Nervous System Regulation

East Asian Medicine for a System Stuck in Overdrive—or Shut Down

You might be calm one moment and flooded the next. Alert to every stimulus, or too exhausted to respond. Maybe you feel like your body doesn’t know how to shift out of stress mode—or that it no longer recognizes what rest even feels like.
 

These are signs of a dysregulated nervous system. And they’re more common than you might think.
 

In East Asian Medicine, we look at nervous system patterns through the lens of circulation, nourishment, rhythm, and resilience. Rather than targeting a single symptom, we work to reestablish whole-system harmony—supporting the body’s ability to respond appropriately to stress and return to baseline when the moment has passed.
 

This is not a quick-fix approach—but it can be a transformative one. Through consistent, gentle care, the body begins to trust again.
 

Common Experiences We Support

• Vagus nerve sensitivity or dysregulation

• “Tired and wired” feeling—exhausted but unable to rest

• Dysautonomia, POTS, or chronic fight-or-flight state

• HPA axis dysfunction or adrenal fatigue

• Nervous system flares tied to trauma, infection, or long COVID

• Stress-related digestive issues or temperature swings

• Emotional reactivity or sudden drops into dissociation

• Feeling “off,” overwhelmed, or on edge without clear cause
   

Our Approach

Rather than forcing regulation, we help create the conditions for it to return naturally. We start with curiosity—what rhythms are stuck? What inputs feel overwhelming? Where is there collapse, excess, or stagnation? From there, we tailor treatment to your needs, your constitution, and your nervous system’s current capacity.
 

Treatments may include:

• Acupuncture to help regulate stress response, circulation, and internal communication

• Herbal medicine to support energy, mood, digestion, or sleep depending on presentation

• Moxibustion or gentle techniques for grounding, warmth, and nourishing depleted systems

• Thoughtful pacing, with treatments designed to avoid overstimulation

This is especially helpful for those who feel sensitive to touch, sound, light, or emotion—or who’ve felt dismissed when other providers couldn’t find a clear diagnosis.
 

What to Expect

Many patients seek this care after months or years of not feeling “quite right.” We don’t expect you to explain every symptom—your body carries its own wisdom, and our role is to listen and respond. Whether you’re navigating a specific condition or a more diffuse sense of dysregulation, we’ll move at your body’s pace.
 

Related Services

This condition is most often supported through:

• Reclaiming Calm – for nervous system healing, stress recovery, and trauma-informed care
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• Clarifying the Path – herbal consultations without acupuncture
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