Dosha Test
Think of Dosha’s as three elements that flow through you.
This is our nature, and there is a transaction we experience with these elements. We can experience this without knowing or with full awareness. There may be a fluctuation in your results that reflects a change in circumstances.
But, you may find your Dosha (s) may need some attention to calm your seas, to shine light on truth, or to inhale the essence of air into your being.
Use these elements manually by doing it, by meditating, by studying, by breath work, and by increasing your awareness and consciousness of action. This regulates our system. Think of the Doshas as your manual tools; it takes manual labor.
Instructions: To determine your constitution it is best to fill out the chart twice. First, base your choices on what is most consistent over a long period of your life (your prakruti), then fill it out a second time responding to how you have been feeling more recently (your vikruti). Sometimes it helps to have a friend ask you the questions and fill in the chart for you, as they may have insight (and impartiality) to offer. After finishing the chart each time, add up the number of marks under vata, pitta and kapha.
This will help you discover your own ratio of doshas in your prakruti and vikruti. Most people will have one dosha predominant, a few will have two doshas approximately equal and even fewer will have all three doshas in equal proportion. For instance, if your vikruti shows more pitta than your prakruti, you will want to follow a pitta-soothing regimen to try and bring your vikruti back into balance with your prakruti. If your prakruti and vikruti seem about the same, then you would choose the regimen of your strongest dosha.
Copyright ©1994, 2002. Excerpted from Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing by Usha and Dr. Lad. All Rights Reserved.
