Ayurvedic Prakriti Determination

To know your Constitution (Prakriti) Please read below:-

Read the topics in the left hand column and then tick mark the choice that best describes you from the right-hand columns.Base your answers according to your total life experiences and not just how you feel these past few days.

Then add up each column and mark the total number of qualities you have ascribed to under each of the three sections:

PHYSICAL TRAITS
  Vata Pitta Kapha
Body Frame
  • thin
  • medium
  • hefty
Finger Nails
  • cracking & thin
  • pink/soft/medium
  • wide,white,thick
Hair
  • curly,thin,dry
  • gray & bald
  • silky,dense & smooth

Resting Pulse early morning before breakfast
  • 80-100
  • 70-80
  • 60-70
Weight
  • low & bony
  • medium & muscular
  • often over weight
Stool/ bowel movements
  • small,hard,gas,frequently constipated
  • loose & burning
  • moderate & solid
Forehead size
  • small
  • medium
  • large
Appetite
  • irregular
  • strong & sharp
  • constant & poor
Eyes
  • small & unsteady
  • reddish cat eyes
  • wide & white
Voice
  • stammering & weak
  • commanding & sharp
  • soft sweet,resonating
Lips
  • cracking, thin,dry
  • medium & soft
  • large & smooth
Skin
  • dry
  • cherished & soft
  • oily& smooth
Which bothers you most?
  • cold & dry
  • heat & sun
  • cold & damp
MENTAL TRAITS
  Vata Pitta Kapha
Temperament
  • nervous/fearful
  • irritable/impatient
  • easy going
Speech
  • quick/talkative
  • moderate/argues
  • slow/silent
Sleep
  • light/disturbed
  • moderate
  • heavy
habits
  • travel
  • sports/politics
  • water/flowers
Memory
  • quickly grasps,soon forgets
  • sharp/clear
  • slow to learn; never forgets
Beliefs
  • radical/changing
  • leader & goal oriented
  • loyal& constant
Dreams
  • flying & anxious
  • fighting & in color
  • few & romantic
Emotions
  • enthusiastic/full of worries
  • warm & angry
  • calm & attached
Mind
  • quick & adaptable
  • penetrating & critical
  • slow & lethargic