Dosha Quiz - Essence

Frame

Small boned, variable proportions, or taller / shorter than avg

Medium frame, evenly proportioned, defined musculature

Thick, heavy bones, large frame

Correct!

Wrong!

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Weight

Slim, hard to gain weight

Medium, if gains weight can lose it relatively easily

Tends to gain weight easily, difficult to lose

Correct!

Wrong!

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Skin

Thin, dry, rough, cold, tans easily

Oily, warm, rosy, fair skin, reddens/burns easily in sun. prone to outbreaks

Smooth, thick, wellhydrated, pale, tans slowly but evenly

Correct!

Wrong!

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Hair

Dry, brittle, brown, black, frizzy, wiry, curly, tangled, thin

Straight, oily, blond, red, light-colored, early graying and balding

Thick, lustrous sheen wavy, well-hydrated

Correct!

Wrong!

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Belly

Slender, thin

Moderate

Big, round

Correct!

Wrong!

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Appetite

Variable, csanty, sometimes forgets to eat and ends up ravenous or blood sugar crash

Moderate to very strong ( always hungry ), irritable when hungry

Low, steady, can skip a meal ( but doesn't usually like to ) without suffering too much

Correct!

Wrong!

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Digestion

Variable, forms gas, bloating

Good, quick digestion, prone to acid indigestion

Slow, heavy, forms mucous

Correct!

Wrong!

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Elimination

Constipation, dry stool

Normal to loose

Large, sluggish

Correct!

Wrong!

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Sweating and circulation

Scanty sweat, cold hands and feet

Quick, profuse sweating and good circulation

Slow to start sweating, then moderate to profuse and long lasting sweat

Correct!

Wrong!

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Physical energy

Hyperactive, variable, burst of energy then crash, fidgets

Moderate to intense

Slow, lethargic, doesn't like to be rushed

Correct!

Wrong!

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Mental energy

Scattered thoughts, creative spacey, active mind

Detail oriented, organized thinking

Doesn't like to be rushed to answer, steady, foggy

Correct!

Wrong!

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Personality traits

Lively, enthusiastic, sometimes anxious

Determined, driven, competitive, jealous, love to solve a problem or a puzzle

Reliable, loyal, calm and/or lazy, nurturing, nostalgic, attached to the past, compassionate

Correct!

Wrong!

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Moods and ideas

Changeable moods and ideas, changes mind easily

Forceful in expressing moods and ideas, has opinions and likes to express them

Fixed, stubborn, steady, reliable, slow to change

Correct!

Wrong!

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Sleep

Insomnia, difficulty sleeping wakes easily, sleeps very lightly

Falls asleep easily, can waken easily but once awake can go back to sleep

Heavy sleeper, loves to sleep, sleeps like a log

Correct!

Wrong!

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Organization

Scattered, disorganized, ( socks on the lampshades )

Very organized ( shies all in a row, book shelf categorized )

Accumulative, keeps sentimental objects from past, cluttered

Correct!

Wrong!

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Decision making

Difficult since vacillates between options

Quick, sometimes hasty

Slow, likes to take time to decide

Correct!

Wrong!

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Test Your Knowledge About Yoga

Please answer the questions based on how you are or how you feel now. For example, if you have had a leaner posture but recently gained weight – choose the option by saying that you have a slimmer constitution.