| Choose the one that
describes you best for your entire life. Do not choose based on your
current ailments if they are recent developments. Choose more than one
in the same row
only if you absolutely must. Note that each one has a different
score. That's because some traits are more telling of Dosha than
others. |
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Vata |
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Kapha |
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Pitta |
| Body Type
Score =
5 |
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Thin build, thin
skin, just not a lot of spare body fat. Too tall or too short. Fast
metabolism unless totally abused, hard to gain weight, loses it easily.
Muscles are sinewy rather than bulky. Most Vata men stay thin all their
lives. Sandra Bullock, Marisa Tomei,
Woody Allen, Andy Warhol |
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Largest frame,
thick skin usually with tiny pores. Women are voluptuous even when thin.
Men tend to be barrel chested. Sluggish
metabolism; gains weight easily, takes forever to lose. Muscles can get
massive on bodybuilders. Bette Midler, James Gandolfini, Anna Nicole
Smith, Mae West, Rodney Dangerfield |
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Medium build. Musculature
and veins tend to protrude/be cut, curvy. Ankles and wrists sometimes
delicate. Most men fill out as they age. Ashley Judd, Charlize
Theron, Joe Pantoliano, Bruce Willis, John McEnroe |
| Hair, Skin & Nails ...
Score = 4 |
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Dry skin, brittle
hair and nails,
split ends.
Bites nails or chews on pencils, etc. Doesn't perspire easily. |
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are lustrous, strong,
soft, thick. Gorgeous skin, often with tiny pores. Moderate perspiration. |
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Oily, male pattern
baldness, freckles, combination skin - T or cheeks oily while rest is
dry. Night sweats, perspires profusely. Often have red hair. |
| Frequent Complaints
Score = 4 |
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Too cold, nervous
stomach, insomnia, chapped lips, too much energy followed by crash,
bored, dry skin, hard and compact stools. Symptoms exacerbated by cold, dry,
windy weather. |
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Weight regulation,
mucous in lungs, ears, sinuses leading to infections of same.
Asthma. Reacts to mucous-forming foods. Cold. Symptoms exacerbated by
cold, damp weather. |
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Irritability, too
hot - "turn up the A/C!" - acne, sore throat, thirst, fevers,
conjunctivitis, acid stomach, sneezing, multiple allergies, food
intolerances, diarrhea. Symptoms exacerbated by spicy foods and hot
weather. |
| Sleep & Dreams
Score = 2 |
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Interrupted sleep,
dreams of fear, flying, jumping, running. Insomnia is usually due to too
much mental activity or too few calories. |
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Needs the most
sleep, tends to sleep too long, dreams of water, romantic and warm,
swimming, oceans, dolphins |
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Needs the least
sleep, forgets to sleep, sleep great when they get around to it.
Insomnia is usually due to too much mental activity, frustration or hot
weather. Dreams are fiery, battles, war, anger, frustration. |
| Mind/Emotion
Score = 3 |
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Quick, mercurial,
verbal, fast-talking, multi-tasking, restless, quick to worry but quick to move on.
Absent-minded. Motivated by new experiences. Easily bored. Poor student if not
interested. Tom Sawyer/Mark Twain. |
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Solid, steady,
slower speaking, calm, linear thinking. Prone to greed and
possessiveness, obsession, slow to let go of people and things. Pack
rat, collector of things. Dislikes change. Beth March. |
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Leaders, live life
full-out, quick to anger and jealousy but also quick to let go of anger
if balanced. Intelligent. Sarcastic.
Motivated by competition, pursuit of excellence, appreciation of finer
things. Tom Cruise, Hemingway, Katharine Hepburn |
| Eyes
Score = 1 |
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Average to small size, small pupils, tendency
towards dryness. |
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Large and lustrous, moist, thick and long
lashes. Drew Barrymore. |
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Moderate size, sharp and lustrous, sensitive
to sunlight. |
| Money
Score = 2
|
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Spends quickly, not good at saving unless they
have a specific goal like a vacation. May abuse credit cards due to
being forgetful and not keeping track of expenditures, so that the
monthly bill comes as a shock. Spends money on experiences or
entertainment. |
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Saves money really well, but will spend it on
food and jewelry. May
appear to be a miser or parsimonious because their sense of security is
somewhat dependent on their savings account. Loves the idea of benefits,
a
pension, IRA accounts. |
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Okay with money, saves a little, often has
retirement plans - spends on friends, luxuries, new technology, fashion. May go from bankruptcy to riches
in their lifetime. |
| Misc.
Score = 1 |
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Tends to like heavier, richer, solid meals
because they give them ballast, grounding. Craves sour. |
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Tends to like fasting because it gives them a
wonderful lightness of being. Craves carbs of all kinds. |
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Tends to try to get all their eating done at
one huge meal when they are busy. Craves spicy foods. |
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Total Possible: 22
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Combination
Dosha: two doshas score
equally high,
like Vata-Pitta, or Pitta-Kapha |
Tri-Dosha:
even spread amongst all three |