WHAT'S DOSHA QUIZ

AYURVEDA PHYSICAL BLUEPRINT SELF-TEST

Please check each symptom that best describes your tendencies. The highest amount of checks in a specific quality will indicate what diet you should follow until you are back in balance.

Heat Quality -- PITTA

DO YOU:

See undigested pieces of food in your stools?

Have heart palpitations, heart pain or heart problems?

Have low blood pressure?

Have trouble digesting hot spicy food?

Have poor circulation (cold hands and feet)?

Have symptoms that worsen in hot weather and between 11:00am-3:00pm?

Have feelings of self-condemnation, worthlessness or low self-esteem?

Have frequent fevers or night sweats?

Feel best with high protein foods and worse with high carbohydrate foods?

See blood in your stools?

Sweat easily or not at all?

Sometimes feel hot earlier in the day, and chilled later in the day (after 3pm)?

Sometimes feel overly hot in the hot weather, but cold in the cold weather?

Dislike sour foods – pickles, vinegar etc?

Ever have gastritis or excess bile formation?

Have eyes that are sensitive to light?

Have spinal pain?

Total: 0

Cold Quality -- VATA/KAPHA

DO YOU:

Feel cold often [even in summer]?

Have menstrual difficulties or irregularities?

Have problems digesting raw food?

Have slow or low digestion?

Sometimes have a sub-normal body temperature?

Have symptoms which worsen in cold weather and between 7:00-11:00pm?

Have lack of vitality and difficult moving in the morning until body warms up?

Have frequent colds?

Have diarrhea or constipation with small, dry stools?

Feel best with high carbohydrates (vegetables, grains), worse with high protein?

Feel a sense of well-being and centeredness from carbs?

Have poor circulation?

Have fibroids or uterine disease?

Have cellulite?

Have profuse expectoration in the morning?

Have acute fevers?

Have anemia?

Total: 0

Light Quality -- VATA/PITTA

DO YOU:

Ever feel lightheaded or ungrounded?

Ever have gall-bladder trouble?

Eat a high carb meal (vege, grain, fruit) and feel hungry again soon after?

Eat a high carb meal and feel gassy, bloated or fatigued?

Ever have problems with anemia or iron overload syndrome?

Have heat and burning in the stomach, gastritis or ulcers?

Dislike sour food (pickles, vinegar etc)?

Have manic-depression or other mental disorders?

Feel a sense of well-being and centeredness from high protein foods?

Have excessive bleeding anywhere in the body?

Have pain between the shoulder blades?

Feel that you are losing energy faster than you can gain it back?

Alternate between diarrhea and constipation?

Have high blood pressure?

Feel under-nourished physically and emotionally?

Have sensitivity to bright lights or loud sounds?

Have extremely sensitive or allergic skin?

Have symptoms which worsen in hot weather and/or between 11:00pm-1:00am?

Total: 0

Heavy Quality -- KAPHA

DO YOU:

Gain weight easily (especially from meat and fatty foods) and have trouble losing it?

Suffer from obesity?

Ever have pain under the right ribcage?

Have trouble conceiving children or difficult pregnancy?

Feel depressed & melancholic often?

Speak slowly and have a heavy-sounding voice?

Have abnormal fat growth, cysts, fibroids, tumors or lipomas?

Have diabetes?

Have liver problems now or in the past like hepatitis, jaundice etc.?

Perspire a lot?

Feel heavy?

Have distention in the lower abdomen?

Have adhesive mucus?

Usually skip breakfast?

Have slow digestion with cravings for sweets?

Feel best with vegetables and whole grains rather than too much?

Total: 0

Dry Quality -- VATA

DO YOU:

Have chronic constipation with hard, dry, black stools?

Have very dry cracked skin, dry hair, or dry nails?

Have tense muscles or cramping?

Feel best with a high protein/high fat diet?

Feel a sense of well-being from high fat foods?

Have incoordination or neuro-muscular problems?

Have irregular digestion?

Have low sexual energy?

Weak immunity (frequent colds, flu, viruses)?

Perspire very little?

Have memory problems?

Have much burping?

Have MS or Parkinsons disease?

Have osteoarthritis?

Have fatigue and digestive problems from too many carbs (vege, grain, fruit)?

Have dry, dull looking eyes?

Have hypertension?

Have symptoms that worsen in the fall, and/or between 7:00-11:00am?

Total: 0

Oily Quality -- PITTA/KAPHA

DO YOU:

Experience nausea or digestive upset after eating oily high fat foods?

Have rheumatoid arthritis?

Have diabetes or hypoglycemia?

Feel best with a low fat/low protein, high carb (vege, grain, fruit) diet?

Have thyroid imbalances?

Have frequent bladder or urinary tract infections?

Have reproductive problems?

Have oily, loose stools, or constipation?

Have oily skin and hair?

Have skin problems (acne, itching, psoriasis)?

Have spasms or convulsions?

Have profuse sweating?

Gain weight from high fat/high protein foods?

Have epilepsy?

Have kidney problems?

Have low back pain?

Have symptoms that worsen in the spring, and/or between 6-10pm?

Total: 0

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8 QUALITIES OF AYURVEDIC IMBALANCES

Heat -> catabolic -> pitta -> small intestines, bones & heart. Summer.

Cold -> anabolic -> kapha/vata -> pericardium, triple warmer, blood. Spring & Winter.

Light -> catabolic -> vata/pitta -> gallbladder, governor vessel & bone marrow. Fall & early Summer.

Heavy -> anabolic -> kapha -> conception vessel, liver & adipose tissue. Spring & Winter.

Dry -> catabolic -> vata -> stomach, spleen & muscle tissue. Fall.

Oily -> anabolic -> pitta/kapha -> kidney, bladder & reproductive tissue. Spring & Winter.

Mixed -> catabolic -> vata/pitta/kapha -> lungs, colon & lymph tissue. Choose a different diet according to each season or consult a certified Ayurvedic Counselor, like Karyn.

Karmic -> unexplained imbalances. It’s best to give Karyn your birth information in this case to determine the correct diet. No specific season associated with Karmic.

AYURVEDIC CONSTITUTION QUESTIONNAIRE

The answers to these questions will not reflect your current imbalance but will give you insight to your true nature and constitution. Answer these questions according to your entire life as far as you can remember. Generally, these things don't change.

Key: V=VATA P=PITTA K=KAPHA

Example of results: Vata: 8 Pitta: 10 Kapha: 6. This person's constitution is mainly pitta with some attributes of kapha and vata.

Which best describes the shape of your face?

Angular, narrow, defined cheekbones

Medium, pointed chin, reddish color

Round, double chin, soft, large pores

Which best describes your neck?

Thin and long

Medium

Thick and folded

Which best describes your build?

I'm small-boned with a thin build and prominent joints.

I have a medium build and a fairly well-balanced body.

I have a solid, ample, or stocky build with larger bone structure.

Which best describes the natural state of your hair?

Dry, thin, frizzy or straight, brown or blonde

Medium thickness, wavy or straight, early gray, soft, auburn, blonde, red

Oily, curly, frizzy, thick, brown or black

Which best describes your eyes?

Small, brown, set back, dry

Penetrating, medium, intense, bloodshot sometimes

Watery, large, blue, very white is the whites of the eye

Which best describes your tongue?

Long, thin, pointy, shaky, dry, pale

Medium, slightly wet, reddish body, possibly yellowish coating

Large, shiny, wet, wide, possibly some white coating

Which best describes the shape of your nose?

Slightly crooked, boney, long, roughed, freckled, dry

Sharp, angular, reddish, smooth, medium

Button, small, round, cold at the tip, runny, puffy

Which best describes your belly button?

Thin, flat, sunken

Moderate

Expanded and round

Vata Total

Pitta Total

Kapha Total

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WHAT'S DOSHA QUIZ

AYURVEDA PHYSICAL BLUEPRINT SELF-TEST

Heat Quality -- PITTA

Cold Quality -- VATA/KAPHA

Light Quality -- VATA/PITTA

Heavy Quality -- KAPHA

Dry Quality -- VATA

Oily Quality -- PITTA/KAPHA

Your Results

8 QUALITIES OF AYURVEDIC IMBALANCES

AYURVEDIC CONSTITUTION QUESTIONNAIRE

Vata Total

Pitta Total

Kapha Total

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