Ayurveda Guide to Your Constitution

Use your scores from the Dosha quiz to determine which constitution best describes your body.

Qualities	Vata-Air	Pitta-Fire	Kapha-Earth
The Elements	Air & Ether	Fire & Water	Water & Earth
Your characteristics:	Adaptable, light, energetic, talkative, restless	Focused, driven, confident, direct, aware	Kind, calm, caring, stable, comforting
Your qualities:	Dry, cold, light, subtle, changing, clear, mobile	Hot, sharp, steamy, oily, focused, sour, fluid, spreading	Slow, cool, wet, heavy, stable, moist, oily, dense, juicy, lubricating
Your digestive type:	Fast metabolism with poor digestion	Easy digestion & elimination	Good digestion with slow metabolism
Your are:	Spritiual, intuitive, creative, talkative, artistic, musical, organized, excited, mutable, enthusiastic	Expressive, opinionated, strong, intelligent, powerful, competitive, passionate, precise, adaptable	Steady, sensitive, grounded, nurturing, forgiving, stable, reliable, steadfast, generous, patient
Your social type:	Communicator, networker, healer, artistic	Visionary, planner, producer, leader	Supporter, provider, mother, father
You prefer to:	Travel	Create	Lounge
To balance, you need:	Strength, grounding, warmth, lubrication	Calming, cooling, soothing, relaxation, moderation	Warmth, lightness, movement, motivation, drying
When balanced, you are:	Communicative, flexible, networking, adaptable, energetic, spiritual, positive, healing, gracious, thoughtful, creative, an initiator	Bright, aware, independent, courageous, warm, friendly, ingenious, open-minded, trusting, brilliant, inclusive	Peaceful, content, consistent, loyal, compassionate, devoted, nurturing, sweet, calm, reliable
When out of balance you are:	Nervous, sensitive, uncertain, fearful, impatient, restless, rigid, neurotic, depressed, self-destructive, dishonest, anxious, worried, guilty, indecisive, insecure	Reactive, demanding, critical, self-centered, manipulative, vengeful, obsessive, reckless, destructive, arrogant, angry, resentful, jealous, envious, judgmental	Possessive, lazy, attached, greedy, stubborn, needy, controlling, unfeeling, reclusive, secretive, comfort-seeking, in despair, depressed, melancholic
You physically experience:	Cold, constipation, gas, pain, dry skin, stiff joints	Over-heating, heartburn, inflammation, acidity, excessive bleeding	Weight gain, phlegm, lethargy, high cholesterol, feeling of heaviness

Nutrition Remedies	Vata	Pitta	Kapha
Tastes that Balance	Sweet, salty, sour	Sweet, bitter, astringent	Bitter, pungent, astringent
Helpful Types of Foods	Warm, wet, grounding foods	Cool, thirst-quenching foods	Warm, light, dry foods
Examples	Cooked root vegetables, soups, stews, healthy oils, minerals, herbal teas, warming spices like ginger, nuts, grains	Coconut water, fresh juices, green salads, sea vegetables, whole grains, beans, raw seeds, electrolytes, cooling spices like mint	Salads, beans, vegetable juices, citrus fruits, fiber, whole grains, motivating spices like rosemary
Dietary Recommendations	Avoid cold foods and skipping meals	Avoid alcohol, caffeine, stimulants, overly spicy, fried or salty food	Avoid salty foods, oily heavy foods, highly processed foods, red meats, frozen meals, overeating, overindulging on sweets/desserts. Enjoy fresh, warm, light cooked meals
Prescription for Balance	Healthy routines includes meal times, self-massage with warm oils, meditation, balanced breathing practices, leg strengthening yoga and exercise	Moderation in all areas of life. Practices that build compassion like meditation & volunteering. Cooling breathing practices, gentle twisting yoga postures, walking	Avoid a leisurely lifestyle, wake early and avoid naps. Avoid eating when bored, upset or truly not hungry. Exercise to provoke sweating without disrupting the smooth flow of breath. Heating breathing practices