Cooling practice for Pitta Dosha

Thank you so much Irina for your comment! I think it's a good idea to mix things up a bit and see where it brings me. I'll defenitely try the coconut oil instead of sesame :-) Thanks for the tip! X

Hi Jutri, Happy to hear you enjoyed the practice! I feel that if you're having a 'coming home' kind of cry in a practice, it's the right one for you - no matter what your dosha is or what theory tells you you should practice. Anyway, a vata imbalance doesn't necessarily mean your dosha is vata. It could be that within the one and a half year, the imbalance already resolved and the need to concentrate on vata dosha is gone as well. If focussing on calming vata dosha makes you feel sluggish and tired, it sounds like a good plan to mix things up a little and start playing around with a combination of kapha (sluggish = too much kapha) and pitta (cooling! especially beneficial on hot summer days - since summer is the pitta time of the year) calming practices. And yes! Therapy sessions would be better! ;-) It's hard to give solid specific advice based on a tiny bit of information... As for the massage: you can opt for an in-between-solution as well: coconut oil is cooling and balances pitta dosha. Hope this helps - even if it's just a tiny bit. :-) xxx

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Beautiful! Yes, so important not to fight anything that comes up. I love that you set the intention of breathing into the irritation and anger. Thanks for sharing that pearl of wisdom!

Hi Noga! Thanks for your comment & questions! Yes, you can use the breathing exercise during your yoga practice - but I wouldn't use it ALL the time, EVERY time you practice. Everything in moderation, right? ;-) Additional videos that are perfect for pitta dosha are these: http://www.ekhartyoga.com/videos/chill-out-cool-down http://www.ekhartyoga.com/videos/be-kind-a-sweet-and-strong-practice-for-all-women http://www.ekhartyoga.com/videos/re-store-rest-and-find-wholeness http://www.ekhartyoga.com/videos/rest-rejuvenate and http://www.ekhartyoga.com/videos/open-up-with-ease Much love! x

Hi Malin! Yep, emotions can come up when you practice anything that in some way confronts you or guides you to let go of patterns we've been holding on to for so long... And sometimes that feels just SO overwhelming. If that's the case for you, allow yourself to feel what comes up, to feel the emotion in your body. Sometimes we can feel it in our stomachs, sometimes in our neck, sometimes somewhere else. Acknowledge the emotion without trying to change it, without trying to push it away. Try to see it as it is, without going into the story ('I feel so angry because I hate this pose - why are we holding it so long? This can't be good for me, there's no way this balances my doshas. This pose stresses me out and I've already been under so much stress lately. My boss is such a jerk. I'm tired. I deserve a glass of wine after this class. Is she still in that pose?! Did the video freeze or what?' - or something like that. ;-)). Have the intention to not hold onto the emotion - if you can let go of the attachment, the emotions will shift. Love - Irina

Thanks so much, Sara. Glad the practice helps to make you feel better. x Irina

Yes! I would too!