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Determining Your Financial Archetype
According to Ayurveda, the ancient science of life, there
are three distinct personality archetypes. Although we may
possess characteristics from the other three, only one is
dominant in all of us. By gaining an understanding about our
Body-Mind-Spirit Archetype we can more easily develop a
program that can help us overcome our limitations.
On the following chart place a V for Vata (1st column), P
for Pitta (2nd column) and K for Kapha (3rd column). Add up
the number of marks under Vata, Pitta and Kapha to discover
your own balance....Most people will have one dosha
predominant, a few will have two doshas approximately equal
and even fewer will have all three doshas in equal
proportion.
Determining Your
Ayurvedic Constitution
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Observations
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Vata
(Air and Space)
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Pitta
(Fire with Water)
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Kapha
(Water and Earth)
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Body size
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Slim
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Medium
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Large
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Body weight
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Low
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Medium
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Overweight
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Skin
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Thin, dry, cold rough, dark
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Smooth, oily, warm, rosy
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Thick, oily, cool, white, pale
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Hair
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Dry brown, black, knotted, brittle, thin
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Straight, oily, blond, grey, red, bald
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Thick, curly, oily, wavy, luxuriant, all
colors
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Teeth
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Protruding, big, roomy, thin gums
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Medium, soft, tender gums
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Healthy, white, strong gums
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Nose
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Uneven shape, deviated septum
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Eyes
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Short rounded, button nose
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Eyes
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Small, sunken, dry, active, black, brown,
nervous
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Sharp, Bright, Grey, Green, Yellow/red,
sensitive to light
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Big, blue, calm, loving
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Nails
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Dry, rough, brittle, break easily
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Sharp, flexible, pink lustrous
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Thick, oily, smooth, polished
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Lips
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Dry, cracked, black/brown tinged
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Red, inflamed, yellowish
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Smooth, oily, pale, whitish
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Chin
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Thin Angular
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Tapering
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Rounded, double
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Cheeks
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Wrinkled, sullen
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Smooth, flat
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Rounded, plump
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Neck
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Thin, tall
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Medium
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Big, folded
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Chest
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Flat, sunken
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Moderate
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Expanded, round
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Belly
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Thin, Flat, Sunken
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Moderate
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Big, potbellied
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Hips
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Slender, thin
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Moderate
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Heavy, big
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Joints
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Cold, cracking
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Moderate
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Large, lubricated
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Appetite
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Irregular, scanty
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Strong, unbearable
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Slow, but steady
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Digestion
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Irregular, forms gas
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Quick, causes burning
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Prolonged forms muscus
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Taste, healthy preference
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Sweet, sour, salty
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Sweet, bitter, astringent
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Bitter, pungent, astringent
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Thirst
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Changeable
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Surplus
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Sparse
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Elimination
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Constipation
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Loose
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Thick, oily, sluggish
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Physical Activity
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Hyperactive
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Moderate
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Sedentary
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Mental activity
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Always active
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Moderate
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Dull, slow
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Emotions
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Anxiety, fear, uncertainty
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Anger, hate jealousy, determination
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Calm, greedy, attachment
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Faith
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Variable
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Intense, extremist
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Consistent, deep, mellow
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Intellect
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Quick but often faulty response
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Accurate response
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Slow, exact
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Recollection
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Recent good, remote poor
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Distinct
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Slow and sustained
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Dreams
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Quick, active many fearful
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Fiery, war, violence
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Lakes, snow, romantic
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Sleep
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Scanty, broken up, sleeplessness
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Little, but sound
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Deep, prolonged
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Speech
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Rapid, unclear
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Sharp, penetrating
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Slow, monotonous
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Financial
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Very tight with money. Concerned about
security
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Balanced but will Spend money on luxuries
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May be rich but spends in excess
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Reprinted with Permission from the
Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies Vasant Lad,
Three River Press
The following respective archetypes are commonly used in
everyday language:
- Miser (Person hoarding money) Annie
- Balance (Person in balance) Oscar
- Spendthrift (Person in debt) Manny
In addition Manny would be given the additional
classification of:
- Sucker (Person being used)
- And his family would fall into the category of
- Gold diggers (Person who are doing the using)
- It is important to understand that our archetypes
influence our belief systems, and impulses that are
embedded deep within our consciousness. They affect every
aspect of our living. In order to affect behavior, even
as it relates to financial planning and healing, we
should acquire a basic understanding of how we think and
perceive ourselves. Once we understand our natural
inclinations we can design programs to keep us in
balance, and to modify the dominant effect of our
Archetype.
© 2010, Bruce Eric Van Horn
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If we could give every individual the right amount of
nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much,
we would have found the safest way to health. -
Hippocrates
Author, CPA, MBA and
yoga instructor Bruce Van Horn founded Yoga for Business,
Inc., a company devoted to organizational and individual
wellness. He presents a daily Yoga Workout routine that
provides a complete physical, mental and spiritual workout.
He is the author of Yoga
for Prostate Health and
Yoga
for Men, designed for all
levels of experience with yoga.. He has renamed (Asanas)
positions in Yoga using terms from business to help you
identify with the movement and focus your attention. He is
the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Center for
Complimentary Medicine at the Cancer Institute of New
Jersey. Bruce also leads a volunteer yoga program designed
for cancer patients and healthcare workers at Beth Israel
Medical Center. He lives outside New York with his wife
Michelle who is a Reiki Master. Bruce has two daughters who
have asked that he refrain from headstands at the town pool.
His website is www.yogaforbusiness.com
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