Hello!!!
I have a question: is it possible to know my own dosha without meeting an ayurveda qualified doctor? what is the validity of massagists / spa specialists when determining your dosha type?
Thank you for your help
Simona
Prakriti: Your Constitution
Are you Vata, Pitta or Kapha?
"Prakriti" is your basic constitution. It is determined at the moment of conception and relates to your genetically inherited physical and emotional qualities.
Prakriti specifically relates to those qualities, characteristics and tendencies that are stable. For instance, while you may experience temporary changes, like gaining or losing ten pounds, feeling nervous or irritable, developing a cold or flu, etc., in the natural course of life you will never gain or lose five inches on your height or experience a change of eye color.
Prakriti is enlivened and described by three main doshas or forces: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These are loosely translated as Air, Fire and Earth, respectively. Each of us has all three doshas in our constitution, in unique proportions. In Ayurveda, seven dosha-predominant Prakritis are described: Vata-predominant, Pitta-predominant, Kapha-predominant; three dual Prakritis, where two doshas are equally, or nearly equally predominant: Vata-Pitta predominant, Pitta-Kapha predominant and Vata-Kapha predominant; and one Prakriti that has all three doshas equally prominent: Vata-Pitta-Kapha predominant.
Take This Test to Learn Your Prakriti (Ayurvedic Constitution)
Knowing your Prakriti can help you maintain optimal health. Click in the circles below that best describe you. Answer the questions based on your overall, lifelong tendencies and not according to temporary or recent conditions. You will see your score when you click the "Show Results" button. You can then click on links to Vata, Pitta and Kapha to learn more about your Prakriti.
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