Your Body Type

At Satvabindu Ayurveda Clinic, we believe in the holistic healing power of Ayurveda. Our approach focuses on restoring balance to the body and mind by understanding the three primary energies or doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. With the guidance of our experienced practitioners, we provide personalized treatments designed to harmonize your physical, mental, and spiritual health. Pitta, symbolized by Agni or fire, is one of the three doshas in Ayurveda and plays a crucial role in maintaining the body's natural balance. The primary function of Pitta is transformation, which includes metabolic activities, digestion, and the release of energy. When Pitta is balanced, it fosters clarity, focus, and vitality.

Establishment of Prakriti

According to Ayurvedic texts prakriti is established at conception, at the time of fusion of sperm and ovum. Prakriti remains same throughout the life of an individual.

Factors Affecting the Formation of Prakriti

• Prakriti of sperm
• Prakriti of ovum
• Prakriti of uterine cavity
• Diet of pregnant mother
• Direct and outspoken
• Time/season of conception
• Role of Panchmahabhuta

The “Tridosha” Principle for Determining prakriti

The fundamental theory of Ayurveda is the “Tridosh” principle or the tri-energies theory. This can also be understood as combination of “panchbhutas” (Five Elements) into three doshas. These are biological or physiological and physical forces that cater to the metabolic functions and structural composition of our body. Kapha is responsible for anabolism. Pitta is responsible for metabolism. Vata is responsible for catabolism. The balance of these tri-energies is known as a state of health and their imbalance is disease. Anything which restores this balance is good for health. So specific diet, exercise, behavior or medicine can be recommended according to prakriti to restore this balance and provide health. The tri-energies are:

Relationship Between Vata, Pitta, Kapha and 5 Elements

It states that all the tissues (sapta dhatu) in the body can be developed properly if these are nourished by the nutrients similar in nature to them e.g. shukra dhatu in body is nourished by regular intake of milk and ghee. Similarly lifestyle also affects dosha in the body like by strenuous exercise vata increases in body and by sitting for long hours kapha increases in body. This is a principle of similarity (samanyam).

Same principle is applicable to opposites like Tila oil massage (which has properties opposite to vata) in vataj disorder decreases vata. This is a principle of opposition (Vishesh).

To increase any dosha/dhatu in body we choose similar herbs/dietary regimens, while to decrease any dosha/dhatu in body we choose opposite herbs/dietary regimens.

Importance of Knowing one’s Prakriti

According to Ayurvedic texts prakriti tells us about the susceptibility of an individual to develop particular type of diseases throughout his lifetime. There is a beautiful example that if a vata type person develops vataj disorder then its prognosis is difficult. If kapha type or pitta type person develops similar vataj disease then the prognosis is better and disease is likely to be cured easily.

Prakriti Analysis by means of Tridoshas or Trienergies of body plays a very important role in diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Not only this but this Diagnostic tool also helps you to know about particular dietary regimens, herbs to avoid or to prefer. Prakriti Analysis helps us to maintain healthy life style as well.

Therefore Prakriti is Important to Know

• Who I am? (On the basis of my vata, pitta, kapha constitution)
• What should I eat?
• What should I avoid?
• What should I eat in moderation?
• What should I eat occasionally?
• What should I follow in my life style?

The answer to these questions can help us to have proper choice regarding our diet and lifestyle and stay healthy. There are 30 questions in prakriti test. Each question is having three choices. You are instructed to tick only one appropriate choice while giving answer. After answering all the questions, press Submit.

#	Characteristics	Vata	Pitta	Kapha
1	Body Frame	Slender and Lean	Average	Solid and Muscular
2	Type of Hair	Rough and Brittle	Fine, Thinning, More Hair Loss	Oily, Thick
3	Color of Hair	Light Brown	Dark Brown	Deep Black
4	Skin	Rough, Dry	Smooth, Tends to Break Out	Soft, Moist
5	Complexion	Very Dark	Medium to Fair	Fair, Radiant
6	Body Weight	Light, Hard to Gain Weight	Average, Stable Weight	Heavy, Tendency to Gain Weight
7	Nails	Thin, Brittle	Short, Weak	Long, Strong
8	Size and Color of the Teeth	Irregular, Yellowish	Medium, Slightly Yellow	Large, White, Healthy
9	Pace of Performing Work	Quick, Restless	Balanced, Focused	Leisurely, Relaxed
10	Mental Activity	Quick, Restless	Smart Intellect, Aggressive	Calm, Stable
11	Wealth	Short Term Bad	Good Memory	Long Term is Best
12	Grasping power	Grasps Quickly but not Completely and Forgets Quickly	Grasps Quickly but Completely and have Good Memory	Grasps Late and Retains for Longer Time
13	Sleep Pattern	Interrupted , Less	Moderate	Sleepy, Lazy
14	Intolerance to weather Conditions	Aversion to Cold	Aversion to Heat	Aversion to Heat
15	Reactions Under Adverse Situation	Anxiety, Worry, Irritability	Anger , Aggression	Calm , Reclusive, Sometimes Depressive
16	Mood	Changes Quickly have Frequent Mood Swings	Changes Slowly	Stable Constant
17	Eating Habit	Eats Quickly Without Chewing Properly	Eats at a Moderate Speed	Chews Food Properly
18	Hunger	Irregular, Any Time	Sudden Hunger Pangs, Sharp Hunger	Can Skip any Meal Easily
19	Body Temperature	Less than Normal, Hands and Feets are Cold	More than Normal, Face and Forehead Hot	Normal, Hands and Feets Slightly Cold
20	Joints	Weak, Noise on Movement	Healthy with Optimal Strength	Heavy Weight Bearing
21	Nature	Timid, Jealous	Egoistic, Fearless	Forgiving, Grateful, Not Greedy
22	Body Energy	Becomes Low in Evening, Fatigues After Less Work	Moderate, Gets Tired After Medium Work	Excellent Energy Throughout Day Not Easily Fatigued
23	Eyeball	Unsteady, Fast Moving	Moving Slowly	Steady
24	Quality of Voice	Rough with Broken Words	Fast, Commanding	Soft and Deep
25	Dreams	Sky, Wind, Flying, Objects and Confusion	Fire, Light, Bright Colors, Violence	Water Pools, Gardens, and Good Relationships
26	Social Relations	Make Less Friends, Prefers Solitude	Good Number of Friends	Love to Socialize, Relationships are Longer Lasting
27	Wealth	Spends Without Thinking Much	Saves but Spends on Valuable Things	Prefers More Savings
28	Bowel Movements	Dry, Hard, Blackish, Scanty Stools	Soft, Yellowish, Loose Stools	Heavy, Thick, Sticky Stools
29	Walking Pace	Quick, Fast With long Steps	Average, Steady	Slow with Short Steps
30	Communication Skills	Fast, Irrelevant Talk, Speech not Clear	Good Speakers with Genuine Argumentative Skills	Authoritative, Firm and Little Speech

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