Get your Soma Synthesis™ On!SVA Secrets for Blissful Sleep

Sleep according to the Carak SamhitaAccording to Rishi Carak, Sleep is one of the three main sub-pillars that support our health (Ca.Su.: ch.11, v:35) . Our bodies need sleep when the mind is tired after a long day of sensory overload. Good quality sleep occurs when the mind completely withdraws from the senses; if the mind is still engaged with sensory objects, the quality of sleep deteriorates. Sometimes it is not easy to dis-engage the mind after a long or intense day of activities, even if we crave to have replenishing sound sleep. What to do then? Our bodies are mapped with specific energetic points called Marma points. The Nadi-s or our body’s vibrational and energetic pathways travel through these marma points, so that these marma points can act as trigger points for deeper relaxation and sounder sleep when touched and/or massaged in a gentle way. Vaidya Mishra’s SVA lineage teaches us about promoting good sound sleep through the Transdermal Marma System. How does this system work? In order to understand that, first we should look at how sleep is defined within the SVA tradition.

Sleep in the SVA TraditionIn SVA terms, when we are engaged in an activity, we use up great quantities of of Pranic energy, particularly Soma or lunar energy. SVA explains that Lunar energy/Soma is the raw material for Ojas. Ojas is the connecting factor between our mind, senses and the physical body. Nadis help receive and transport Prana. The three constituents of Prana are: Lunar energy (raw material for Soma); Agni/solar energy (power of

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transformation); and Marut (carries the intelligence and flow of Prana).

Ojas and SleepAll the etiological factors that burn or use up Ojas are factors that result in sleep imbalance. In other words, the etiological factors responsible for consuming Ojas are also the ones that disturb sleep, such as: stress; anger; toxic fumes; excessive exercise; hemorrhage. Fasting or an uncomfortable bed also disturb sleep. (Ca.Su.ch.21; v.55). These are some factors, amongst others, that lower the Ojas which can then result in sleep disturbance. The ratio of Ojas itself also fluctuates depending on the time of day. During the day, we are involved in excessive mental and physical activities which burns and brings down the levels of Ojas. During the day time, the ratio of Ojas used is higher than that of its production - we spend more of it through activity. During night time, when activities slow down, we tend to consume less Ojas. In addition, our physiology is programmed to produce Ojas during the night time. Soma gets synthesized when sleep is optimal - sound and deep and restorative. This is also supported by the fact that there is no intense Agni due to absence of Sun rays during the night time. Lunar energy is predominant during the night and so there is abundance of Soma which gets synthesizes into Ojas. This supports and sustains deeper nourishing sleep. In addition to lower levels of Ojas during the day due to increased sensory activity, exposure to EMF/EMR yet another important factor that depletes Ojas. Agni and Marut predominant EMF and EMR vibrations heat and dry up the Soma in our physiology. Since Soma is the raw material for Ojas, this automatically brings down the Ojas quality and level.

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Electromagnetic  fields  suppress  the  activity  of  the  Pineal  Gland  and  reduce  melatonin  production  (Pineal  gland  is  not  very  well  protected  by  the  blood-brain  barrier).

EMF  also  affect  serotonin,  circadian  rhythm,  and  endocrine  system;

Electromagnetic  waves  from  electrical  appliances  also  trigger  serotonin  and  melatonin  in  the  brain  and  body  (positive  ions  increase  serotonin  levels  in  the  body  the  same  as  Prozac  does);

melatonin  is  an  important  neurohormone in  the  body.  In  the  Pineal  gland    Serotonin  converts  into  melatonin  by  enzymatic  interaction.    Serotonin  and  melatonin  regulate  the  circadian  rhythm.  Melatonin  also  regulates  the  function  of  all  organs  of  endocrine  system.

Improper  functioning  of  hormones,  exposes  to  the  risk  of  Depression,  mood  swings,  anxiety,  sleep  disturbances,  brain  tumor  and  other  neurological  illness.

Ref:Antidepressant facts:  The  Serotonergic system,  the  Pineal  gland  &  side  effects  of  serotonin  acting  anti  depressants   part  1

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The importance of good sleep cannot be underestimated as it supports the production of good quality and quantity of the dhatus or seven tissues; it nourishes the seven tissues/dhatus; supports physical, mental and emotional stamina; promotes immunity; lubricates and nurtures the channels and all the parts of the body; enhances stability; proper coordination between senses and the body parts. Regular and proper sleep increases healthy life span (ref: ca.ch.21.v.42)So what can we do? Here are some practical SVA tips that can help you in your quest for deeper nourishing sleep. ********************************

Protocols for enhancing good quality sleep using the Wisdom of Nadis and Marmas:General protocol: Marmas are located all over our body. Each marma has a specific function and importance in terms of the final action we are seeking. For inducing or promoting deep sleep, the marma points on and around the head, cervical, and shoulder areas are the most important ones. We can obtain the desired results by doing the following simple steps. In addition, to support the physiology’s calming, Vaidya

Mishra has designed specific products that can go on targeted marma points for correcting accumulated imbalances. See the full protocols below. Step 1:

• Open Sushumna Nadi by Apply DGL Transdermal Cream and SuperSport Transdermal Cream before going to bed on the lower spine/back area

• Swipe the DGL cream and SuperSport cream on your legs and feet gently massaging downwards. This facilitates easy breathing.

Step 2: Apply Soma Nidra Roll-On to all these Marmas, and Maha Marma oil to Adhipati Marma. This is to enhance reception of Prana and transformation of Soma to Ojas.

vibrational rhythm.

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• These protocols help particularly in absorbing vibration of Soma from the Moon• Transforming Soma to Ojas

• Synthesizing and supporting the neurotransmitters of the brain and colon.

People with pre-existing conditions such as menopause or side effects of medication or pain, please consult with your doctor or SVA practitioner. But in general, the above protocol enhances reception and flow of Prana.

Sometimes, however, it is imbalances of a digestive nature specifically linked to the digestive system that can impeded our sleep, increasing Pitta Dosha, specially Sadhak Pitta and/or Ranjak Pitta, and turning sleep into a fleeting impossible dream! What to do then? SVA food is the answer. Vaidya has given numerous recipes that can be prepared either on the spot to address an immediate concern, or that can be prepared beforehand, if you have identified the source of your sleep problem as being a Pitta Dosha imbalance.

Eat and drink yourself into Sleep!Here are a few recipes from Vaidya’s rich SVA lineage coffers of knowledge to help you balance your body’s chemistry through delicious drinks, cookies, and other food items and induce deep sleep.

DRINKS:

Calming Lassi:

Ingredients:

½ cup of yogurt (more or less) per personHoney – slightly more than you would expect Nutmeg – fresh grated is far better tastingMelted ghee

Mix yogurt, honey and nutmeg in a bowl with a whisk or other sort of mixer. (If you end up using a blender, use a slow speed to try to keep from beating the mixture into froth rather than a cream.)

Put into individual bowls and then drizzle on the melted ghee. Stir fairly quickly to mix in the ghee rather than having it clump together.

Milkshake Ingredients:4-5 Whole dates (medjool variety or similar is best)1 cup whole organic milk (preferably not homogenized)2 pinch cinnamon powder

Method: Boil milk until it foams once. Turn off heat, cool until comfortable to touch. Put milk, cinnamon, and dates in automatic blender. Blend until dates are ground fine. Serve warm in winter, room temperature or slightly cool (not cold) in summer or if strong pitta imbalance).

Avocados ‘n Yoghurt2 Avocados2 Tablespoons yoghurt1 Teaspoon soaked white poppy seeds – soak overnight in hot boiling water¼ Teaspoon Mum’s MasalaSoma salt – as per taste½ Teaspoon olive oil

Procedure: Blend everything together. Take 2 to 4 tablespoons every night

Lassi – After Lunch: because sleep imbalance starts hours before bedtime!1 Tablespoon toasted Coriander¼ Teaspoon Mum’s Masala4 oz yoghurt8 oz waterProcedure: Blend everything

Soma Nidra Cookies:Plain cookies:Ingredients:Poppy seeds –1tbl tspRice flour - 4 ozFresh paneer - 4 ozSugar - 2-4 tbl spoonsBacking powder - 1/8 tspSoma salt - 1/8 tsp Kid’s masala no.2 - ½ tspOrGreen cardamom - 2 piecesLarge Black cardamom - 2 piecesYou can add little water for good binding of the ingredients.

Method: Mix all the ingredients together, shape like cookies. Place them in cookie tray or cookie sheet. Bake in oven for 40 minutes at 350 F or 20 minutes at 400 F in conventional oven.

Calming and Digestive Fennel and Rose cookie

Ingredients:Poppy seeds – 1tbl spoonRice flour - 4 ozFresh paneer - 4 ozSugar - 2-4 tbl spoonsBacking powder - 1/8 tspSoma salt - 1/8 tsp Fennel - 1 tbl spoon or Rose - 6 budsYou can add little water for good binding of the ingredients.

Method: Mix all the ingredients together, shape like cookies. Place them in cookie tray or cookie sheet. Bake in oven for 40 minutes at 350 F or 20 minutes at 400 F in conventional oven.

Please your Senses - Chocolate cookie Ingredients:Poppy seeds – 1tbl spoonRice flour - 4 ozFresh paneer - 4 ozSugar - 2-4 tbl spoonsBacking powder - 1/8 tspSoma salt - 1/8 tsp Organic coco powder - 1 tbl spoonKid’s masala no.2 - ½ tspOrGreen cardamom - 2 piecesLarge Black cardamom - 2 pieces

You can add little water for good binding of the ingredients.

Method: Mix all the ingredients together, shape like cookies. Place them in cookie tray or cookie sheet. Bake in oven for 40 minutes at 350 F or 20 minutes at 400 F in conventional oven.

BrowniesIngredients:Poppy seeds – 1tbl spoonRice flour - 4 ozFresh paneer - 4 ozSugar - 2-4 tbl spoonsBacking powder - 1/8 tspSoma salt - 1/8 tsp Organic coco powder - 1 tbl spoonNutmeg - 1/8 tsp Kid’s Masala no.2 - ½ tsp

OrGreen cardamom - 2 piecesLarge Black cardamom - 2 pieces

You can add little water for good binding of the ingredients.

Method: Mix all the ingredients together, shape like cookies. Place them in cookie tray or cookie sheet. Bake in oven for 40 minutes at 350 F or 20 minutes at 400 F in conventional oven.

• Tips: 1.Can add shredded coconut – 1/4tsp; 2. Sugar free brownies: Omit sugar and cocoa powder, follow rest of the procedure.

OTHER RECIPESCalming Vegetable soupIngredients:Any choice of vegetables or squashes -16 oz (Volume)Poppy seeds – 1tspCoriander seeds – 1tspNutmeg– 1/8th tspArrowroot powder- ½ tsp (for thickening the soup) Ghee - 1 tspMum’s masala - ½ tspSoma salt - ½ tspMethod: Step 1: Toast all the above ingredients in Ghee.Step 2: Then add water and boil for 20minutes. Blend everything in blender to soupy consistency.

Milk Pudding/Kheer:50 % whole organic milk50 % Water2 Cardamom pods crushed1tbl spoon – Rice (Optional)1tsp Poppy seeds1/8th tsp Nutmeg1tsp Ghee Organic raw sugar as per your taste (Optional)Dates (Optional)Cashews (optional)Raisins (optional)

Method: Toast poppy seeds in Ghee, make a paste with water or power it. Then add milk and water, Poppy seeds paste or powder, nutmeg, cardamom, boil everything to a slightly little thick consistency. If it is too thick, add water to dilute. At the end add sugar stir well and then add the dates. Serve warm or room temperature. You can garnish with toasted (in Ghee) cashews and raisins.

In case you are adding 1 tbl spoon rice, roast the rice, add it to milk with all other ingredients and boil till rice cooks or can cook rice separately and add it to the milk too.

Poppy Seeds “Halwa” - sweet dishPoppy Seeds – 1cupMilk – ¼ cup or enough to grind poppy seedsSugar - 1 cupGhee – 2 tbl spsGreen cardamom – 2podsNutmeg powder – 1/8tsp

Method: Soak poppy seeds in hot water for 3- 4 hours, drain excess water and grind adding enough milk to smooth paste. In a pan add Ghee, ground poppy seeds paste; cook till you see shine and it is well cooked. Keep stirring in between so that the halwa does not stick to the bottom of the pan. You can also do it in slow cooker or rice cooker. When it is almost done, add crushed cardamom, or kids Masala no.5, nutmeg and cook for couple of minutes.

In the EndSo you’ve done your marma point massage, you had your cookies and milk and perhaps more (!), but you could still need or use an extra little help to just tip you over into slumberland? Here are some more wonderful and tested SVA products that have kept and keep hundreds of satisfied customers sleeping well and waking up happy. SVA Soma Nidra Tea: finish your day and signal the onset of the rest period of the day with this lovely calming tea. It is a unique proprietary blend of herbal synergies with chamomile, Lavender, Nutmeg, Poppy seeds and more. Drink it 30-45 minutes prior to your actual sleep, try to drink it in muted light and EMF activity so your physiology does not receive conflicting information from the herbs and its surrounding. The tea will re-instate your body’s natural rest cycle routines with those of Nature. This tea works best when it is drank during the sleep inducing time of the night between 8-9:45pm.Pro-Sleep Plus Transdermal Cream: Blended from energetically viable herbs like Indian valerian and muskroot, this transdermal cream delivers soma-enhancing nutrients through the marma points during sleep. Marmas are energy exchange centers in the body through which prana from nature is received and distributed. Pro-Sleep Plus Transdermal Cream is applied directly to the adhipati marma (top of the head). This is the most important of the 107 marmas because it receives all the prana into the body then channels it to the other 106 marmas. Another vital pair of marmas is located in the center of the soles. When this transdermal cream is applied to these marmas with gentle pressure, it supplies the vibrational energy of the herbs to the heart and releases excess agni and marut from the heart and the rest of body. Individuals who use Pro-Sleep Plus report considerable improvement in sleep.

Restful Sleep Herbal Memory NectarThese nectar drops, containing the subtlest essence of herbs to promote soma in the physiology, are added to neutral-pH spring water and sipped throughout the day. The powerful vibrational energy of these herbs helps to neutralize the overload of agni and marut that we receive during the day while we are working.When it comes time to sleep, there is less of a buzz in the body and mind from too much agni and marut. The result is a more relaxed state, and a natural inclination to drift off to sleep when the time is right.

Pro-Sleep Soma Nidra Aroma OilThis aromatic oil blends several soma-predominant herbs which are helpful for sleep and delivers them through the air you breathe at night. Alternatively, you can place a few drops in your bath or on your wrists before going to bed.The calming, nourishing effect of this oil helps to set the stage for balanced and restful sleep.Soma Nidra Soap: take a nice relaxing bath to wash off the worries of the day and indulge in this calming soap bar for enhanced arometherapeutic goodness! Soma Nidra Spray: you fall asleep and it’s deep, but all of a sudden you wake up in a jolt in the middle of the night and even though your eyelids are still heavy with sleep and your body wants to keep resting in sleep, your mind is buzzing with a thousand thoughts a second, and you are starting to get irritated at everything. Stretch out to grab your bottle of Soma Nidra Oral Spray and squirt it a couple of times in your oral cavity and keep your mouth closed a few seconds to allow the aromatic oils to penetrate and then swallow. Then close your eyes and ignore the frenzied thoughts, focus on one simple positive thought - blissful sleep, and fade back into the land of sweet slumber....Soma Nidra Roll-On: pacify your mind and induce sleep directly by applying the goodness of calming herbs directly on your cervical area, shoulders, and spine. Use the Roll-On before going to sleep or in the middle of the night and get immediate relief.

Soma-Cal CapsulesCalcium is known in modern research for its ability to promote sleep. This calcium does not come from the bones of animals, but rather from coral growing in the sea collected in a manner that does not deplete our natural resources. The ocean is a great source of soma, and this adds to the soma-enhancing power of this formula. Not only does this formulation contain the soma-rich physical material, calcium, but it is processed with the pure vibration of soma in moonlight and rose water to ensure that the most subtle quality of soma is available.

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