Small, thin, sunken, sleepy, dry, active, black, brown, nervous	Sharp, penetrating, bright, grey green, yellow, red, sensitive to light	Big, round, blue, beautiful, calm, watery, loving
Eyebrows				Hairy/grey	Rainbow shape/medium	Thick/bushy
Nose				Uneven shape, deviated septum, long.	Medium, sharp, straight, red nose-tip	Short rounded, wide opening.
Lips				Thin, dry, cracked, black brown tinge	Medium, red, inflamed, yellowish	Thick, smooth, oily, pale, whitish
Teeth				Stick out, big, roomy, uneven, brittle, thin gums	Medium soft, small, tender gums	Healthy, white, large, strong gums
Tongue				Long, pointed.	Medium/shiny	Large/thick
Facial hair				None	Shiny/scant	Thick/dark
Facial skin				Dry/wrinkles	Oily/shiny/red/warm	Moist/oily/smooth/cool
Skin				Thin, dry, cold, rough, dark	Smooth, oily, warm, rosy	Thick, oily, cool, white, pale
Hair				Dry, brown, black, knotted, brittle, scanty	Straight, oily, blond, grey, red, bald	Thick, wavy, curly, oily, luxuriant
Nails				Dry, rough, brittle, break easily	Sharp, flexible, pink, lustrous	Thick, oily, smooth, polished
Neck				Thin, tall	Medium	Thick
Belly				Thin, flat, sunken	Moderate	Round
Belly-button				Small, irregular, herniated	Oval, superficial	Big, deep, round, stretched
Hips				Slender, thin	Moderate	Heavy, round
Joints				Small, often cracking	Moderate	Large, lubricated
Appetite				Irregular, scanty/erratic	Regular, strong, sharp, unbearable	Frequent/dissatisfied. Slow but steady.
Digestion				Irregular, forms gas	Quick, causes burning, acid producing.	Slow, prolonged, forms mucous
Taste (preferred)				Sweet, sour, salty	Sweet, bitter, astringent (drying on the tounge)	Bitter, pungent (hot/spicy), astringent
Thirst				Changeable	Surplus	Sparse
Elimination				Infrequent/dry /constipation	Frequent/loose	Regular/slow/bulky/moist/oily
Physical activity				Hyperactive/favours high intensity activity/very active/always on the go.	Moderate/focused/enjoy competition and challenges.	Slow/favours gentle exercise and activity
Mental activity				Hyperactive/cannot easily rest the mind, creative	Moderate/competitive/ focused/determined	Calm/quiet/slow.
Emotions				Anxiety, fear, uncertainty, insecurity, open,social.	Anger, irritability/ judgemental/hate, jealousy, private	Calm, possessive/ greedy, attachment, long term planning, relaxed, fairly private.
Faith				Variable	Strong	Consistent
Intellect				Quick but faulty response	Accurate response	Slow, exact
Memory				Recent good, remote poor	Distinct	Slow and sustained
Dreams				Quick, falling, flying, being perused, frozen with fright, autumn, fulfilment, snakes, death of a loved one.	Fiery, war, violent, schooling, teaching, studying, arriving too late, failing an exam, inappropriately dressed, summer/naked in public, problem solving.	Lakes, slow, romantic, swimming, finding money, eating, doing the same thing again and again slowly, snow, winter.
Sleep				Scanty, interrupted, difficult to enter into sleep, likes to sleep with light	Little but sound, likes to read before sleep, difficult to drop-off, likes darkness to sleep.	Deep, prolonged, fall asleep easily, can sleep anywhere.
Speech				Rapid, disorganised, can  be unclear	Sharp, penetrating, well thought out and determined.	Slow, monotonous, much compassion.
Financial				Poor, spends on trifles	Spends money on luxuries	Rich, good money preserver
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