The Pitta LifestyleFor Yogis

Hot HeadHot Body…Warm Heart

Pamela Quinn…Who am I?

Founder, Elemental OMAuthor, The Elemental CleanseCreator, The Elemental LifestyleYoga TeacherKundalini TeacherAyurvedic SpecialistSocial EntrepreneurSingle mother of twoReally bad dog owner….

Ayurveda…aka

The Art of LivingThe Science of Life

The Mother of Healing

A diagnostic tool using the

language of nature to help

you understand what is really

going on.

The Fire or Tejas• Hot• Bright• Pungent• Flares up quickly• Intense• Abruptly settles• Power, force, & energy

Are you the Fire or Pitta?Fire + Water

hot, sharp, light, liquid, mobile, oily, sour, pungent, bitter, red, and yellow. 

Start Easy with Digestion:

Strong DigestionNeeds 3 meals at

same time each day or gets grumpyEasily gain/lose

weightWeight settles over

whole bodyProne to hot or loose

digestion

Am I in Balance?

Vikriti

If you score 5 – 9…Balanced!

10 – 15…out of Balance

15 and above…Take immediate action!!!

You need The Elemental Cleanse

Balanced…knowledge,

comprehension, appreciation, right

judgment, recognition, total

understanding

The Fire or Pitta Imbalance• Burning hands and feet• Inflammation of the nerves (pain in nerves)• Sciatica• Shingles• Mononucleosis• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome• Epstein Barr• AIDS• Cerebral hemorrhage• Hypertension• Stroke• Sickle Cell Anemia• Wrong judgment• Prejudice• Manipulation• Anger• Hate• Envy• Chemical depression and suicidal thoughts

Functions:MetabolismDigestion, absorption, assimilation of foodBody temperatureAppetiteThirstTasteColorLuster of yes, hair, skin, bodySensitivity in bodyIntelligence, understanding, comprehension, knowledge, CourageAmbitionTransformationVision perception

The basics of this lifestyle

• Consistent routine with good planning.• 6 hours of sleep each night. Arise before the

sun.• Food…3 meals a day and snacks.• Time alone each day to meditate, journal, and

relax. Vigorous daily exercise with a long cooling period afterward…outside in nature is best.

• Meaningful work leading or being led by someone you admire.

• Laughter…and lots of it.• Loving support of a family.

The Big No No’s for Pitta

• Excessive working• Daily alcohol or binging on weekends• Cigarettes, cigars, marijuana • Fried or greasy foods• Red meats of beef or pork• Excessive use of pungent spices• Eating on the go• Exposure to consistent heat or short

extreme heat

Eating Routine for Pitta• Eating 3 meals each day around the same time each day.  Leave 4 to 6 hours between meals.• Eat within one hour of rising.• Lunch is your biggest meal and includes meat if you are choosing to eat meat. Pittas make good

vegetarians.  Meat is not your best choice.• Foods are cool, dry and cooked or raw.  You can eat RAW food.• No eating two to three hours before bedtime.• If you do snack, you should allow four hours between snacks and meals.• You benefit from a short walk after your meal.• Be careful not to overindulge.  Your strong digestion appears to suffer little from it, but you will gain

weight and ultimately dampen the fire.• Favor foods in the following order:

– Beans, all beans– Vegetables, cooked or raw– Whole grains– Fruits– Seeds

• You may eat nuts, honey and oil.  Do notice how they make you feel.  Many Fires have a little bit of a belly upset after eating oily nuts, heating honey and oily oil.  Test it out and see how you feel.

• Eat a more bland diet.  Spicy spices may not agree with you.  Salt is to be avoided as it is too heating.  If you currently consume these and are in balance and are not digestive disturbed, spice your food to taste.

• You may consume dairy in the form of milk, yogurt and soft cheeses like feta and goat.

How to Eat

Beans

Seeds

Veggies

Fruit

Grains

Sour

avoid

yum

Embrace to cool Pitta:

apples (choose sweet)blueberriescranberriesdatesfigsgrapeslimesmangoesmelonsorangespearspersimmonspineapples (sweet)plums (sweet)pomegranatesprunesraspberries

Avoid fruits that are very sour or acidic…to hot:

apricotsbananascherriesgrapefruitlemonsorangespapayapeachesstrawberries

Fruits…treat as dessert or snack

Eat Your VeggiesThese Veggies are pungent.  Notice how they make you feel. 

Raw BeetsFresh CornEggplantMustard GreensOnions...they are hotPeppers...they are hotSpinachTomatoes...they are sour

Your BEST veggies are:

ALL VEGGIES…..except for the ones noted to the left to be eaten consciously.

Too hot!

Grains are sweet YUM YUM YUM….

Granola (you will LOVE this with yogurt)BarleyOatsRiceWheat

May be too Hot….

BuckwheatCornMilletBrown RiceRye

Caution…Yeasted

bread may cause Gas & Bloating

Meat, Dairy, & BeansGood Flesh:White ChickenEgg WhitesFreshwater FishRabbitShrimpWhite TurkeyVenison

Not the best Flesh:BeefDark meat of chicken and turkeySeafood (Salted fish)Yolk of eggsLambPork

Good Dairy for Pitta in moderation:

Unsalted ButterSoft CheeseCow's MilkGheeGoat's MilkIce CreamFresh Yogurt

Beans Beans

Eat mor eChikin!

Nuts, Seeds, & Oils

NUTSAlmondsCoconuts

SEEDSAll

OILSGhee

SunflowerCanola

OliveCoconut

Fasting for Pitta

Fast 1 day each week of fruit/veggie juice

or simply eat lightly of beans, veggies, and rice (one pot meal)

kitchari

• Amalaki…hair loss & hot belly• Or Triphala…detox and digestion• Flax Oil…healthy heart• Neem….detox and skin (acne)• Chyavanprash….hair loss, nails, skin• Aloe Juice to flush heat• Sandalwood, Lavender, Jasmine…peace

Yoga & Meditation

• Meditation with eyes slightly open

• Toning• Meditation with ocean

sounds…deep listening• Hatha Yoga with short

holds• NO NO NO hot yoga.

NO• Sitali Pranayama• Left Nostril breathing

Subtypes of Pitta…tmi for an introduction but you may be wondering so here you go.

Pachaka• found in small intestine and stomach• primary function is the digestion, absorption and assimilation of foodRanjaka• found in the liver, spleen and stomach• primary function is to produce bile, liver enzymes and gives color to the bloodSadhaka•     found in in the gray matter of the brain and the heart•     primary function is to consciously think, emote and comprehendAlochaka•     found in the eyes•     primary function is to see.  Responsible for color of eyesBhrajaka•    found in the skin•    primary function is temperature control.  Maintains the color and texture of the

skin.

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