Social anxiety isn’t just about feeling nervous in social situations—it’s a nervous system response. It’s not something to be “pushed through” or “overcome” with willpower, because the body is doing exactly what it was wired to do: protect.

The interplay between the nervous system and ancient energy practices highlights that healing is not just physical or energetic but an integration of the two. When we listen to the language of the nervous system, we are also tuning into the body’s subtle energy cues that have been recognized for millennia.