Which Dosha Type Are You?

Every human being carries three Doshas within him. Knowing your Dosha can help you live a healthier and more balanced life. To determine your Ayurvedic Dosha please mark the table below;

Characteristics	Vata	Pitta	Kapha
Frame	o Thin	o Moderate	o Large
Body Weight	o Low	o Moderate	o Heavy
Skin	o Dry, Rough	o Soft, Oily	o Thick, Oily
Hair	o Dry, Kinky	o Soft, Oily	o Thick, Oily
Eyes	o Small, Dry	o Sharp, Penetrating	o Big, Attractive
Appetite	o Variable, Low	o Good, Sharp	o Slow but steady
Thirst	o Variable	o Excessive	o Slight
Emotional Excesses	o Insecure, Anxious	o Irritable, Aggressive	o Calm, Greedy
Speech	o Fast, unclear	o Sharp, Clear	o Slow, Monotonous
Sleep	o Scanty, Interrupted	o Little but sound	o Deep, Prolonged
Dreams	o Active, Fearful	o Fiery, Angry	o Watery, Romantic
Physical activity	o Hyperactive	o Moderate	o Slow
Total

The Dosha marked most often will generally indicate one`s primary constitution. The Dosha marked next frequently will generally indicate the secondary Dosha. It may happen that the two will be relatively equal; the constitution may be duel (i.e. Vata/Pitta, Vata/Kapha, Pitta/Kapha). Occasionally all three may be relatively equal.

How to balance Dosha:

Vata: When Vata is out of balance, too much air has accumulated in mind, body, and environment. The result is a sense of un-groundedness.

• Make habit to go to bed and awaken at the same time every day.
• Meditate every day to quiet the mind.
• Practice yoga to connect with your body and mind.
• Wear relaxing and calming fragrances.
• Eat three meals per day and favour sweet, sour, and salty tastes.
• Perform a slow daily self-massage with warm relaxing, calming herbal oil.
• Drink relaxing herbal tea.
• Look for opportunities to create rhythm and routine in your life.
• Diffuse relaxing fragrances into your environment.
• Make goals to complete things once you start them.

Pitta: When Pitta is out of balance, too much fire has accumulated in mind, body, and environment. The result is a sense of internal and external combustion.

• Spend time outside and in nature.
• Favour cooling tastes, sweet, bitter, and astringent, and eat with full awareness.
• Meditate everyday day to soothe the mind and relax the body.
• Schedule some space in your day.
• Perform a slow self-massage with soothing herbal oil.
• Wear soothing fragrances.
• Favour cool colours, blue, green, and white.
• Drink soothing herbal tea.
• Avoid too hot and spicy food and drinks.
• Diffuse soothing fragrances into your environment.
• Engage in non-competitive physical activities.
• Stay cool and calm.

Kapha: When Kapha is out of balance, too much Earth has accumulated in mind, body, and environment. The result is a sense of sluggishness, congestion, and dullness.

• Awaken at sunrise.
• Look for opportunities to create healthy change.
• Favour pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes.
• Avoid eating when you’re not hungry.
• Be spontaneous and try new things.
• Wear invigorating fragrances.
• Drink invigorating herbal tea.
• Diffuse invigorating fragrances into your environment.
• Favour bright strong colours, reds, oranges, and yellows.
• Meditate twice a day to get clear on your intentions and desires.
• Perform a vigorous self-massage with warm invigorating herbal oil.
• Exercise daily.