QUIZ: What’s Your Dosha?

Learn Your Dosha: This questionnaire is divided into three sections. As you complete each section, add up your total score for that section and proceed to the next one. When you are finished you will have three separate scores, comparing these will determine your dosha. For physical traits, your choice will usually be obvious. For mental traits and behaviors, answer according to what seems true for the majority of your lifetime.

Choose the number from a scale of 0-3 on how correct each statement is for you.

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 very 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 and feet.
10. I become anxious or worried frequently.
11. I don’t tolerate cold weather as well 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 in 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 and active, my energy tends to come in bursts.
18. I am easily excitable.
19. Left on my own, my eating and sleeping habits tend to become irregular.
20. I learn quickly, but I also forget quickly.

Add up your Vata Score: _____

SECTION 2 – PITTA

1. I consider myself to be very efficient.
2. In my activities, I tend to be extremely precise and 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 a 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
   · blonde, red or sandy colored hair
9. I have a strong appetite; if I want to, I can eat quite 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 disagreement.
19. I enjoy challenges and when I want something, I am very determined in my efforts to get it.
20. I tend to be very critical of others and also of myself.

Add up your Pitta Score: _____

SECTION 3 – KAPHA

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, calm disposition – I’m 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 get at least eight hours 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 and wavy.
13. I have smooth, soft skin with a somewhat pale complexion.
14. I have a large, solid body build.
15. The following words describe me well: serene, sweet natured, affectionate, and 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.

Add up your Kapha score: _____

The Vata body is naturally a smaller build with bones and joints that crack and prone to injury. They tend to have difficulty putting on weight. Their skin and hair are dry and they lack moisture in the body. Vatas have low body temperature and always feel cold. Their appetite varies and they often prefer to graze throughout the day rather than eat meals. They accumulate air, so they have a lot of bloating and gas with the tendency toward constipation. Vatas love to move and are always on the move.

The Vata mind is creative and expansive. They have extreme all or nothing personalities.  They talk quickly, jumping from one idea to the next. Organizing their thoughts is difficult for them. Vatas have an anxious personality, are easily overwhelmed, and suffer from insomnia. Vatas have great ideas that they are passionate about but have difficulty sticking to it once their next idea comes about. 

Pittas have a medium, muscular build. They have a fast metabolism and are athletic. In fact, their digestion is the strongest of the doshas giving them large appetites and are irritable if they miss a meal. They tend to have oily, sensitive skin that is prone to acne and inflammation. They easily get rashes and hives. Pittas often have digestive issues such as heart burn and ulcers, suffer from sensitive skin and allergies. They love working out, especially in a competitive environment.

The Pitta mind is ambitious and driven. When they have a goal, they will achieve it. They often suffer from burnout. They are great entrepreneurs and make excellent team leaders. Pittas are perfectionists, who are often hard on themselves and are more likely to demonstrate anger and impatience. Others may find them to be very intense. 

Kapha types tend to gain weight easily and have naturally curvy body and big boned. They have big eyes and round faces with soft, supple skin. They are well moisturized with combination skin (oily T-zone with dry cheeks). Kaphas are more on the cold side but with clammy hands and feet. They love to eat for comfort and enjoyment, but they have a slow digestive system making them feel heavy and sluggish after a meal. Kaphas often emotionally eat when bored, sad or lonely. They hold onto water resulting in bloating and water retention. They are slow movers and prefer to sleep in and stay in bed. Kaphas have a lot of stamina and can spend hours on a task without feeling burnt out.

Kaphas are the motherly types that get along with everyone. They have a calming presence, make great listeners, and hate drama. Kaphas keep their problems to themselves and often suffer from depression and feeling lonely. They have a tough time speaking their mind and will stick with a job or relationship that they are unhappy with longer than other doshas. They love steady long-lasting relationship and friendships and are very committed to them.