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What's your dosha? Discover your true nature by matching your tendencies with the qualities on these three charts. Some people can easily tell which dosha dominates their nature; others find that they are a combination of two or all three doshas.
DOSHA QUALITIES AS MANIFESTED IN THE VATA INDIVIDUAL:
Dry: Dry skin, hair, lips and tongue; dry colon, tendency toward constipation; hoarse voice. Light: Light muscles, bones, thin body frame; light, scanty sleep; tendency to be underweight. Cold: Cold hands and feet; poor circulation; hates cold and loves hot; stiffness of muscles. Rough: Rough cracked skin, nails, hair, teeth, hands and feet; cracking joints. Subtle: Subtle fear, anxiety and insecurity fine goose pimples; minute muscle twitching, fine tremors; delicate body. Mobile: Fast walking and talking; doing many things at once; restless eyes, eye brows, hands and feet; unstable joints; many dreams; loves travelling but does not stay at one place; swinging moods, shaky faith, scattered mind. Clear: Clairvoyant; understands immediately and forgets immediately; clear, empty mind; experiences void and loneliness. Astringent: Dry choking sensation in the throat; hiccough, burping; loves oily foods and mushy soups; craves sweet, sour and salty tastes; tendency toward constipation.
DOSHA QUALITIES AS MANIFESTED IN THE PITTA INDIVIDUAL:
Hot: Good digestive fire; strong appetite; body temperature tends to be higher than average; hates heat; tendency toward gray hair with receding hairline or baldness; soft brown hair on the body and face. Sharp: Sharp teeth, distinct eyes, pointed nose, tapering chin, heart-shaped face; good absorption and digestion; sharp memory and understanding; irritable; probin mind. Light/medium body frame; does not tolerate bright light; fair shiny skin, bright eyes. Oily Soft oily skin, hair and feces; sensitive to deep-fried food (which may cause headache). Liquid Loose liquid stools; soft delicate muscles; excess urine, sweat and thirst. Spreading Rashes, hives, acne, inflammation all over the body or on certain areas; wants to spread his name and fame. Sour Sour acid stomach, acidic pH; sensitive teeth; excess salivation. Bitter Bitter taste in the mouth; nausea; vomiting; repulsion toward bitter taste; cynical. Pungent Heartburn, burning sensations in general; strong feelings of anger and hate. Foul smell, fetid smell in mouth, soles of feet and armpits. Red Red flushed skin, eyes, cheeks and nose; red color aggravates. Yellow Yellow eyes, skin, urine and feces; jaundice; overproduction of bile; yellow color aggravates.
DOSHA QUALITIES AS MANIFESTED IN THE KAPHA INDIVIDUAL:
Heavy Heavy bones and muscles; large body frame; tends to be overweight; grounded; deep heavy voice. Slow Walks and talks slowly; steady appetite with slow digestion and metabolism. Cold Cold clammy skin; repeated colds, congestion and cough; desire for sweets and cold drinks. Oily Oily skin, hair and feces; lubricated, unctuous joints and other organs. Liquid Congestive disorders; edema; excessive salivation; mucous. Smooth Smooth skin; gentle, calm nature; smoothness of organs; smooth, gentle mind. Dense Dense pad of fat; thick skin, hair, nails and feces. Soft Soft pleasing look; love, care, compassion, kindness and forgiveness. Static Loves sitting, sleeping and doing nothing. Viscous Viscous, sticky, cohesive quality causes compactness, firmness of joints, muscles, tissues and organs; loves to hug; is deeply attached in love and relationships. Cloudy Mind is cloudy and foggy in the morning; often desires coffee as a stimulant to start the day. Slimy Excess salivation; slow digestion; attachment. Sweet Anabolic action of sweet taste stimulates sperm formation increasing quantity of semen; craving for sweets. Salty Helps digestion and growth, gives energy; maintains osmotic condition; craving for salt; water retention.
Author/s: Vishnu Dass graduated from the Advanced Clinical Program and was trained and worked at the Panchakarma Department of the Ayurvedic Institute, in Albuquerque, NM. You can contact him for an Ayurvedic consultation at 828-658-0507.
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