Nervous System Dysregulation Isn’t in Your Head—It’s in Your Body

It can, because your nervous system doesn’t only live in your head. It runs through your entire body, and fascial tension is part of what keeps you braced and on alert.

Releasing that tension gives your system a felt sense of safety — which is often precisely what talking and thinking alone can’t reach.

Massage relaxes muscle in the moment. Talk therapy works with the story and the mind. This works with fascia and posture together, giving your body a new baseline to settle into.

Most people use it alongside therapy rather than instead of it — the two reach different doors into the same room.

No. You don’t have to relive the story or explain anything you’d rather not.

We work with what’s present in the body right now. Some people talk a lot during a session and some barely at all — both are fine, and neither makes the work less effective.

We start with a check-in about how your system is doing — where you’re holding, how you’ve been sleeping, what’s been loud this week.

Then slow, intentional hands-on work paired with gentle movement and breath. You stay clothed throughout, and you stay in charge: the pace is set by what your system can actually absorb, not by what a protocol says should happen next.

We finish by giving the work a moment to land, and I’ll often suggest something small to practice at home — usually a way of breathing or resting rather than an exercise.

Sensitive systems tend to do well here, precisely because nothing is forced. There’s no fixing and no pushing through.

We go slowly, check in often, and back off the moment something is more than you want. Bracing against pressure would defeat the entire purpose — a system that’s defending itself isn’t releasing.

If less turns out to be more for you, that’s not a lesser version of the work. For a lot of people it’s the whole point.

No — it’s one of the most common reasons people come in, and it’s something this work is well suited to.

Numbness and disconnection aren’t an absence of sensation so much as a system that learned tuning out was safer. Slow, predictable, respectful touch gives it evidence to the contrary, and sensation usually returns gradually rather than all at once.

Often within the session itself — breathing drops lower, shoulders come down, the background hum quiets.

What matters more is what shows up over the following week: sleeping through the night, reacting less to things that used to spike you, noticing you’re tense before it becomes pain. Those are the signs the change is holding.

Sessions are 60 minutes and cost $240 — a full hour of unhurried, one-on-one work.

They run every Wednesday from 10am to 2pm, and you choose your time when you book. Climbing gym members receive a 15% discount.

Nervous systems unwind on their own schedule. Some people feel noticeably calmer after one session; for others the shift is gradual and shows up as sleeping better or reacting less before it shows up on the table.

A 10-session series gives the work room to reach the whole body. Coming as needed works too — we’ll build the plan around what your system responds to.

Insurance doesn’t cover this work. FSA and HSA funds typically do with a doctor’s note, and I can help you navigate the paperwork.

Something comfortable you can move in that leaves the body accessible — fitted or loose shorts with a sports bra, or gym shorts.

Leave jewellery and watches off and tie long hair back. Your comfort and privacy are respected at every point.

24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule keeps your deposit refundable. Less than that and the full session price is charged.

Cancellations are confirmed by email from our office — if you don’t receive one, email maya@helloalignment.com straight away so no late charge lands.