26/05/2026
Lately many people are expressing to me a sense of exhaustion, not so much in their physical body but they are mentally and emotionally tired. A chatty mind throughout the night while the body is trying to rest, and frequent waking especially between 1-3am.
In Chinese Medicine, this is considered a key time in the body clock that reflects difficulty in processing stress smoothly within the body. This system is linked to the smooth flow of energy and emotions and when under prolonged stress, emotionally overloaded, constantly pushing through or feeling like we always need to be 'on', its often the mind that stays switched on at night even when the body is tired. This constraint can show up as interrupted sleep, neck and shoulder tension, irritability, feeling tired but wired or waking feeling like you're never fully rested.
The good news is acupuncture focuses on regulating the nervous system and helping the body shift out of this survival type mode and into a state where deeper rest becomes possible x
