MODULE 2 — SECTION 3: WORKSHEETS

📄 Worksheet 1 — Elemental Qualities Sorting Worksheet

Purpose

To help learners build intuitive literacy with the Five Elements and the 20 Qualities by sorting real-life examples into elemental categories.

Part 1 — Element-to-Quality Matching

Match each element with the qualities you feel best represent it.

(There are no wrong answers — this builds intuitive association.)

Element	Choose 3–5 Qualities	Notes
Ether (Space)	☐ Light ☐ Subtle ☐ Clear ☐ Expansive ☐ Soft ☐ Mobile
Air	☐ Light ☐ Dry ☐ Cold ☐ Mobile ☐ Rough ☐ Clear
Fire	☐ Hot ☐ Sharp ☐ Light ☐ Oily ☐ Clear ☐ Mobile
Water	☐ Cool ☐ Soft ☐ Liquid ☐ Smooth ☐ Heavy ☐ Cloudy
Earth	☐ Heavy ☐ Dense ☐ Stable ☐ Hard ☐ Cool ☐ Slow

Part 2 — Real-Life Sorting Exercise

Sort each item into the element(s) it expresses:

Item	Ether	Air	Fire	Water	Earth	Notes
Crunchy crackers
Hot soup
A windy day
A humid summer afternoon
A heavy wool blanket
A quiet meditation room

Reflection Questions

Which elements show up most often in your daily life?
Which elements feel comfortable vs. challenging?
Which elements dominate your environment right now?

📄 Worksheet 2 — Dosha Self-Inquiry Worksheet

Purpose

To help learners begin identifying their doshic tendencies through lived experience rather than quizzes alone.

Part 1 — Body Tendencies

Category	Vata Tendencies	Pitta Tendencies	Kapha Tendencies
Body Build	Thin, light	Medium, muscular	Solid, sturdy
Skin	Dry, rough	Warm, sensitive	Oily, smooth
Digestion	Irregular	Strong	Slow
Energy	Variable	Intense	Steady
Sleep	Light, interrupted	Moderate	Deep, long

Part 2 — Mind & Emotion Tendencies

Category	Vata	Pitta	Kapha
Thinking	Quick, scattered	Sharp, focused	Steady, slow
Emotions	Anxious, sensitive	Irritable, driven	Calm, attached
Stress Response	Overwhelm	Anger	Withdrawal

Part 3 — Your Observations

Which column feels most like you?
Which feels least like you?
Which tendencies feel lifelong (prakriti)?
Which feel recent or situational (vikriti)?

📄 Worksheet 3 — Prakriti/Vikriti Comparison Chart

Purpose

To help learners distinguish between constitution and imbalance, a critical Ayurvedic skill.

Instructions

Fill in qualities or tendencies that feel like your lifelong nature vs. those that feel temporary or recent.

Prakriti/Vikriti Chart

Category	Prakriti (My Nature)	Vikriti (My Current State)	Notes
Digestion
Sleep
Energy
Mood
Skin
Stress Response
Appetite
Sensory Sensitivity

Reflection Questions

Which column has more entries?
What environmental or lifestyle factors may be influencing your vikriti?
What qualities do you want to cultivate more of?

📄 Worksheet 4 — 20-Guna Observation Worksheet

Purpose

To help learners practice identifying qualities in real time.

Instructions

Observe one meal, one emotion, and one environment today.

Identify the dominant qualities in each.

Part 1 — Meal Qualities

Meal	Qualities Observed	Notes
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Part 2 — Emotion Qualities

Emotion	Qualities Observed	Notes
Example: Anxiety	Light, mobile, cold
Your Emotion 1
Your Emotion 2

Part 3 — Environment Qualities

Environment	Qualities Observed	Notes
Home
Outdoors
Work/Study Space

Reflection

Which qualities dominate your day?
Which qualities feel supportive vs. destabilizing?

📄 Worksheet 5 — Dosha-by-Season Reflection Worksheet

Purpose

To help learners understand how seasonal shifts influence their body and mind.

Part 1 — Seasonal Qualities

Season	Dominant Qualities	How These Affect Me	Notes
Fall (Vata)	Dry, cool, mobile
Winter (Kapha/Vata)	Cold, heavy, damp
Spring (Kapha)	Wet, heavy, soft
Summer (Pitta)	Hot, sharp, bright

Part 2 — Your Seasonal Patterns

Which season feels easiest for you?
Which season challenges you most?
What patterns repeat each year?

Part 3 — Seasonal Self-Care Ideas

Brainstorm 3–5 supportive practices for your most challenging season.