Answer 8 questions to understand your TCM body constitution. This helps your practitioner select the right moxibustion approach from day one.
1. How do you generally feel about temperature?
2. How is your energy level throughout the day?
3. How is your digestion?
4. Describe your sleep pattern:
5. How would you describe your pain patterns?
6. How is your emotional state generally?
7. What does your tongue look like? (Check in the mirror)
8. Your hands and feet are usually:
Cold/Yang Deficiency
Heat/Yin Deficiency
Qi/Blood Stagnation
Balanced
Moxibustion Approach for Your Constitution
This self-assessment provides a general indication of your TCM constitution pattern. A formal TCM diagnosis by a trained practitioner — including tongue diagnosis, pulse reading, and detailed health history — is required before treatment begins. Your actual constitution may involve mixed patterns that only an in-person assessment can accurately identify.
