Daily rituals
for your terrain.
Terrain finds your terrain with a short quiz drawn from Traditional Chinese Medicine, then offers one small ritual a day: a simple recipe and a short movement, chosen for your terrain and the season.
Good morning
Your Daily Ritual
Warm ginger water with a slice of dried jujube. Sip slowly before breakfast.
Three deep breaths. Roll your shoulders back. Let the exhale be longer than the inhale.
Ancient wisdom, modern format
Traditional Chinese Medicine has described people by their terrain for centuries. Terrain brings that way of seeing to your pocket.
Discover Your Type
A short quiz places you in one of eight terrain types, drawn from how Traditional Chinese Medicine describes people: warm or cool, and how full their reserves run.
Get Your Daily Practice
Each day, check in with one tap and read the day in your own words. Then one small ritual: a simple recipe and a short movement, chosen for your terrain and the season.
Build Real Habits
Small rituals add up. See your rhythm over the weeks, and keep a cabinet of the ingredients you have at home.
Two axes. Eight terrains.
TCM tradition describes each person by two tendencies: warm or cool, and how full their reserves run. Where the two meet is your terrain, and the tradition pairs each terrain with its own foods, movement and rest.
Three minutes to start
No overwhelm. No equipment. Just a short daily practice that fits the day you're having.
Take the Quiz
Answer everyday questions about warmth, energy, food and rest. No medical jargon, just honest observations about your daily life.
Meet Your Terrain
Get matched to one of eight terrain types. Learn your strengths, what TCM tradition pairs with your terrain, and what it keeps your terrain away from.
Check In, Then Read
Each day, one tap tells Terrain how the day feels. You get a short read in your own words, then a simple recipe and a short movement to go with it.
Grow Your Cabinet
Keep the ingredients you have at home in your cabinet, and see the recipes they open up across the seasons.
What's inside
Free every day: the check-in, the read, the recipe and the movement. Terrain Pro adds the libraries, felt trends and the seasonal re-check.
Recipes for Your Terrain
52 simple recipes â teas, congees and soups â in three levels, chosen for your terrain and the season.
Ingredient Library
69 ingredients, each with how TCM tradition describes it, ranked for your terrain, with a cabinet for what you keep at home.
Movement LibraryPro
38 qi gong, dao yin and tai chi practices with ambient sound, from one to fifteen minutes.
Acupressure LibraryPro
30 acupressure points, each with where to find it and how TCM tradition describes it.
Felt TrendsPro
How your check-ins, sleep and mood move over the weeks, with your read history.
Seasonal Re-checkPro
Each season, a short re-check shows whether your terrain has shifted, and how it has changed over the year.
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The Terrain Journal
Explore Traditional Chinese Medicine, one article at a time.
How TCM Practitioners Diagnose Your Body Type (Tongue, Pulse & More)
TCM diagnosis uses tongue reading, pulse taking, and pattern observation to identify your body type. Learn how it works and what each method reveals.
9 min read
Phlegm-Dampness Constitution: Why You Feel Heavy & Sluggish
Phlegm-dampness is one of the most common TCM body types. Learn why you feel heavy, foggy, and sluggish â and which foods and habits help clear it.
10 min read
Yang Deficiency vs. Yin Deficiency: How to Tell the Difference
Yang deficiency and yin deficiency both cause fatigue but feel completely different. Learn the symptoms, foods, and daily habits that help each pattern.
11 min read