Dorje’s mom recently got a book on Ayurvedic health and nutrition for children. As with most Ayurvedic books, there was a questionnaire to complete to determine the child’s dominant dosha\/s – Vata, Pitta and Kapha.<\/p>\n
His mom and I started to answer the questions together. However, each question turned into a debate. Are Dorje’s eyes “large” or “normal”? “How much larger do you want them to be!?” “They aren’t large – compare them to X!”. Does he have a “sharp, aggressive” intellect, or “calm and steady”? “Sharps and aggressive – he picks up things very quickly”. “No, but he’s calm and steady…”<\/p>\n
We decided to answer the questions separately, and compare answers.<\/p>\n
I completed the questionnaire, totted up the totals, and discovered Dorje was an overwhelming pitta\/vata type. 21.5 vata, 22.5 pitta and a measly 2 kapha. <\/p>\n
His mom disagreed. <\/p>\n
According to her, Dorje was largely pitta and kapha, with vata trailing well behind. At least we agree on the fiery pitta!<\/p>\n
I’m not sure why we view Dorje in such wildly differing ways. Perhaps he behaves differently with each of us? Or perhaps, to my pitta\/kapha constitution, Dorje seems like a flighty vata, while to Anique’s pitta\/vata, he seems a placid kapha.<\/p>\n
It seems we need a 3rd opinion…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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