Dosha Quiz – Soma Bloom

AYURVEDIC DOSHA TEST

VATA • PITTA • KAPHA

Learn your Ayurvedic mind-body type with this in-depth assessment to discover your dosha—Vata, Pitta, or Kapha. In doing so, we can understand your body’s unique needs and help you find balance.

Determining your constitution

When answering these questions go as far back as you can remember, to your youth and early adult years. You want to identify those characteristics that you were born with. This will help in identifying your constitution. Pick one answer that fits best per question.

Category: Mental Profile

Voice:

High pitch

Medium pitch

Low pitch

Category: Mental Profile

Speech:

Fast, sometimes missing words

Fast, sharp, clear-cut

Slow, clear, sweet

Category: Mental Profile

Sleep:

Interrupted, light

Sound, medium

Sound, heavy, long

Category: Mental Profile

Dreams

Fearful, flying, running, jumping

Angry, fiery, violent, adventurous

Include water, clouds, relationships, romance

Category: Mental Profile

Ability to learn:

Quick grasp of learning

Medium to moderate grasp

Slow to learn new things

Category: Mental Profile

Concentration:

Short-term focus best

Better than average concentration

Good ability for long-term focus

Category: Mental Profile

Thoughts:

Constantly changing

Fairly steady

Steady, stable, fixed

Category: Mental Profile

Memory

Short-term best

Good general memory

Long-term best

Category: Mental Profile

Mental Activity:

Quick minded, restless

Sharp intellect, aggressive

Calm, steady, stable

Category: Mental Profile

Reacts to stress with:

Fear

Anger

Indifference

Category: Fitness Profile

Reaction time

Quick

Average

Slow

Category: Fitness Profile

Body size

Small frame, lean or long

Medium frame

Large frame, fleshy

Category: Fitness Profile

Runs like

A deer

Tiger

Bear

Category: Fitness Profile

Muscle tone

Lean, low body fat

Medium, with good definition

Brawny/bulky, with higher fat percentage

Category: Fitness Profile

Walking speed

Fast

Average

Slow and steady

Category: Fitness Profile

Competition

Don't like competition

Driven competitor

Deals easily with competitive pressure

Category: Fitness Profile

Strength

Fair

Better than average

Excellent

Category: Fitness Profile

Endurance

Fair

Good

Excellent

Category: Fitness Profile

Exercise tolerance

Low

Medium

High

Category: Emotional

Confidence level

Timid

Outwardly self-confident

Inner confidence

Category: Emotional

Emotional trauma

Anxiety

Denial

Depression

Category: Emotional

When feeling hurt

Cries

Argues

Withdraws

Category: Emotional

Expresses affection

with words

with gifts

with touch

Category: Emotional

Relations with spouse/partner

Clingy

Jealous

Secure

Category: Emotional

When threatened tends to

Run

Fight

Make peace

Category: Emotional

More sensitive to

Own feelings

Not sensitive

Others' feelings

Category: Emotional

Reacts to stress with

Fear

Anger

Indifference

Category: Emotional

Moods

Change quickly

Change slowly

Steady, unchanging

Category: Physical

Veins and tendons

Very prominent

Fairly prominent

Well covered

Category: Physical

Elimination

Dry, hard, thin, easily constipated

Many during day, soft to normal

Heavy, slow, thick, regular

Category: Physical

Weight

Thin, hard to gain

Medium

Heavy, gains easily

Category: Physical

Size of teeth

Very large or very small

Small-medium

Medium-large

Category: Physical

Whites of eyes

Blue/brown

Yellow or red

Glossy whites

Category: Physical

Eyes

Small

Medium

Large

Category: Physical

Complexion

Darker

Pink-red

Pale-white

Category: Physical

Skin temperature

Cold hands/feet

Warm

Cool

Category: Physical

Skin

Dry, rough, or both

Soft, normal to oily

Oily, moist, cool

Category: Physical

Hair Color

Light brown, blonde

Red auburn

Dark brown, black

Category: Physical

Hair Type

Dry

Normal

Oily

Category: Physical

Amount of hair

Average

Thinning

Thick

Category: Behavioral Profile

Friendships

Tends toward short-term friendships, makes friends quickly

Tends to be a loner, friends related to occupation

Tends to form long lasting friendships

Category: Behavioral Profile

Financial

Doesnt save, spends quickly

Saves, but big spender

Saves regularly, accumulates wealth

Category: Behavioral Profile

Reaction to stress

Excites quickly

Medium

Slow to get excited

Category: Behavioral Profile

Weather preference

Aversion to cold

Aversion to heat

Aversion to damp, cool

Category: Behavioral Profile

Works best

While supervised

Alone

In groups

Category: Behavioral Profile

Sex drive

Variable or low

Moderate

Strong

Category: Behavioral Profile

Relationships

Many casual

Intense

Long and deep

Category: Behavioral Profile

Giving/donations

Gives small amounts

Gives nothing or large amounts infrequently

Gives regularly and generously

Category: Behavioral Profile

Achieving goals

Easily distracted

Focused and driven

Slow and steady

Category: Behavioral Profile

Food and Drink

Prefers warm

Prefers cold

Prefers dry and warm

Category: Behavioral Profile

Hunger Level

Irregular

Sharp, needs food when hungry

Can easily miss meals

Category: Behavioral Profile

Eating Speed

Quick

Medium

Slow