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Cooling for Pitta
Pitta runs hot and sharp. Balance comes from cooling, softening, and easing the pressure to perform — let things be a little gentler.
When this helps: When you feel irritable, overheated, impatient, or driven too hard.
Lifestyle
- Avoid the midday heat; favour shade, moonlight, and nature.
- Build in true downtime — not everything is a competition.
- Cool, calming environments and unhurried meals.
- Channel intensity into play rather than winning.
Food ideas
- Cooling, fresh, lightly spiced food; don't skip meals.
- Favour sweet, bitter and astringent tastes; reduce very spicy, sour, salty, fried food.
- Sweet fruits, leafy greens, coconut, cooling herbs like coriander and fennel.
Practices from Divine Dhun
5 min
Box Breathing
Equal counts in, hold, out, hold — a steady square that settles nerves before focus or a hard moment.
Breathwork·Beginner
10 min
10-Minute Silent Sit
Just you, your breath, and a soft closing bell. Choose rain, ocean, or silence.
Meditation·Beginner
25 min
Yoga for Stress Relief
Slow, restorative shapes to release tension from the shoulders, neck, and back.
Yoga·Beginner
18 min
Body Scan for Relaxation
Move attention slowly through the body, softening each part as you go.
Meditation·Beginner