When the mind withdraws from its activities, then the individual sleeps. Proper sleep causes happiness, nourishment, strength, potency, knowledge and life. Improper sleep brings misery, emaciation, weakness, sterility, ignorance, and death.

Sleep problem 1: Difficulty falling asleep; your mind cannot shut down. You think over the day's activities, generating worry and anxiety.

Sleep problem 2: You get to sleep but wake continually during the night, particularly between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. There can be fear, anger, and other emotions. Or, you may wake feeling full of energy and unable to even stay in bed.

Sleep problem 3: You sleep for eight hours or more but don't feel refreshed on waking and find it difficult to get out of bed until late. Often, in the morning it's difficult to arise.

Ayurveda, the traditional system of medicine that is based on the tenet of balance in our bodily systems, to attain sound sleep. According to Ayurveda, when we have excess Vata and our minds are active with too many thoughts, it becomes impossible for us to relax. So, it is imperative to relieve the stress from our brains, which eventually will help in inducing sleep.

Treatments include: Abhyanga, shirodhara, Takradhara, Thalapodichil, Thalam, Shirovasthi, Ksheeradhara, Herbal steam Bath, Pizhichil, Kashayadhara, special lepanam, Nasyam etc.