Trauma can shape every aspect of our lives. From physical pain and fatigue to anxiety, digestive issues, disturbed sleep, autoimmune issues, and emotional disconnection, trauma lives in the body. At Intuitive Health & Healing in Tucson, I offer a trauma-informed, integrative approach to healing that combines the ancient wisdom of Chinese Medicine and acupuncture with intuitive coaching, somatic therapies, nervous system regulation, CranioSacral Therapy, and Reiki (energy heal

Addictive behaviors are the body's attempts to self-regulate in response to (often trauma-induced) autonomic dysregulation. Instead of viewing these behaviors as diseases, they are survival strategies that can be transformed through embodied awareness, nervous system regulation and self-compassion practices .

Identify Nervous System states and learn practices that will help shift you from dis-regulated and stressed to calm, curious and connected.

I learned to meditate through yoga, so vagal toning was already happening. I was somatically aware and had accumulated thousands of hours of quietude. Alas. My nervous system told another story and was actually fairly dis-regulated. Unwittingly, my sympathetic system was in hyper-drive and I was often in a dorsal vagal or frozen/fatigue state. After I realized chronic dysregulation was making meditation hard, I found tools to regulate the nervous system & my meditation practi

How to increase vagal tone and nervous system resilience. The vagus nerve is essentially the communication super highway of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Here you will find simple exercises that increase vagal tone in just a few minutes. Increase your vagal tone and stimulate the parasympathetic system (rest and digest), and a robust vagal tone promotes our body's’ ability to process and relax more quickly after a stressful event.

With easy techniques and small lifestyle changes, you can effectively reduce stress and anxiety naturally. Borrowing from polyvagal theory, Chinese Medicine acupuncture, bilateral stimulation, somatic experiencing, EMDR and more, you'll learn how to stop anxiety in it's tracks, build resilience and prevent habitual stress patterns.

Learn to resource the Nervous System with Bilateral Stimulation and Vagal Toning Techniques. Beyond noticing the breath and the physiology, there are a number of simple practices that we can engage when we are activated that will invite the parasympathetic (rest & digest) aspect of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) to come online and rebalance from a sympathetic state (flight, fight, freeze, appease or fawn). Taking just a few minutes to resource the ANS can make a profound

5 simple steps to amplify your Self-Care to a new level. Learn ways to slow down, pause, breathe, become more present, get quiet, and add healthy movements to your day. A balanced mind creates a balanced life.

In Chinese Medicine, insomnia and other types of sleep issues are considered a symptom of underlying issues that are influenced by an individual’s constitution, the season, systemic imbalances, musculoskeletal issues (i.e., pain), genetics, stress levels, emotional experiences, and so on. In addition to seeking the support of healthcare professionals, there are many lifestyle choices we can make to improve quality of sleep. In this post, you'll learn how to naturally improve