Outside my house is a tall quick growing mimosa tree (Albizia julibrisin). In the summer time thousands of bright pink Dr. Seuss like puff ball flowers emerge and gently sway in the breeze. Just resting under the tree and looking up is magical, uplifting and relaxing. In the evening the leaves close against each other, mimicking our same pattern of going to bed to sleep. In Japan it is called “Nemunoki” which means sleeping tree and in Iran its name means “night sleeper”. And indeed when we take mimosa as an herb it helps us not only feel uplifted but gently relaxed and as a helpful aid for sleep.