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Ayurveda Mind Body Type Test
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Does not Sometimes Applies
SECTION I VATA Apply Applies Most
1-2 3-4 5-6
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1. I perform activity very quickly.
2. I am not good at memorizing things and then
remembering them later.
3. I am enthusiastic and vivacious by nature.
4. I have a thin physique – I don’t gain weight very easily.
5. I learn new things easily.
6. My characteristic gait while walking is light and quick.
7. I tend to have difficulties making decisions.
8. I tend to develop gas or become constipated easily.
9. I tend to have cold hands & feet.
10. I become anxious or worried frequently.
11. I don’t tolerate cold weather as most people.
12. I speak quickly and my friends think I am talkative.
13. My moods change easily and I am somewhat
emotional by nature.
14. I often have difficulty falling asleep or having a sound
night’s sleep.
15. My skin tends to be dry especially in winter.
16. My mind is very active, sometimes restless, but
also very imaginative.
17. My movements are quick & active; my energy tends
to come in burst.
18. I am easily excitable.
19. Left on my own, my eating and sleeping habits tend
to be irregular.
20. I learn quickly, but I also forget easily.
VATA SCORE __________
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Does not Sometimes Applies
SECTION II PITTA Apply Applies Most
1-2 3-4 4-5
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1. I consider myself to be very efficient.
2. In my activities, I tend to be extremely precise & orderly.
3. I am strong minded and have a somewhat forceful manner.
4. I feel uncomfortable or become easily fatigued in hot
weather more so than most other people.
5. I tend to perspire easily.
6. Even though I might not always show it, I become
irritable or angry quite easily.
7. If I skip meal or a meal is delayed, I become uncomfortable
8. One or more of the following characteristics describes
my hair; early graying or balding, thin, fine, straight hair
blond, red, or sandy colored
9. I have a strong appetite, If I want to, I can eat a large quantity.
10. Many people consider me stubborn.
11. I am very regular in my bowel habits, it would be more
common for me to have loose stools than to be constipated.
12. I become impatient very easily.
13. I tend to be a perfectionist about details.
14. I get angry quite easily, but then quickly forget about it.
15. I am very fond of cold foods like ice cream and also
crave ice cold drinks.
16. I am more likely to feel that a room is too hot than too cold.
17. I don’t tolerate foods that are very hot and spicy.
18. I am not very tolerant of disagreements.
19. I enjoy challenges and when I want something, I am
very determine in my efforts to get it.
20. I tend to be critical of others and of my self.
PITTA SCORE __________
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SECTION III KAPHA Apply Applies Most
1-2 3-4 4-5
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1. My natural tendency is to do things in a slow and
relaxed fashion.
2. I gain weight more easily than most people and
lose it more slowly.
3. I have a placid and calm disposition. I am not
easily ruffled.
4. I can skip meals easily without any significant discomfort.
5. I have a tendency toward excess mucus, phlegm, chronic
congestion, asthma, or sinus problems.
6. I must at least get eight hours of sleep in order to be
comfortable the next day.
7. I sleep very deeply.
8. I am calm by nature and not easily angered.
9. I don’t learn as quickly as some people, but I have
excellent retention and a long memory.
10. I have a tendency toward becoming plump. I store
extra fat easily.
11. Weather that is cool and damp bothers me
12. My hair is thick, dark & wavy.
13. I have smooth, soft skin with a somewhat pale complexion.
14. I have large, solid body built.
15. The following words describe me well; serene,
sweet-natured, affectionate, & forgiving.
16. I have slow digestion, which makes me feel
heavy after eating.
17. I have very good stamina and physical endurance
as well as a steady level of energy.
18. I generally walk with a slow measured gait.
19. I have a tendency toward oversleeping, grogginess upon
awakening, and am generally slow to get going in
the morning.
20. I am a slow eater and am slow and methodical in my actions.
KAPHA SCORE _______
FINAL SCORE:
VATA ___________ PITTA _____________ KAPHA ____________
"There exist in every person a place that is free from disease, that never feels pain, that cannot age or die. When you go to this place, limitations which all of us accept cease to exist They are not even entertained as a possibility. This is a place called Perfect Health."
Deepak Chopra
This quiz is a an attempt to give you information of your body type, as well as give description and suggestions for restoring its balance for optinum health.
The following quiz is divided into three sections. For the first 20 questioins, which apply to Vata dosha, read each statement and mark, from 1 to 6, how well it applies to you.
1 = Doesn't apply to me
3 = Applies to me somewhat (or some of the time)
6 = Applies to me very much (or nearly all of the time)
At the end of the section, write down your total Vata score. For example, if you mark a 6 for the first question, a 3 for the second, and a 2 for the third, your total up to that point would be
6 + 3 + 2 = 11. Total the entire section in this way, and you arrive at your final score. Proceed ot the 20 questons for Pitta and those for Kapha.
When you are finished, you will have three separate scores. Comparing these will determine your body type.
For fairly objective physical traits, your choice will usually be obvious. For mental traits and behaviour, which are more subjective, you should answer according to how you have felt and acted most of your life, or at least for the past few years.
Deepak Chopra
This quiz is a an attempt to give you information of your body type, as well as give description and suggestions for restoring its balance for optinum health.
The following quiz is divided into three sections. For the first 20 questioins, which apply to Vata dosha, read each statement and mark, from 1 to 6, how well it applies to you.
1 = Doesn't apply to me
3 = Applies to me somewhat (or some of the time)
6 = Applies to me very much (or nearly all of the time)
At the end of the section, write down your total Vata score. For example, if you mark a 6 for the first question, a 3 for the second, and a 2 for the third, your total up to that point would be
6 + 3 + 2 = 11. Total the entire section in this way, and you arrive at your final score. Proceed ot the 20 questons for Pitta and those for Kapha.
When you are finished, you will have three separate scores. Comparing these will determine your body type.
For fairly objective physical traits, your choice will usually be obvious. For mental traits and behaviour, which are more subjective, you should answer according to how you have felt and acted most of your life, or at least for the past few years.
DETERMINING YOUR BODY TYPES:
Although there are only three doshas, Ayurveda combines them in ten possible ways to arrive at ten different body types.
Single Dosha Types:
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
If one dosha is much higher than the others, you are a single dosha type. Most indicative is a score where the primary dosha is twice as high as the second (for example, Vata-90, Pitta-45, Kapha-35), but smaller margins also count. A true single dosha type displays the traits of Vata, pitta, or Kapha very prominently. Your next highest dosha wil still show some influence in your natural tendencies but to a much lesser degree.
Two Dosha Types:
Vata-Pitta or Pitta-Vata
Pitta-Kapha or Kapha-Pitta
Kapha-Vata or Vata-Kapha
If no dosha is extemely dominant, you are a two-dosha type. This means that you display qualities of your two leading doshas, either side by side or in alternation. The higher one comes first in your bvody type,m but both count.
Most people are two dosha types. In some, the first dosha is very strong - they have scores like Vata-70, Pitta-90, Kapha-46, which would qualify as pure Pitta except for the prominence of another dosha, Vata. In other cases, where the difference is smaller, the first dosha still predominantes, but the second will be almost equal. Your score might be Vata-85, Pitta-80, Kapha-40, which is a Vata-Pitta type, even though these two doshas are very close.
Finally, some people have scores in which one dosha stands out but the other two are exactly tied. For example, Vata-69, Pitta-86, Kapha-69. They are still likely to be a two dosha type, but a written test did not pick up the second dosha - this person is either a Pitta-Vata or a Pitta-Kapha. If your score is like this, pay attention to the first dosha as your dominant one, and with time the second will become clearer.
Three Dosha Type: Vata-Pitta_Kapha
If your three scores are nearly equal (for example, Vata-86, Pitta-75, Kapha-82), you are a three dosha type. This type is considered rare, however. Check your answers over carefully or have a friend help you take the test again to verify your responses. Then read over the descriptions of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha to see if one or two doshas are prominent in your makeup.
Vata Creates Confusion. If you find yourself unable to give clear-cut answers on many points, your body type may be obscured by a Vata imbalance. Vata is the "leader of the doshas" and can mimic Pitta and Kapha. You may be thin framed but also overwieght; prone to worry but also irritable; or you may have insomnia for a stretch of time followed by oversleeping. Bata imbalance is likely to cause such changeableness. Click below to find out the characterestics of your body type.
Although there are only three doshas, Ayurveda combines them in ten possible ways to arrive at ten different body types.
Single Dosha Types:
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
If one dosha is much higher than the others, you are a single dosha type. Most indicative is a score where the primary dosha is twice as high as the second (for example, Vata-90, Pitta-45, Kapha-35), but smaller margins also count. A true single dosha type displays the traits of Vata, pitta, or Kapha very prominently. Your next highest dosha wil still show some influence in your natural tendencies but to a much lesser degree.
Two Dosha Types:
Vata-Pitta or Pitta-Vata
Pitta-Kapha or Kapha-Pitta
Kapha-Vata or Vata-Kapha
If no dosha is extemely dominant, you are a two-dosha type. This means that you display qualities of your two leading doshas, either side by side or in alternation. The higher one comes first in your bvody type,m but both count.
Most people are two dosha types. In some, the first dosha is very strong - they have scores like Vata-70, Pitta-90, Kapha-46, which would qualify as pure Pitta except for the prominence of another dosha, Vata. In other cases, where the difference is smaller, the first dosha still predominantes, but the second will be almost equal. Your score might be Vata-85, Pitta-80, Kapha-40, which is a Vata-Pitta type, even though these two doshas are very close.
Finally, some people have scores in which one dosha stands out but the other two are exactly tied. For example, Vata-69, Pitta-86, Kapha-69. They are still likely to be a two dosha type, but a written test did not pick up the second dosha - this person is either a Pitta-Vata or a Pitta-Kapha. If your score is like this, pay attention to the first dosha as your dominant one, and with time the second will become clearer.
Three Dosha Type: Vata-Pitta_Kapha
If your three scores are nearly equal (for example, Vata-86, Pitta-75, Kapha-82), you are a three dosha type. This type is considered rare, however. Check your answers over carefully or have a friend help you take the test again to verify your responses. Then read over the descriptions of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha to see if one or two doshas are prominent in your makeup.
Vata Creates Confusion. If you find yourself unable to give clear-cut answers on many points, your body type may be obscured by a Vata imbalance. Vata is the "leader of the doshas" and can mimic Pitta and Kapha. You may be thin framed but also overwieght; prone to worry but also irritable; or you may have insomnia for a stretch of time followed by oversleeping. Bata imbalance is likely to cause such changeableness. Click below to find out the characterestics of your body type.
