You hold everything together. You take care of everyone. You push through exhaustion because there’s always one more thing that needs to be done.

Sound familiar?

Stress, overwhelm, and burnout aren’t just mental. They live in your body. The tension in your neck, the tightness in your chest, the exhaustion that never seems to go away… it’s your nervous system waving a red flag, asking for a reset.

Overactive muscular tension doesn’t need to be stretched. Save your stretching for after workouts.

Tension patterns need to be released and reset to their correct functional pattern. Stretching doesn’t do that.

You see, an overactive muscle stuck in a tension pattern is a neuromuscular issue. It is a problem between the brain and the muscle, as it is being communicated through the nervous system. When you stretch, the nervous system sends an alert to protect the area (stretch reflex response). This creates…