Quiz - Eleni Ayurveda

Summary of the Physical, Structural Characteristics of the Dosha’s

This is a fun test which is a general summary of the three dosha’s.

The quiz is divided into 4 parts. Physical, Functional, Personality and current state.

In each section, mark the column that comes closest to describing you. If you are not sure, about something , then it’s fine to leave that one blank. At the bottom of the table add up each column and note the number in that column relative to the total number of questions that you responded too.

Face

Oblong, narrow

Angular

Round

Eyes

Small

Deep set, medium

Large

Nose

Small, narrow bridge

Medium, medium bridge

Large, wide bridge

Lips

Narrow

Medium

Wide

Complexion

Dusty, gray

Rosy, ruddy

Pale

Hair

Scanty, coarse, dry

Fine, oily, early gray

Full, coarse, oily

Skin

Dry, thin

Medium, oily

Thick, soft, moist

Bones

Narrow, long

Medium

Thick, short

Neck

Long

Medium

Short

Hand

Rectangular palm, long fingers

Square palm, medium fingers

Square palm, short fingers

Nails

Thin, fragile

Medium, strong

Thick, strong

Weight

Light or variable

Moderate

Heavy

Body Build

Ectomorph

Mesomorph

Endomorph

Appetite

Variable with extremes. Often skips meals but may get more anxious or irritable when that happens

Consistently strong. You can eat at any time. Skipping meals creates more sharpness, irritability and anger

Digestion

Tends toward gas, constipation or bloating.

Tends toward loose stool, diarrhea or burning.

Tends to feel heavy after eating.

Elimination

Stools are hard, you may strain to eliminate and you tend to skip days.

Stools are soft, loose and there are 2-3 times per day.

Stools are soft, regular, 1 time per day and may contain mucus.

Sweat

Minimal

Profuse with a strong odor, more so in summer

Profuse, constantly clammy with a pleasant smell

Temperature

Feels cold easily

Often feels warmer than others.

Not affected too much by temperature.

Skin

Dry, thin and sometimes cracked and scaly

Oily, frequent rashes, red sun and heat sensitive

Clammy, moist, thick

Menses

Irregular, light 2-4 days.

Heavy, regular, 3-5 days.

Moderate, regular, 5-7 days

Sleep

Light, restless, awoken easily by noise and it is difficult to go back to sleep.

Light, awakens easy due to noise but also falls back to sleep easily. Awakens ready for the day.

Heavy, difficult to awaken

General Nature

Independent

Leader

Supporter

Mental Tendency under Stress

Becomes scattered or overwhelmed.

Becomes more intense and sharp.

Focus

Lack of focus. Difficult to finish projects

Highly focused, works on projects and tasks until they are complete.

Stays focused and works slowly on tasks and projects.

General Attitude

Excited, bubbly or scared, timid. May go back and forth in extremes.

Adventurous, daring, bold, passionate

Quiet and generally obedient.

Moods

Light hearted with mood swings

More serious and can be intense

Calm or melancholic

Decision Making

Often indecisive or impulsive. Changes their mind often. Unsure.

Quick decisions and sure of themselves. Do not change their mind often but will consider new information.

Slow decisions. Once a decision is made it is least likely to change.

Speech

Speaks quickly.

Clear speech and convincing. May be argumentative.

Slow speech.

Emotion Tendency when Stressed

Nervousness, anxiety, worry

Anger, intensity, resentment, jealousy

Sentimentality, lethargy, lack of inspiration, withdraws, melancholy

Digestion

Gas or bloating. Gas is not very smelly.

Burning indigestion or gas that is very smelly

Heaviness after eating. Food digests slowly.

Elimination

Constipation, miss days regularly

Loose stools, diarrhea

slow release time. Mucus in the stool

Sleep

Insomnia due to anxiety or for an unknown reason

Insomnia due to trying to solve problems

Excessive sleep and difficulty awakening

Menses

Light, skip periods, multiple periods

Intense flow but for only 3-5 days

Excessively long flow

Skin

Dry, scaly

Red, oily, red acne

Weeping rashes, boils

Eyes

Dry

Red

Mucusy, especially in the morning

Body Weight

Weight loss or weight gain that tends to go up and then down.

Your weight is stable

Steady weight gain and overweight in most of one’s adult life.

Pain

Strong pain

Burning pain

Dull pain, stiffness

The Mind

Anxiety, alternating anxiety / depression

Anger / critical

Melancholy, mild-tomoderate depression

Dosha Quiz

Vata

Pitta

Kapha

Summary of the Physical, Structural Characteristics of the Dosha’s

Face

Eyes

Nose

Lips

Complexion

Hair

Skin

Bones

Neck

Hand

Nails

Weight

Body Build

Appetite

Digestion

Elimination

Sweat

Temperature

Skin

Menses

Sleep

General Nature

Mental Tendency under Stress

Focus

General Attitude

Moods

Decision Making

Speech

Emotion Tendency when Stressed

Digestion

Elimination

Sleep

Menses

Skin

Eyes

Body Weight

Pain

The Mind

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