Your Natural Constitution (Prakruti) Sourced from YogaInternational.com Frame • I am thin, lanky, and slender with prominent joints and thin muscles. • I have a medium, symmetrical build with good muscle development. • I have a large, round, or stocky build. My frame is broad, stout, or thick. Weight • Low; I may forget to eat or have a tendency to lose weight. • Moderate; it is easy for me to gain or lose weight if I put my mind to it. • Heavy; I gain weight easily and have difficulty losing it. Eyes • My eyes are small and active. • I have a penetrating gaze. • I have large pleasant eyes. Complexion • My skin is dry, rough, or thin. • My skin is warm, reddish in color, and prone to irritation. • My skin is thick, moist, and smooth. Hair • My hair is dry, brittle, or frizzy. • My hair is fine with a tendency towards early thinning or graying. • I have abundant, thick, and oily hair. Joints • My joints are thin and prominent and have a tendency to crack. • My joints are loose and flexible. • My joints are large, well-knit, and padded. Sleep Pattern • I am a light sleeper with a tendency to awaken easily. • I am a moderately sound sleeper, usually needing less than eight hours to feel rested. • My sleep is deep and long. I tend to awaken slowly in the morning. Body Temperature • My hands and feet are usually cold and I prefer warm environments. • I am usually warm, regardless of the season, and prefer cooler environments. • I am adaptable to most temperatures but I do not like cold, wet days. Temperament • I am lively and enthusiastic by nature. I like to change. • I am purposeful and intense. I like to convince. • I am easy going and accepting. I like to support. Under Stress • I become anxious and/or worried. • I become irritable and/or aggressive. • I become withdrawn and/or reclusive.
Your Current Imbalance (Vikruti) Sourced from YogaInternational.com Add 1 point for each statement that is currently true for you.
Vata 1. I have been feeling nervous, fearful, panic, anxious, or frantic. 2. When I fall asleep my body makes sudden twitches, I am restless, or I fidget during the day. 3. My skin is dry and chaps easily and can be flaky. 4. My weight goes up and down by more than 10 pounds during the year. 5. My bowels are not regular with daily evacuations. The stool can be irregular in shape, hard, and dry. 6. My sleep is light, irregular, restless, or interrupted. 7. I feel more scattered or spacey, and sometimes have poor memory retention/recall. 8. My daily routine; walking, eating meals, sleep, has been inconsistent day to day. 9. My hands and feet are often cooler than the rest of my body. 10. I have a hard time tolerating loud noises and/or sudden movements.
VATA SCORE: Pitta 1. I get acid reflux, heartburn, acid indigestion or gastric or peptic ulcers. Sometimes I might describe that I have a burning feeling in my stomach or digestive tract. 2. I wake up a little nauseated or I feel uncomfortable or nausea when I skip a meal. 3. I have been feeling uncomfortably warm, where others seem to be just fine. 4. I can be easily judgmental or self-critical, impatient and intolerant with myself/others. 5. I tend to have inflammation issues; joints, fevers, red eyes, acne. 6. I expect perfection of myself and/or others; or I can be a little compulsive. 7. I get cold sores, fever blisters or other ‘mystery’ skin rashes. 8. Sometimes I have loose stools, or move my bowels more than twice a day. 9. I get hot easily, or I have been having hot flashes or low grade fevers. 10. I am told that I am too passionate or intense.
PITTA SCORE: Kapha 1. 2. 3. 4.
I feel I am overweight and it takes time for me to really lose weight. I have a thick white coat on my tongue when I wake up. I tend to have excess mucous in my lungs and body. When sick I am usually congested. I seem to have more clutter in my life and have to let go of things, people, or relationships even when they no longer support me. 5. I have a hard time getting up in the morning. I like to take a mid-day nap. 6. I am prone to excessive emotional eating. 7. I like the sweet taste: honey, sugary foods, sweet drinks, and fruits. 8. My bowel movements tend to be slow, heave, move sluggishly, feel incomplete. 9. I don’t like conflict, and would rather just withdraw than engage. 10. I am slow to change: I feel complacent, stubborn, and resistant to change.
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