How do I know if my body constitution is vata pitta or kapha?

This is where Ayurveda gets personal—and why I love it. Your constitution, or prakriti, isn't just about physical traits. It's the pattern your body naturally returns to when it's balanced. Vata tends toward dryness, lightness, quick energy and quick burnout. Pitta runs hot—sharp digestion, sharp mind, sharp temper sometimes. Kapha is steady, grounded, sometimes slow to shift. But here's what I learned from years of practice: most of us are combinations. You might have pitta's intensity with vata's restlessness. The real work isn't labeling yourself perfectly—it's noticing which imbalances keep showing up in your body. Do you get dry skin and scattered thinking? Vata's calling. Constant heat, inflammation, frustration? That's pitta. Heaviness, sluggishness, attachment? Kapha's out of balance. Start there. Observe your body like you're reading a book it's writing to you. Once you see the patterns, Ayurvedic medicine becomes practical—not theoretical. The constitution quiz on this platform is a good mirror, but your own honest self-observation is the truest teacher.