AYURVEDIC QUESTIONNAIRE

Now that I've introduce Ayurveda to you here is a wonderful questionnaire to asses your Dosha and to see were your imbalances are. Ayurveda takes into account your physical mental and spiritual state. Most commonly were your totals are highest in imbalance that reflect your constitution. We are all born a specific constitution which is determined from conception which is called (prakruti) this can change due to our environment. Doshas are the description of a constitution. 

Vata represents Ether and Air. Pitta represents Fire and Water. Kapha represents Water and Earth. It is common to be dominant in one or more not so common is tri-doshic but it is very possible but hard to balance.   

( I just found out that I am tri-doshic as my prakruti which is probably why I have such a hard time trying to balance my consitution. This means that my parents were dominant in the three dosha ex: Mother Kapha and Father Vata-Pitta I inherited all 3. I am not sure what their doshas are but that is what I would guess LOL! Discovering this I try to follow the season and the dosha that dominates that season)

Fall/winter: Vata

Winter/spring: Kapha  

spring/ Summer: Pitta

Ayurvedic Questionnaire

In each of us reside the elements Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. To discover which elements predominate in your constitution, mark the characteristics that pertain to you the most.

	Vata Ether & Air	Pitta Fire& Water	Kapha Water & Earth
Physical frame	Thin, tall or short, small bone	Medium, Well proportioned	Thick, stout, stocky, well developed, large boned
Body weight	Light, predominant joints, under developed muscles	Moderate, good muscles, athletic physique	Overweight, heavy
Skin	Dry, rough, cool, cracked, prominent veins, thin, fine pores	Soft, oily, warm, fair, sensitive, red, moles,    Skin eruptions, yellowish	Thick, oily, prone to acne, cool, pale
Hair	Dry, curly, frizzy, kinky, course	Fine, oily, baldness, early graying, reddish or blonde	Thick, shiny, oily, lustrous, wavy
Eyes	Small, dry, dark, few eyelashes	Medium, sharp, penetrating, green, yellowish, light sensitive	Large, round, blues or brown, thick eyelashes
Lips	Thin, dry, chapped	Soft, medium	Large, smooth, full
Teeth	Can be crooked or protruded	Yellowish, sensitive gums	Strong, while, large, even
Nails	Brittle, ridged, cracked	Soft, flexible	Strong, thick
Strength	Low, poor endurance	Medium	Strong good endurance
Appetite	Variable, erratic, small amounts	Strong, unbearable at times, persistent	Slow but steady
Physical Activity	Very active	Moderate	Less active, can be lethargic
Mind	Active, restless	Intelligent, sharp, focused	Calm, slow
Emotional temperament	Changeable, fearful, unpredictable, insecure, anxious, nervous	Assertive, aggressive, easily irritated, hot tempered, angry	Waves of emotion tearful, attached, calm, passive
Memory	Recent memory good, remote memory poor	Excellent	Slow but sustaining
Speech	Fast, talkative, breathy	Sharp, precise	Slow melodic
Dreams	Fearful, flying, movement	Fiery, angry, violence, passionate	Watery, ocean, river, peaceful, romantic
Elimination	Dry, hard, constipation	Soft, oily, loose	Thick, oily, heavy, slow
Imbalance Tendency	Constipation, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, cracking popping joints	Inflammatory disease, hypertension, rash, skin disorder, hypersensitive, aggressive behavior	Respiratory congestion, water retention, obesity, lethargy, cystic, acne, lymphatic, congestion
Total

Refence: Ayurveda, The Science of Self Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad

What's your dosha?

Have a great day 

Nadine Robichaud