Abstract
Sleep one amoug the tripods of life. The health benifits attributed to it varies from a happy and healthy life to death. Eventhough the physiology is not fully explored; these benifits of sleep can be explained in terms the effects on quality of life, immune system, reproductive system etc.These evidences heps tho explore the psychosomatic reach of sleep in a better way.
Keywords: Sleep, Nidra, Psychosomatic Approach.
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