The Dosha Quiz - Doeli.com

Discover Your Dosha

The following simple test will give you a fairly good idea of the levels of your doshas.
We have to remember that everyone has all three doshas, but in varying degrees.
After reading each description, mark 0 to 7 in the box provided. Note that values 2 and 5 are not assigned at all (don’t use them).

0                                3                                6
= Does not apply     = sometimes            = most of the time
1                                4                                7

Evaluating My Vata

Physical Attributes
1. My physique is thin-I don’t gain weight easily. _________
2. I am quick and active. _________
3. My skin is usually dry, more so in winter. __________
4. My hands and feet are usually cold. __________
5. My energy fluctuates and comes in bursts. ___________
6. I usually develop gas or constipation. ___________
7. I usually have difficulty falling asleep or having a sound night’s sleep _________
8. I am uncomfortable in cold weather. _________

Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Attributes
9. My nature is lively and enthusiastic. _________
10. I have difficulty memorizing things and remembering them later. _________
11. It is easy for me to learn new things quickly, but I also forget quickly. ________
12. I am not good at making decisions. __________
13. I am anxious or worrisome by nature. _________
14. People think I’m talkative and that I talk quickly. _________
15. I am usually emotional by nature and moods fluctuate. _________
16. My mind is restless, but also imaginative. __________
17. I have irregular eating and sleeping habits. __________
                                                             Total Vata ______

Evaluating My Pitta

Physical Attributes
1. I don’t tolerate hot weather. _________
2. I sweat easily. _________
3. I can’t tolerate delaying or skipping a meal. __________
4. My hair is fine, straight, light, blonde, red, graying early, or balding. _________
5. My appetite is very good and I can eat big meals. _________
6. My bowel movements are regular. I might have occasional loose stool but not much
constipation. ______
7. I like cold drinks and such foods as ice cream. _________
8. I often feel hot. _________
9. Spicy, hot foods upset my stomach. _________

Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Attributes
10. I consider myself efficient. ________
11. I try to be organized and accurate. _________
12. I have a strong will and my friends think I am stubborn. _________
13. I am impatient by nature. _________
14. I tend to become irritable or angry quite easily. _________
15. I try to be meticulous and am a perfectionist by nature. _________
16. I get angry easily, but I don’t hold a grudge. __________
17. I am usually critical of myself and others. ___________
                                                                Total Pitta ______

Evaluating My Kapha

Physical Attributes
1. It is easy for me to gain weight but difficult to lose. _________
2 .Skipping meals is easy for me and does not cause any problems. __________
3. I tend to have congestion, mucus, or sinus problems. __________
4. I’m a sound sleeper. _________
5. I have thick, oily, dark, wavy hair. _________
6. My skin is smooth and soft with an almost pale complexion. __________
7. My body frame is large and solid with a heavy bone structure. __________
8 .My digestion is slow, so I feel full after eating. __________
9. I have a steady energy level with good endurance and strong stamina.   ________
10. I’m sensitive to cool and damp weather. ________

Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Attributes
11. I tend to be slow, methodical, and relaxed. ________
12. I need to sleep a minimum of eight hours to feel well the next morning.   ________
13. By nature I am calm and composed. I don’t get angry easily. _________
14. I am not a quick learner but I am good at memorizing things and remembering them later. ________
15. Many people consider me affectionate, forgiving, and peaceful. _________
16. I usually oversleep and have difficulty waking up the next morning. ________
17. I am very reluctant to take on new responsibilities. __________
                                                       Total Kapha      ______

My total scores are      _______, _______, ________.
                     Vata      Pitta       Kapha

Write in your Doshas with the high score first, middle score second and low score last.

I am         _____ first _____ second _____third.

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