This article will help you to determine your body type or dosha.

In order to obtain an accurate result you must total the score to each section separately. When you have completed all three, compare the scores to determine which of the doshas most closely describes you.

It may be that your score in one section is around twice as high as the others, if this is the case you are a single dosha type, either vata, pitta or kapha. If no dosha is clearly dominant then you are a two-dosha type, displaying the characteristics of your two leading doshas. 
Score the questionnaire as follows: -
0 - Doesn't apply to me
1 - Applies to me some of the time
2 - Applies to me nearly all of the time

Section I Vata

• Are you usually slim and don't gain weight easily
• Do you learn easily, but often forget parts of it later
• Do you walk with quick, light steps
• Do you have difficulty making a firm decision
• Do you tend towards constipation
• Do you often have cold hands and feet
• Are you an anxious person
• Do you dislike the cold weather
• Do you have insomnia or night waking
• Do you have dry/rough skin, dry hair or dry lips
• Do you perform activities very quickly
• Do you understand something but then not remember later
• Are you vivacious and enthusiastic
• Are you restless, even hyperactive and excitable
• Does your energy tend to come in bursts
• Are you creative and also very imaginative
• Are your sleeping and eating habits irregular
• Do you have stiffness of muscles or cracking joints
• Do you have vivid dreams
• Do you love travelling
• Are you lonely
• Do you talk quickly
• Are your moods changeable
• Do you suffer from feelings of fear or insecurity
• Do you crave sweet, sour and salty tastes

Section 2 Pitta

• Are you of medium build
• Do you tend to be an orderly, efficient and precise person
• Are you a person who becomes irritated or even angry easily
• Do you dislike bright lights
• Are you inclined to intense feelings
• Do you sleep soundly and need little sleep
• Do you need to eat regular meals and notice soon if a meal is late
• Do you have hair that turned grey early, or are you balding, or with fine, straight hair
• Do you have a good appetite and digestion
• Are you a determined or stubborn person
• Do you have loose stools rather than constipation
• Are you impatient and hate to wait
• Are you strong-willed with a strong character
• Do you feel very uncomfortable in hot weather
• Do you sweat more than most people
• Are you a perfectionist
• Do you prefer cold food and drinks to hot
• Do hot and spicy foods cause you heart burn.
• Do you have sensitive teeth
• Do you learn quickly and retain information easily
• Are you critical or cynical
• Does your skin tend to have rashes or spots
• Are you a thirsty person
• Do you have slightly greasy skin or hair
• Do you enjoy sweet, bitter and astringent tastes

Section 3 Kapha

Do you have a large frame or tend to be overweight
• Are you calm and easygoing
• Do you sometimes miss meals without noticing
• Do you suffer from phlegm, chronic coughing, asthma, or sinus problems
• Do you need a lot of sleep and sleep deeply
• Are you rather slow to learn, but have good retention
• Do you dislike damp weather
• Do you have thick or wavy hair
• Do you do things in a slow and relaxed way
• Do you gain weight easily and lose it slowly
• Do you enjoy pungent and bitter foods
• Do you sometimes become over attached to something or someone
• Are you affectionate and forgiving
• Can you sometimes be greedy or binge
• Do you like to take a nap during the afternoon
• Do you like to keep to a regular routine
• Do you have a slow digestion
• Do you have a long, accurate memory
• Do you walk slowly and deliberately
• Are you sleepy in a morning and take time to get going
• Do you eat slowly and have a slow metabolism
• Do you suffer from water retention
• Are you grounded and level headed
• Do you love to curl up in a comfortable chair with a good novel
• Are you dependable and consistent

Once you have completed the questionnaire go to the articles on balancing your dosha type and select the dosha you scored highest in.