Pitta Dosha
If you’ve arrived here after completing our Dosha Quiz, chances are your dominant dosha is Pitta.
In this journal, we’ll dive into the key characteristics of the Pitta constitution, explore helpful practices and common pitfalls, and share our recommended Sattva Soul products to support greater balance and harmony in your system.
The Leader
FIRE + WATER
Pitta Dosha people generally have medium to athletic body types but can gain weight quickly, often over their entire body or on the bottom half. You probably have soft, warm skin and can get hot quickly. Since Pitta is the fire in the body, it is also easy for you to overheat. However, this fire element aids you with healthy metabolism, good appetite, and digestion. When imbalanced, signs of excess Pitta can manifest in your body as diarrhea, skin irritations, excess sweating, inflammation, and mentally, as a hypercritical or intense mental outlook. Mentally, Pittas are known for being intelligent, powerful, and bright people, with a focused mind that makes it easy for them to succeed. But, with that fantastic drive and natural sense of leadership, you are prone to anger and frustration.
You can also be generally competitive in nature, which can also lead to being competitive and a potential workaholic that is overly ambitious. These are not points of criticism but habits to take note of and use to work toward balance, so you are not overexerting yourself, leading to burnout. Pitta people are a predominant, natural leader that can focus and have excellent clarity, so others often look up to you.
As you move at such an accelerated pace through life, you can find a general sense of frustration with those around you that they don't move as fast as you or take action as much. Sound familiar? It's important not to let this fire, turn into anger, and get the best of you. As much as the fire element drives you and creates this ambition, it can quickly mutate into aggression or frustration when out of balance.
"I have time for all that I need to accomplish."
How to balance your Pitta Dosha
- Enjoy cold showers that bring down the body's temperature.
- Take long slow walks to relax and clear the mind.
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine as these increase heat and acid in the body. Ingest mainly fresh foods and stay away from hot foods.
- Use a lavender compress on your head at night to calm your mind and your senses.
- Use body oil to ground your energy.
- Enjoy exercise that is calming for the mind and body, like gentle yoga or restorative yoga.
- Stay away from anything that causes mental or physical overstimulation, like too much social media, TV, alcohol, drugs, or competitive physical exercise.
- Take a break from work that requires intense visual focus.
- Wear breathable natural fibres that have a cooling effect, such as cotton and linen.
- Spend an excessive amount of time in the sun.
- Skip meals.
- Do too much over stimulating or stress-inducing exercise
- Wear dense layers of clothing with unbreathable fabrics.
- Eat regular meals that are portioned correctly.
-Eat in a relaxed atmosphere and take your time.
-Don't overeat.
- Eat foods in their natural form.
- Avoid oily, hot, salty, and heavy foods such as anything fried.
- Steer clear of any foods that build excess heat in the body, like caffeine, hot drinks, alcohol, and spicy foods.
Pitta Dosha Pack
Support your unique Dosha with a combination of Hana treatments and Sattva Soul products.We’ve thoughtfully curated a bespoke Dosha Pack to nurture your overall wellbeing.
The Pitta Dosha Pack includes:
- 3 x Sauna + Ice Bath Sessions
- 1 x Pitta Dosha Tincture
Suggested Products
For those days when you just need more support to feel your best, maybe you're feeling a bit burnt out and tired, and your adrenals need some nurturing. This Ayurvedic Practitioner and doctor-created formula is a therapeutic potent elixir to be taken orally for mood support, and as an antioxidant, and with a selected blend of herbs this tincture also offers support to your digestive system health, while supporting mood and soothing inflammation, which helps to soothe the body’s response to stress and bloating.
Ingredients:
Organic Arjuna Extract 500mg, Organic Amla Extract 500mg, Organic Shatavari Extract 500mg, Sandalwood Oil Extract 490mg, Bioperine 10mg.
Ashwagandha, one of the most powerful herbs in traditional Ayurvedic medicine, stems from years of history by healing the body as an adaptogen for stress, and fatigue by supporting the body's natural cortisol levels so you can slow down, breathe, and allow yourself to find a state of ease in your busy day. This potent therapeutic dosage was created specifically for clients by Ayurvedic Practitioners to make this the highest quality formulation.
Ingredients:
Organic Ashwagandha Root Extract 1200mg, Bioperine 10mg.
DIGEST + DETOX
Say goodbye to belly bloat!Triphala is Ayurveda's ancient gut support formulation, with Triphala translating to 'Three fruits' This blend of these three powerful, rejuvenating, and detoxifying herbs cleanses the colon and supports the entire GI tract, improving digestion, assimilation of nutrients, and elimination, because who doesn't need a little bit of support these days? It's also a favourite for weight loss or for adding in a little secret to flush through the toxins during those seasons when we love a sweet treat or heavier meal, so we don't feel weighed down and heavy.
Ingredients:
Organic Triphala Extract 1500mg, Organic Amalaki Fruit 500mg, Organic Bibhitaki Fruit 500mg, Organic Haritaki Fruit 500mg, Organic Turmeric 500mg.
