Dr. Ceciley Maxa

Dr. Ceciley Maxa Chronic pain nearly stole my life. Now I’m a Neurologically-Based Chiropractor helping others heal.

🎄 Day 10: Let Scent Be Your Anchor 💚Scent is one of the fastest ways to shift your nervous system. It connects directly ...
12/22/2025

🎄 Day 10: Let Scent Be Your Anchor 💚

Scent is one of the fastest ways to shift your nervous system. It connects directly to your brain’s limbic system…the area responsible for memory, emotion, and safety.

🧠 Hack: Smell something that makes you feel safe or grounded. Think cinnamon, pine, cloves, vanilla, or the lotion your grandma used.

✨ Why it works: Scent bypasses logic and speaks directly to the emotional centers of your brain. One deep inhale of something familiar or comforting can calm your system instantly and bring you back to the present moment.

Smell is powerful. Let it bring you home.

🎄 Day 8: Sip, Savor, Slow DownIn the rush of the season, your nervous system often mirrors your pace. Slowing down, even...
12/21/2025

🎄 Day 8: Sip, Savor, Slow Down

In the rush of the season, your nervous system often mirrors your pace. Slowing down, even for one intentional moment, can send a powerful signal of safety to your brain.

🧠 Hack: Sip something warm and comforting, like tea or hot chocolate. As you drink, breathe slowly and imagine cooling it off with each exhale.

✨ Why it works: Slowing your breath while doing something familiar and enjoyable supports vagus nerve activation. It helps shift your body out of fight or flight and into rest and digest.

This moment is yours. Let it be slow.

🎄 Day 9: Melt the Freeze with Gentle Movement

If you are feeling stuck, frozen, or dissociated, you are not lazy. Your nervous system may be in a freeze response, doing its best to protect you.

🧠 Hack: Do one small, gentle movement. Stand up and stretch, sway side to side, or walk around the room. Nothing intense — just enough to signal safety to your brain.

✨ Why it works: Movement increases blood flow and gently activates your vestibular and proprioceptive systems. This helps shift your body out of freeze and back into presence without overwhelming your system.

You are not stuck. You are thawing.

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🎄 Day 7: Cozy Up in the DarkYour nervous system processes everything you see, not just what you focus on. Holiday lights...
12/19/2025

🎄 Day 7: Cozy Up in the Dark

Your nervous system processes everything you see, not just what you focus on. Holiday lights, screens, shopping crowds, and decorations can overload your visual system and leave your brain feeling drained.

🧠 Hack: Try a weighted eye mask, blue light glasses, or blackout curtains to give your eyes a break. Even five minutes of quiet darkness can calm your brain and lower sensory stress.

✨ Why it works: Your eyes are directly connected to your brain. Reducing visual input signals safety and helps your nervous system downshift into rest mode.
Give your brain the gift of less to look at.

🎄 Day 6: Spot the Glimmers ✨🪩🥰Amidst the stress and stimulation, your brain needs reminders that you are safe and suppor...
12/18/2025

🎄 Day 6: Spot the Glimmers ✨🪩🥰

Amidst the stress and stimulation, your brain needs reminders that you are safe and supported. That is where glimmers come in. They are the opposite of triggers.

🧠 Hack: Each day, write down one glimmer.
Something that brings you a moment of joy, peace, or connection, like lighting your favorite candle, watching a Christmas movie you love, or spotting twinkle lights on your way home.

✨ Why it works: Glimmers activate the parasympathetic nervous system and help rewire your brain to notice safety instead of threat. This strengthens your ability to regulate and builds emotional resilience.
The little moments matter. Your nervous system is paying attention.

🎄 Day 5: Track Your Tinsel Tolerance (a.k.a. Nervous System Load)🪩✨Your nervous system thrives on consistency, but the h...
12/17/2025

🎄 Day 5: Track Your Tinsel Tolerance (a.k.a. Nervous System Load)🪩✨

Your nervous system thrives on consistency, but the holidays often bring anything but. That’s why pausing mid-day to check in with yourself is a powerful regulation tool.

🧠 Hack: Ask yourself if you’re overstimulated, underfed, or maxed out on human interaction. You can use a mood or HRV tracker, or just rate yourself on a scale from Scrooge to Buddy the Elf.

✨ Why it works: Awareness creates space for regulation. Whether you use NeuralChek or trust your intuition, tuning into your stress patterns helps you stay proactive instead of reactive. That’s a holiday superpower worth having.

Your brain doesn’t need perfection. It just needs presence.

🎄 Updated Hours Starting After Christmas 🎄Starting the week after Christmas, I’ll be shifting to a new schedule:Tuesdays...
12/16/2025

🎄 Updated Hours Starting After Christmas 🎄

Starting the week after Christmas, I’ll be shifting to a new schedule:

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. ✨

Balancing stay-at-home mom life and practice life is no small thing, and this new rhythm just makes more sense for my family, for my energy, and for the way I want to show up for you.

Same care. Same nervous system magic. Just a simpler, more sustainable flow.

If you’re already a patient, we’ll make sure your care plan flows smoothly into the new rhythm. If you’ve been thinking about getting started, this might be your sign.

📅 DM or text me to book into the new schedule.

🎄Day 4: When in Doubt, Peppermint It Out❤️Between the lights, screens, and smiling through the stress, we hold a lot of ...
12/16/2025

🎄Day 4: When in Doubt, Peppermint It Out❤️
Between the lights, screens, and smiling through the stress, we hold a lot of tension in our face this time of year. That tension can affect your mood, focus, and how your nervous system functions.

🧠 Hack: Dab a little diluted peppermint essential oil on your temples and jawline. Then gently massage or tap around your cheeks, forehead, and sinuses.

✨ Why it works: Peppermint contains menthol, which stimulates cranial nerves and cooling receptors in the skin. This can calm your nervous system, reduce facial tension, and support vagus nerve function. It may also help with headaches and nausea. Bonus — it smells like Christmas.

A little sensory reset can go a long way.

🎄 Day 3: Don’t Let Holiday Headaches Steal Your Joy 💚Tension headaches and mental fog are super common this time of year...
12/15/2025

🎄 Day 3: Don’t Let Holiday Headaches Steal Your Joy 💚

Tension headaches and mental fog are super common this time of year, especially with all the screen time, stress, and rushing around. But a little gentle movement can go a long way.

🧠 Hack: After a warm shower or while bundled up in your favorite scarf, slowly nod your head yes and no. Keep the movement soft and easy — no straining.

✨ Why it works: The very top of your spine supports blood flow to your brain and helps regulate vagus nerve function. Releasing tension here can ease headaches and help you feel clearer, calmer, and more present.
Sometimes the most powerful nervous system resets are also the simplest.

❄️Day 2: Sing It Like Cindy Lou Who ❄️Let’s talk about one of the simplest (and weirdly powerful) ways to regulate your ...
12/14/2025

❄️Day 2: Sing It Like Cindy Lou Who ❄️

Let’s talk about one of the simplest (and weirdly powerful) ways to regulate your nervous system… your voice.

Singing, humming, or even softly talking to yourself activates your vagus nerve, which helps shift your body out of stress mode and into a calmer, more connected state.

So today’s hack is as joyful as it is effective:

🎄✨ Sing your favorite holiday song. ✨🎄

In the car, in the shower, while wrapping gifts — let your voice move energy and create safety in your system. Try “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” or something from Elf or The Grinch.

It’s not just festive… functional. ☃️

What’s your go-to Christmas song? 🎶 Drop it in the comments below!

🎄 Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas — Nervous System Edition! 🎄The holidays are full of magic… but they can also be a ...
12/13/2025

🎄 Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas — Nervous System Edition! 🎄

The holidays are full of magic… but they can also be a lot for your nervous system.

Between the nonstop to-do lists, social energy, sugar crashes, and overstimulation, it’s no wonder so many of us feel more frazzled than festive this time of year.

So I’m sharing 12 simple, science-backed nervous system hacks to help you stay calm, clear, and connected no matter what the season brings.

Follow along over the next 12 days as I help you bring a little more peace, presence, and regulation into your holidays. ✨

You asked — here’s the breakdown 🧠💛Simple, effective ways to actually support your vagus nerve and reset your nervous sy...
12/11/2025

You asked — here’s the breakdown 🧠💛

Simple, effective ways to actually support your vagus nerve and reset your nervous system.

💛 Want personalized support with this? Schedule with me today. Link in bio.

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🎄✨Detox December Is On ✨🎄Because healing starts with clearing out what’s weighing your body down.This month only, I’m of...
12/09/2025

🎄✨Detox December Is On ✨🎄
Because healing starts with clearing out what’s weighing your body down.

This month only, I’m offering a full-body detox experience designed to support your drainage pathways, reduce inflammation, and help your nervous system breathe again:
✨ 5 Ionic Foot Detoxes
✨ 1 Clinical-Grade Binder Supplement
✨ + Microcurrent Liver Support during each session
✨ + Bonus BrainTap Detox Session
🎁 All for just $375 (reg. $545)
⚡ Each session includes targeted microcurrent therapy to support your liver, your main detox organ, and enhance your body’s natural ability to process and release toxins.

🧠 You’ll also get a BrainTap Detox session to shift your brain into a parasympathetic state, amplify detox pathways, and support mental clarity through light, sound, and frequency.

This isn’t just a cleanse. It’s functional detox with nervous system support at the core.

📅 I’m only offering a few of these bundles this month. They will go to those ready to commit to a deeper reset.

DM to book or hit the link in bio to reserve yours.

Let’s start clearing space. Neurologically, emotionally, and physically. So you can rise strong in 2026. 💥

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