DISCOVER YOUR ENERGY TYPE... AND YOUR DESTINY

It’s the key to a happy, balanced life, according to the ancient healing system Ayurveda. Take our quiz to find out yours. You may be surprised!

Isee the world through the lens of the doshas,’ says Sahara Rose, an expert in alternative medicine and a big deal in modern spiritual circles. ‘Dosha’, she explains, means ‘energy’ in Sanskrit and is a key element of the ancient Indian wellbeing system Ayurveda, which aims to balance mind, body and consciousness. ‘Doshas are the three energy types each person is said to have and which govern our mind and body,’ says the 30-year-old, whose podcast Highest Self is the number

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one spirituality podcast on iTunes with more than 25 million downloads. ‘After spending years researching Ayurveda, I realised that they can tell us about so much more than just our health.’

Sahara explores this in her latest self-help book Discover Your Dharma, which has a foreword by new-age icon Deepak Chopra. The word ‘dharma’ is Sanskrit for ‘destiny’ and, according to Sahara, ‘our dosha can determine our destiny’. A pretty bold statement, but Sahara insists that knowing your dosha will help you live a more meaningful life. Each of the three doshas – called Vata, Pitta and Kapha – is based on a combination of the elements: air, space, fire, water and earth. To keep it simple, think of the doshas by their primary characteristic: Vata = Air; Pitta = Fire; Kapha = Earth.

Each of us is born with a mixture of all three doshas, says Sahara. But our primary dosha offers us the exact strengths, interests and talents that we need to fulfil our destiny. Curious? Then why not take Sahara’s quiz and find out what yours is…

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