KNOW YOUR BODY

According to Ayurveda, our physical and mental traits result from a combination of three distinct body-mind energies (doshas). One or two doshas predominate in most people's personalities. The remaining one is less significant. The terms Vata, Pitta, and Kapha identify as the three doshas.

We may optimize our mental, physical, and spiritual health by learning our unique body-mind nature (Prakriti) via the Ayurvedic Doshas. Although most persons exhibit traits from multiple doshas, one will often predominate.

FIND YOUR BODY TYPE (PRAKRITI)

Mark Vata, Pitta, and Kapha with a single point each. The final tally will reveal your body's predominant dosha and unique body type.

TYPE	VATA	PITTA	KAPHA
BODY FRAME	Slim and can be short or tall	Medium	Large and tall
WEIGHT	Underweight and difficulty in gaining weight	Moderate weight and remains constant	Heavy weight
EYES	Small, dark eyes	Medium-sized eyes that are easily irritated or inflamed	Large eyes with thick eyelashes and a soft, gentle gaze
SKIN	Dry, rough, and prone to cracking in cold weather	Moist, warm, and pink, which makes it prone to acne	Large eyes with thick eyelashes and a soft, gentle gaze
COMPLEXION	Dark	Sunburned and flushed	Pale
HAIR	Rough, dry, and weary	Thin, oily, light-colored, grey, and premature baldness	Thick, wavy, and oily
EYEBROW	Thin and small	Average-sized	Thick and bushy
NOSE	Small and thin	Average-sized	Thick and bushy
TEETH	Difference in sizes and misaligned	Moderate-sized	Large and white
JOINTS	Stiff and tends to crack	Loose and moderate size	Large and sturdy
NAILS	Thin and brittle	Soft and pink	Strong, thick, white and smooth
MUSCLES	Thin and underdeveloped	Average-sized	Large and well developed
URINE	Scant and colourless	Profuse and yellow	Moderate and milky
MENSTRUAL	Irregular and scanty	Regular and bright colour	Regular and pale colour
STOOL	Scanty, dry, hard, prone to gas and constipation	Profuse, loose and soft	Moderate, dense with mucus
APPETITE	Variable	Strong	Low
DIETARY	Likes to snack on dry, crunchy foods	Wants to have cold drinks and snack	Like to have sweet and creamy
THIRST	Low	High	Moderate
DIGESTION	Prone to gas	Good, strong and fast	Slow and steady
SWEAT	Scarcely	Profuse and Moderate has a strong odor	Moderate
CIRCULATION	Poor circulation with cold hands and feet	Good circulation with warm hands and feet	Moderate circulation and cool temperature
WEATHER	Likes sun and warmth	Likes cold weather	Likes warm & windy
SENSITIVITY	Cold temperatures, wind, dry conditions, and loud noises.	Heat, sunlight, colours, and brightness	Touch, mold, and dampness
IMMUNITY	Low	Moderate	Strong
PHYSICAL ENDURANCE	Low	Moderate	Strong
SLEEP	Light	Moderate	Deep
DREAMS	Prone to nightmare	Colourful and vivid passionate	Rarely or uneventful
MOVEMENTS	Quick	Move with purpose and motivation	Moves slowly, steadily, and gracefully
DECISION	Changes mind quickly, indecisive and nervous	Decisive & determine	Changes mind and opinions slowly
THOUGHTS	Creative and has visionary ideas	Logical, critical, and idealistic	Slow and methodical
LEARNING ABILITY	Quick learner, but forgets quickly due to poor memory	Strong with a sharp memory	Slow learner with excellent long-term memory
PROFESSIONALLY	Art	Medicine, Engineering	Business
MIND	Prone to anxiety, fear, nervousness, and worry	Prone to irritability anger, aggression, jealousy	Prone to depression, lethargy, attachment
ATTITUDE	Lively and has a positive attitude	Warm, extroverted, and confident	Peaceful, happy, and loving when in balance
MONEY	Spent on trifles	Earns but spends on luxuries	Earning and saving money is possible with the right motivation
SPEECH	Quick and talkative	Argumentative, confrontational, and enjoy debate	Talks slowly and deliberately
TRAVEL	Loves to travel anywhere	Only travel to beautiful destinations	Spend more time at home
SENSITIVITY	Sensitive to sound	Sensitive to visual stimuli