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Vata mind/body types often have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Their minds are active, imaginative, and restless and may be hard to quiet down at night. Kapha mind/body types need a lot of sleep or they become groggy and ineffective.

Ayurveda recommends that everyone keep a regular bedtime and morning routine. Bedtime should be at the same time each night, preferably at 10:00 P.M. The hours before bed should be spent with quiet activity, Yoga, and meditation. You should awaken at dawn, between 6:00 and 8:00 A.M., and proceed with your daily rituals.

-Vata Tea (containing the herbs licorice, ginger, cardamon and cinnamon) is calming and aids in a good night's sleep.

-A warm sesame oil massage followed by a warm bath or shower is also very relaxing and will help get you to sleep. There are three different kinds, each associated with a dosha. Moisturizing is for Vata, Cooling is for Pitta, Energizing is for Kapha

-Blissful Sleep Tablets can aid in getting you to sleep.

-Deep Rest Tablets can help if you keep waking up.

-Slumber Time Aroma Oil will help lull you into a relaxed state to prepare for sleep

 

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