Ayurvedic Management of Insomnia
Sleep disorders are conditions that disturb your normal sleep.
Insomnia is one of the most common health concerns among adults. Insomnia causes sleep issues that interfere with daily life and can be debilitating for some people. Many factors may contribute to insomnia, including stress, medications, and an individual’s sleep habits and environment.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Having a hard time falling asleep at night
- Waking up during the night
- Waking up too early
- Problems with concentration or memory
- Feeling tired or sleepy during the day
- Feeling cranky, depressed or anxious
- Making more errors or having more accidents
- Having ongoing worries about sleep
- Having episodes of sudden muscle weakness
- Feeling as if you cannot move when you first wake up
- Fatigue
- Grumpiness
- Nausea
- Frequent Urination
CAUSES
- Stress
- Mental illnesses, including depression and anxiety
- Pain
- Medicines
- Travel or Work Schedule
- Poor sleep habits
- Genetics
- Eating too much late in the evening
- Caffeine and alcohol
- An irregular schedule, such as working the night shift
- Aging
- Life circumstances
- Other conditions, such as heart disease, lung disease, nerve disorders
RISK FACTORS
- Light sleepers
- Consumption of alcohol
- People who don’t feel safe in their homes
- Fear and anxiety
- Mental health issues
- Long term illness
- Working night shifts
- Traveling across time zones
- Experiencing significant life events
- Going through menopause
COMPLICATIONS
- Lower performance on the job or at school
- Slowed reaction time while driving and a higher risk of accidents
- Mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety or substance misuse
- High blood pressure
- Increased risk of Heart disease
- Increased risk of diabetics
- Trouble focusing
- Post traumatic stress disorders
- Memory loss
- Weakened immune system
- Decreased brain function
- Lower fertility rates
- Psychiatric disorders
INSOMNIA IN AYURVEDA
In Ayurveda insomnia is explained as a problem with low Kapha Dosha and high Vata Dosha. So, all factors leading to these two Dosha stages can cause or worsen insomnia.
TREATMENT PRINCIPLES
- Vata-pitha shamana oushadas
- Kaphakara oushadas
- Guru-snigdha oushadas
- Mana prasadana aushadas
PANCHAKARMA TREATMENT MODALITIES
- Abhyanga
- Pada abhyangam
- Talam
- Shiro abhyanga
- Shiro pichu
- Shiro dhara
- Shiro lepa
- Annalepana
- Shashtika shali pinda sweda
- Tala pothichil
- Shiro vasti
- Nasya
MEDICATIONS
KASHAYAS
- Ashwagandha + vidari ksheera kashaya
- Chandanadi kashaya
- Drakshadi kashaya
- Jeevaniya gana kashaya
- Mahakalyanakam Kashaya
- Mritwikadi kashaya
- Vidaryadi kashaya
- Ksheera Kashaya
ARISHTA / ASAVA
- Ahiphenasava
- Arjunarishtam
- Aswagandharishtam
- Draksharishtam
- Saraswatarishtam
CHURNA
- Ankusha churna
- Ashwagandha churna
- Kachooradhi churna
- Panchagandha churna
- Pancharavindha churna
- Sarpagandhadhi churna
GULIKA/ GUGGULU
- Brahmi Vati
- Manasamitra Vataka
- Sarpagandhadhi vati
- Sumanas
LEHYA
- Aswagandhadhi lehya
- Drakshadi lehyam
- Kushmanda rasayana
TAILA
- Amrithadi taila
- Bala dhathriyadi taila
- Bala hatadhi taila
- Aarukaladi taila
- Balashwagandadhi taila
- Bhringaamlakadi taila
- Brahmi taila
- Chandanadi taila
- Kadaliphaladi taila
- Ksheerabala taila
- Narayana taila
- Nimbaamruthadi eranda taila
- Himasagara taila
- Kayyonyadi taila
GHRITA
- Brahmi ghrita
- Dhathrividarikam ghrita
- Jeevaneeya gana ghrita
- Kalyanaka ghrita
- Mahakalyanaka ghrita
- Saraswatha ghrita
- Vidarikalyanaka ghrita
- Vidaryadi ghrita
BHASMA/KSHARA
- Akeeka bhasma
- Pravala bhasma
RASA/ LOHA PREPARATIONS
- Pishti rasa
- Smrithi sagara rasa
KSHEERA PAKA YOGA
- Mahisha ksheera
LIFESTYLE AND HOME REMEDIES
- Follow a sleep schedule
- Check your medicines
- Limit or stop naps
- Stay active
- Exercises
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol, nicotine
- Drink plenty of fluids during the day
- Do not eat large meals
- Do not put up with pain
- Make your bedroom comfortable for sleep
- Listening to soft music
- Hot bath
- Breathing exercise or yoga
- Do not try too hard to sleep
- Get out of bed when you are not sleeping
- Don’t eat right before bed
- Most important turn off all the screens and unnecessary lights(Phones, tablets, TV etc)
AYURDHAMA TREATMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES
- Initial Consultation with Ayurveda Doctor and daily follow up consultation
- Accommodation
- All Ayurvedic Meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Supper) & herbal drink
- Advice on Diet & Lifestyle Management
- Ayurveda Therapies – Customized for each client
- Yoga (once a day – Yoga Asanas, Breathing, Meditation and Relaxation)
RESERVATION DETAILS
- We are committed to keep up the quality of our treatment programs and we take only a limited number of patients each month.
- So we advise you to reserve your treatment programs a minimum one month in advance.
- The 50% charges of the treatment programs should be paid in advance to reserve the treatment programs.
- The advance deposit will be deducted from the total treatment programs and the balance must be paid on the first day of the treatment program.