Cool Water on Hands and Face

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90 seconds
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About This Practice

Run cool (not icy) water over the wrists and splash across the eyes and face after heated exchange.

Sushruta links the wrists, eyes, and forehead to pitta sites; cooling them reduces the tejas excess that otherwise keeps the body recycling a conflict after it is already over.

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How to Practice
  1. Go to a sink; let the water run until it is cool but not sharply cold.
  2. Hold the inner wrists under the stream for 30 seconds each.
  3. Splash cool water softly over the closed eyes and forehead three times.
  4. Pat dry; rest the palms over the closed eyes for three slow breaths.
  5. Wait two minutes before replying, texting, or interpreting.
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Benefits
  • Discharges residual pitta after conflict
  • Cools the eyes and forehead where heat gathers
  • Prevents replay-looping of the heated moment
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