Cool Down: For Summer Heat, Hot Weather & Heatwaves

Have you ever noticed how heat can make everything feel harder... your body heavier, your mind foggier, and your patience shorter?

This 3-minute Cooling Breath (Sheetali Pranayama) practice is designed to help cool the body, calm the mind, and bring relief during hot weather or whenever you feel overheated. Using a simple cooling inhale and slow exhale, you'll gently invite freshness into the body while releasing excess heat and tension.

Most people notice the benefits after 7–9 rounds. If it feels pleasant, you can continue to around 10–15 rounds and return to the practice 1–3 times a day during periods of hot weather.

Use this on hot summer days, during heatwaves, after being outdoors or after exercise, when feeling overheated, flushed, or irritable, experiencing hot flashes, or anytime you need to cool down and reset.

Practice this regularly to help your body and mind recover more easily from heat, stress, and overstimulation.

Indian music by Bipul Kumar

Transcript

Let's take a few moments to invite a little coolness back in. This practice that we are going to do today is called Shetali Pranayama. Or the cooling breath. And it's a simple way to cool and settle your body. So, Let's practice together. Allow yourself to sit comfortably. Allowing your shoulders to relax and see if you are able to roll your tongue. Into a tube. Like this. And if so, Then you can gently do that. If not, Then you can simply part your lips slightly. Now, Take a slow breath in through the mouth allowing the air to feel cool as it enters. And breathe out through the nose. Again, Breathe in through the mouth. And out through the nose. Let's continue together. With each inhale. Imagine inviting coolness into the body. And bid each egg sane. Letting go of excess heat and tension. Notice how you feel. Perhaps a little cooler a little relaxed. When life feels overheated, You don't always need to push through. Sometimes. You simply need a moment. To cool down. Thank you for practicing this breath walk with me. Take care.