One better regulated woman can change many lives.

Your body has been trying to tell you something.

Your nervous system has one job: decide whether you’re safe, and respond.Not with your mind. You can tell yourself you’re fine all day long. It isn’t listening to that conversation.It answers through the body. Through sensation. Through what it picks up from the people around you and from your own history.That’s where we work. Not intellectually. In your body, together.

Wondering if this work is for you? See what dysregulation looks like →

Offerings

The Healing Program - 4 to 6 monthsMost care happens in crisis. You wait until something breaks, then go looking for a fix, something to manage the symptoms. This is the opposite of that. $212 per month
Limited Introductory Price: $185 per month

Somatic Sessions - 75 minutesThis bodywork is unique and individualized for each person and includes hands on Shiatsu and Reiki rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It’s part bodywork, part energy work, part insight. $135

Group Reiki Meditations - 45 minutesSmall group meditations in a Reiki filled room, with some light individual Reiki offered. Meditations are guided visualizations for deep relaxation and nervous system rest. $20

Maintenance Sessions - 50 minutesFor clients who have completed The Healing Program and want to come back as-needed for help processing anything happening in the mind or body. $75

About Anna

My body learned what my mind had been telling me for years:There is a better way.

I used to be the CEO of a successful software company. On paper, I had it all. In my body, I was falling apart.After health scares that I could no longer ignore, I left my career to focus on healing.That’s when I discovered what Western medicine and talk therapy had been missing: My nervous system default was heightened and vigilant. My body was holding decades of unprocessed stress, perfectionism, and emotion. I needed to work with it somatically, not just understand it intellectually.By a piecemeal effort, lots of trial and error, wandering down many paths, I slowly learned what my nervous system needed. I learned how to give it that.Now I help women do the same, so you don't have to wander like I did.I’m a licensed massage therapist and Reiki Master, trained in Zen Shiatsu and Traditional Chinese Medicine at Zen Shiatsu Chicago, specializing in Nervous System Regulation and Co-regulation.

What Women Say

Hear it directly from the women who have experienced it.

A session with Anna is everything you didn't know you needed. Her skill and intuition are blended with her warmth and care. I felt able to open and explore my body's messaging in a gentle and comfortable way. Also, as a mental health professional, I felt glad to be able to send my own clients to Anna and she was able to help them find the parts of the pain the words could not. Do yourself the favor and experience it for yourself.
- IvyI had the very good fortune to be recommended to Anna by my therapist. Treatments were always deeply relaxing and renewing. She is thoughtful and caring, checking in before and after each session with questions to guide treatments.
-VanessaDuring our sessions Anna helped me feel more centered, less anxious and assisted me in progressing to having more faith in the universe as a whole. It was very helpful during a time I had a lot going on in my life that created stress and uncertainty.
- Ashley

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Somatic Bodywork?Somatic Bodywork is healing work that addresses emotions and stress stored in your body - your nervous system, not just physical tension. Unlike traditional massage that focuses primarily on muscles and physical tension, somatic bodywork addresses the profound connection between our minds and bodies. While talk therapy processes emotions through conversation, somatic bodywork helps you access and release what your nervous system is holding through hands-on techniques - specifically I use Shiatsu and Reiki.How is this different from regular massage?Regular massage focuses on muscle tension and physical relaxation. Somatic Bodywork addresses the emotional patterns and stress your nervous system is holding using Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki, and Shiatsu techniques.What is Shiatsu?Shiatsu is a hands-on, Japanese style of therapeutic bodywork that is rooted in Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is performed fully-clothed, and my touch can range from gentle to firm depending on your preference and needs. There is some light stretching and opening of the joint spaces, similar to what you might experience in yoga.What is Reiki?Reiki is a Japanese energy healing technique that promotes relaxation and stress reduction. As a Reiki Master, I will incorporate gentle energy work into our sessions when appropriate, though my primary approach is hands-on Shiatsu bodywork. Many clients describe feeling deeply relaxed and a sense of energy moving or releasing during treatment, whether or not they are familiar with Reiki concepts.What should I wear to my appointment?You will be fully clothed during your entire session. Please wear comfortable clothing that you can easily move in, such as workout clothes. I recommend sweatpants or yoga pants (not shorts), and a loose fitting shirt. Please wear (or bring with) clean socks.Do you only work with women?Generally, yes. In my experience women hold the energetic containers at home and work. When a woman becomes better regulated, her nervous system can impact that of her partner, kids, employees, and colleagues dramatically.Where are you located?My office is located at 475 River Bend Rd # 104 in Naperville, IL.Less than a mile from downtown Naperville and conveniently located off of Aurora Ave, there is ample free parking on-site.To find my space from the parking lot, follow the sidewalk to the right of the building until you come to the rear double doors. Enter those doors, turn right down the hallway, and my office on the left, suite 104.ContactEmail: annakbrozek@ gmail.com
Phone / Text: 331 - 328 - 7450
Location: 475 River Bend Rd #104 Naperville, IL

Is this you?

Signs of Nervous System DysregulationPhysical
- Chronic tension (jaw, shoulders, back)
- Shallow or held breath
- Fatigue that doesn't resolve with rest
- Digestive issues (IBS, nausea, constipation/diarrhea)
- Auto-immune disease
- Hypervigilance, startling easily, scanning for threat
- Sleep disturbances
- Chronic pain without clear structural causeEmotional/Psychological
- Emotional flooding or numbness
- Irritability or rage that feels disproportionate
- Anxiety with no clear source
- Difficulty accessing joy or pleasure
- Shame spirals or collapse after conflictCognitive
- Brain fog, poor concentration
- Black-and-white thinking under stress
- Intrusive thoughts or rumination loops
- Difficulty making decisionsRelational/Behavioral
- Fawning, people-pleasing as a default (tend-and-befriend survival response)
- Withdrawing or shutting down in conflict
- Over-explaining or over-apologizing
- Difficulty tolerating being alone, or difficulty in social settingsSomatic Markers
- Incomplete stress cycles, tension that never fully discharges
- Dissociation or feeling "not quite in your body"
- Freeze responses that look like procrastination or avoidance---The key distinction from ordinary stress: these patterns are persistent and baseline, not just situational reactions. The nervous system has essentially reset its thermostat to a dysregulated default.That's the target of this somatic work - not managing symptoms, but recalibrating the set point.--
What no one teaches us is how our nervous system sets the tone for everyone around us. How when we're dysregulated, running on empty, reactive, heightened, the people we love match that energy. How when we finally settle, they can settle too.I had to piece this together for myself, for my family, in my own body. And that is why I do this work to help other women, other moms, to finally get back to a regulated baseline.

The Healing Program - 4 to 6 monthsMost care happens in crisis. You wait until something breaks, then go looking for a fix, something to manage the symptoms. This is the opposite of that.What you can expect:• Four to six months of sustained work together.
• One full session every month. 75 minutes on the mat, hands-on Shiatsu and Reiki, going deep.
• Two maintenance sessions every month. 45 minutes, lighter touch, Reiki, keeping the thread alive.
• Simple practices and meditations you do at home, so the work doesn’t stop when you leave.Your time commitment is essential, because your nervous system learns through repetition, not intensity.$212 per month
Limited Introductory Price: $185 per month

The affordable price is intentional. Most programs price you out before the work can take hold. This one is designed to stay within reach for the duration.

You must apply to enter into The Healing Program. There is limited capacity and it requires a time and energetic commitment on your part for maximum effectiveness.

If you are new to my work I suggest you start with a Somatic Session, a 75-minute appointment where we talk, you experience the work, and then you decide if The Healing Program right for you. No pressure.$135If you apply to join The Healing Program within 48 hours and are accepted, the Somatic Session fee will be applied toward your first month.

Somatic Sessions - 75 minutesThis bodywork is unique and individualized for each person and includes hands on Shiatsu and Reiki rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It’s part bodywork, part energy work, part insight.Each Somatic Session includes:• Assessment using Traditional Chinese Medicine principles to identify where you’re holding stress and emotion in your body
• Hands-on Shiatsu bodywork and Reiki to release tension in your muscles, meridians, and nervous system
• Insights about the emotional patterns connected to your physical symptoms
• Practical guidance for continuing the work between sessionsSessions are performed fully clothed on a comfortable mat. Please wear athletic clothing you can move in, pants not shorts, and bring socks. The treatment is comforting, grounding, and deeply relaxing - working at the depth that’s right for your individual body.This work is especially helpful for:• Chronic stress showing up as physical pain (shoulders, back, neck, digestive issues)
• Anxiety and sleep problems that haven’t responded to other treatments
• Feeling stuck in relationships, jobs, or life decisions
• Processing anger, grief, or overwhelm during life transitions
• Wanting to try meditation but feeling like your mind won’t quiet downMany clients are also in talk therapy. Somatic Bodywork complements therapy beautifully by helping you process what your body is holding while your therapist helps you process what your mind is working through.$135 per session

Maintenance Sessions - 50 minutesFor clients who have completed The Healing Program and want to come back as needed for light bodywork and Reiki.These sessions are great monthly or bi-monthly to maintain and deepen the work you accomplished in The Healing Program. You can also visit as-needed when something comes up in your life causing physical or emotional discomfort. For a longer, or deeper session, please book a Somatic Session.To qualify for Maintenance Sessions you must visit at least once every six months after you complete The Healing Program.$75

Group Reiki Meditations - 45 minutesSmall group meditations in a Reiki filled room, with some light individual Reiki offered. Meditations are guided visualizations for deep relaxation and nervous system rest.$20 per class

Also available for private groups, up to 6 people, for $135 total. Email to inquire.