October 2026

Waking at 3 a.m. with a busy mind is a familiar complaint at midlife. Sleep issues in menopause are common enough that the National Institute on Aging publishes dedicated guidance on them. Ayurveda reads the same pattern through a different

Ayurveda has a word for sleeplessness: Anidra. An Ayurvedic bedtime routine starts from the idea that a restless night is usually decided hours earlier, by what you eat, how steady your schedule is and how loud your mind is by

Nidra is the Ayurvedic word for sleep, and nidra in Ayurveda sits among the three supports of life. Think of a roof held up by three pillars. Weaken one, and the other two start to lean. This article explains what