05/31/2025
The days have been blazing. And while some relief is on the horizon, here are a few ways to stay cool, grounded and thriving through the summer season ahead.
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I can feel the fire rising.
The pulse quickening.
The urge to do, to move, to become.
If you’re feeling sharper, more restless, easily irritated or driven by a need to perfect…
You’re not broken.
It’s just Pitta season.
You’re being invited into your power.
But power without pause becomes burnout.
Pitta season blazes like the midday sun.
Bright, focused, relentless.
But even fire needs boundaries.
Even the sun sets.
You don’t need to hustle harder.
You need to cool the flame.
To tend the inner fire with devotion, not demand.
This is how Pitta balances.
Not through control, but surrender.
Not through pushing, but softening.
Your intensity is not too much.
It’s the passion of life asking to be channeled.
It’s your truth rising like summer heat.
Let it move through you with grace.
The medicine of this season is to:
Soften. Cool. Receive.
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Here are some of the tools I recommend to balance the heat of Pitta:
☀️Coconut or sunflower oil abhyanga (cooling + soothing)
☀️ Aloe vera + rose water to calm internal fire
☀️ Evening walks: let the day unwind with you
☀️ Herbal allies: brahmi, shatavari, rose, fennel, mint
☀️ Create space for rest, not just achievement
☀️ Eat for cooling: favour sweet, bitter, astringent tastes
☀️ Avoid overexertion: honour the heat without fueling it
☀️ Rest under the moon, time in water, early rising
May you hold your fire wisely.
Radiant and steady.
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