Abstract

EFFECT OF SHIRODHARA IN STRESS INDUCED INSOMNIA

Vishakha V. Patil* and Maya V. Gokhale

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Abstract

Background: “Health is wealth”, we know this phrase very well but to follow this as we said is not possible in today‟s era. Because people nowadays busy with their own schedule. Everyone here runs behind their dreams for betterment of their lives. With all of these consequences how can we ignore „Stress‟, which is common factor that hampers our day to day life. In Ayurveda, „Nidra‟ is considered as one of the „Trayopstambha‟ i.e. tripod of life. „Shirodhara‟ therapy acts as a natural stress buster. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which an individual has trouble falling or staying asleep. This is what is tried to explain in this present study. Objective: To study the effect of Shirodhara in stress induced insomnia. Material and Methods: Ayurvedic and modern texts. Conclusion: „Stress‟ is a main factor responsible for many lifestyle and psychosomatic disorders including Insomnia. Here is an attempt to explain the efficacy of „Shirodhara‟ in stress induced insomnia, with its mode of action and how it helps to improve the sleep quality of an individual by reducing all the symptoms of Insomnia.

Keywords: Shirodhara, Stress, Insomnia, Nidra, Trayopstambha, Ajnya chakra.