Armaita

There was one particular post in the general thread that I think may be of help to you (bolding mine):

(newbie poking my head up here - hi!)

 

I'm studying to become a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner and I find this topic fascinating - and very topical, since I have problems sleeping as well.

 

According to Ayurveda, there are three basic kinds of insomnia based on the three basic body types.

 

Vata insomnia is the racing mind that will not settle down long enough to get to sleep. Instead, you toss and turn and think about everything under the sun, and may even have a hard time winding down enough to just get in bed, much less get to sleep (yeah, that's me, big time).

 

With Pitta insomnia, you tend to wake up throughout the night in 90 minute cycles, often charged with some powerful negative emotion like anger or frustration, or you may wake up between 2 and 4am with a surge of driven energy that prevents you from getting back to sleep. Instead, you may feel the urge to get up and "get things done."

 

Kapha insomnia comes, ironically from too much sleep, a heavy or extended nap during the day that leaves you overslept and unable to sleep at night. Often sleep will be so heavy and deep that there is no refreshment to it, so despite sleeping a great deal, one never feels properly rested.

 

To calm Vata, which is composed of air and space/motion, go with sweet, warm, grounding scents. Among the florals, rose, jasmine, honeysuckle or linden would be nice. Any spicy scent would also do nicely, and I think the milk scents would be very good as well. For myself, I like Wanton, Hunter Moon, or The Living Flame. Alice would be good too.

 

Fiery Pitta, on the other hand, needs to be cooled, so airy lavender, light white florals, aquatic notes, and green notes would be good. Water of Notre Dame would be nice. Dormouse, Neo-Tokyo, The Apothecary, and Embalming fluid also spring to mind.

 

Kaphas need to lighten their heavy sleep, so bracing energizing scents, both during the day to keep them awake and at night to keep them from sleeping like corpses. Pungent herbs, sharp greens, and woods like thyme, pine, and cedar are excellent for Kapha (my Kapha roommate loves the strong cedar note of Magus, and I think the activating qualities of the high john essence help as well). Citrus, mint, and energizing spices like cinnamon and ginger are also beneficial. I should order some Jabberwocky and Hamadryad for my roommate - she's got a new job and needs to stop sleeping through her alarm clock.

Might be worth trying something along those lines? I will say though, that I personally love TKO - I find it a much gentler scent than the Somnus blends I've tried, which works much better for me.

Good luck!