Identify your dominant dosha in Ayurvedic?
In order to help you identify your dominant dosha, simply check the description that best suits you with a small cross. If it is a second choice, you can put a circle. We are all made up of the 3 doshas, this will allow you to quickly identify what suits you.
Once identified, the dominant dosha will need to be rebalanced, which will allow you to adapt your lifestyle accordingly, whether it be your activities, your diet or your sleep.
Know that the doshas fluctuate according to the seasons, age, your lifestyle. Nothing is stable or fixed. This is what makes the magic of the human being and of this medicine.
The physiognomic particularities of the 3 doshas
1. Vata
Skin = thin and dry
Hair = fine, dark, frizzy, or curly
Face = long, angular, with a marked chin
Neck = thin, very long, or very short
Nose = small, narrow, aquiline
Eyes (shape) = Small, sunken
Eyes (colors) = Dark brown
Teeth = irregular
Mouth = small
Lips = thin
2. Pitta
Skin = fair, soft with freckles, moles
Hair = fine, soft, blond or red
Face = oval with a pointed chin
Neck = proportionate
Nose = straight, pointed or medium
Eyes (shape) = medium
Eyes (color) = blue or gray, hazel
Teeth = medium size, yellowish
Mouth = average
Lips = medium
3. Kapha
Skin = thick, oily or pale
Hair = abundant, thick, shiny and brown
Face = wide and round
Neck = solid
Nose = wide rounded
Eyes (shape) = large protruding
Eyes (color) = Blue or light brown
Teeth = white, strong gums
Mouth = big, fleshy
Lips = medium
Your psychological characteristics according to your dosha
1. Vata
Thought = light, cluttered, without action
Memory = good short term
Beliefs = fluctuating, depending on the moment
Emotions = anxious, fearful, and worried
Work = creative, imaginative
Lifestyle = unstable
2. Pitta
Thinking = precise, logical, follows through on projects
Memory = good and fast
Beliefs = strong, determined, action-driven
Emotions = easy, presumptuous judgments
Work = intellectual
Lifestyle = busy and ambitious
3. Kapha
Thinking = slow, stable and sometimes conservative
Memory = good, spatial and vast
Beliefs = strong, hard to change
Emotions = possessive
Work = manual
Lifestyle = stable and regular
What is your constitution profile according to your dosha?
1. Vata
Vata is a combination of air and ether (space): which characterizes your constitution by: lightness, coldness, dryness, roughness, subtleness, dispersiveness, inconsistentness, astringent.
On a personal level, these tendencies give; creativity, enthusiasm, freedom, generosity, joy and vitality.
On the organic level: Vata is linked to motor function, heartbeat, stimulation of gastric juices.
2. Pitta
Pitta is made up of fire and water which gives: lightness, heat, oiliness, sharpness, liquidity, sourness and pungency.
On a personal level, these tendencies give; ambition, concentration, confidence, courage, thirst for knowledge, happiness, intelligence
On an organic level, Pitta is linked to digestion, assimilation of food, maintenance of body temperature, brightness of the eyes and skin
3. Kapha
Pitta is the combination of water and earth, which means: heavy, cold, oily, slow, viscous, dense, soft, static, sweet.
On the personal level, these tendencies give; attention, concentration, compassion, faith, accomplishment, patience, stability, tenderness.
On an organic level, Kapha is related to softness, body, heat distribution, strength, and endurance, sleep, and longevity.
