Pick the answer that describes you best for most of your life, not just this week. There are 13 questions and it takes about two minutes. Your answers stay in your browser.
Vata types are light, quick and creative, with energy that comes in bursts. Out of balance, vata shows up as dryness, cold hands and feet, irregular digestion, poor sleep and anxiety.
What helps: a regular daily routine, warm cooked meals, and a slow, grounding practice with long holds and steady breath. Try Tadasana, Vrikshasana, Balasana and Anulom Vilom.
Pitta types are sharp, focused and driven, with strong digestion and a warm body. Out of balance, pitta shows up as heat, heartburn, skin redness, impatience and irritability.
What helps: regular meals, cooling food, and a calm, non-competitive practice with forward bends and long exhales. Try Paschimottanasana, Balasana, Setu Bandhasana and the cooling breaths in types of pranayama.
Kapha types are steady, calm and strong, with deep sleep and lasting energy. Out of balance, kapha shows up as heaviness, sluggishness, congestion and low motivation.
What helps: getting up early, lighter meals, and a dynamic, warming practice. Try Surya Namaskar, Virabhadrasana II, Utkatasana and Kapalabhati.
This test describes tendencies; it is not a medical or Ayurvedic diagnosis. For a full assessment, see a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner, and talk to your doctor about any health concern.
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Ayurveda describes three doshas, vata, pitta and kapha, which combine in everyone in a different mix. Your natural mix is your prakriti; how it shifts with season, food and stress is your vikriti. Each answer above matches one dosha, and your result shows how often you chose each.
The questions follow the traits in our article Vata, pitta, kapha explained, where you will also find the same self-check as a table.
A dosha test asks about your body, digestion, sleep and mind to show which of the three Ayurvedic doshas, vata, pitta or kapha, are strongest in you. This one has 13 questions and takes about two minutes.
It is a starting point for observation, not a diagnosis. A trained Ayurvedic practitioner assesses your constitution in person, including the pulse, which no online quiz can do.
Yes. Most people have two doshas close together, such as vata-pitta or pitta-kapha. The test shows a dual type when the two highest scores are within one answer of each other.
Answer for how you have been for most of your life. How you feel this week can reflect a temporary imbalance (vikriti) rather than your constitution (prakriti).
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