Tax Season Isn’t Just Stressful — It’s Taxing on Your Mind and body
Tax Season Isn’t Just Stressful — It’s Taxing on Your Mind and body
In a culture where burnout is worn like a badge and chronic health issues are steadily rising, it’s easy to forget that the body already knows how to heal—it just needs the right input. Red Light Therapy and Near Infrared Light Therapy offer that input. Without pills, needles, or side effects, this gentle, science-backed method taps into the body’s own regenerative systems to reduce pain, restore balance, and support chronic stress recovery.
And there’s no time this matters more than during tax season—especially if you’re still under the weight of a tax extension. When the deadlines loom and the numbers won’t line up, it’s not just a mental game anymore. Your body starts to turn it into tight shoulders, restless sleep, gut tension, and a sense that you’re always five minutes behind… even when you're not.
You’re Not Overreacting. Your Body’s Just Overloaded.
When stress sticks around for too long, your body flips into survival mode—and stays there. That’s your HPA axis at work (your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system), flooding your system with cortisol and adrenaline to keep you on edge. That would be useful if you were running from a bear. Less useful when the threat is a deadline and a spreadsheet.
Over time, that pressure builds up. It disrupts your digestion. Suppresses your immune system. Hijacks your sleep. Raises inflammation. And burns through your energy reserves until you’re left feeling wired, tired, and out of sync.
Tax stress is real. And your body is paying for it in ways you may not even realize yet.
What It Feels Like to Finally Let Go
At Enlighten, we treat stress the way it actually works—as a full-body disruption that needs a full-body solution. That’s why we use full-body light therapy to surround you with Red and Near Infrared Light in a session that’s quiet, personalized, and deeply restorative.
You’ll lie down on a clean, supportive surface—no pressure points, no noise, just you and the light. The room is calm. You’re surrounded by the soft glow of healing light, and as it pulses beneath and around you, something starts to shift. Your jaw unclenches. Your stomach stops bracing. Your shoulders finally drop.
And then there’s the silence—not just in the room, but in your nervous system.
Every session is personalized to focus on what your body is actually holding. That tension in your back from days at the desk? We target it. That gut unease you’ve been blaming on “something you ate”? We support that, too. Even your face—tight from hours of clenching through late-night emails and IRS dread—can begin to soften.
It’s subtle. But it’s powerful. Clients often don’t realize how stressed they were until they finally feel what relaxed actually feels like.
🕯️ "This experience is well worth the effort. Incredible relaxation, and professional service. Jennifer the owner, is very knowledgeable about Red light therapy. I’ll be going back often."
Cathy Brooks
How Often Should You Come In?
We recommend two to three sessions per week if you’re currently feeling overwhelmed, run down, or stuck in that fight-or-flight state. Light therapy works cumulatively—like watering a plant. Each session helps regulate your nervous system, improves circulation, lowers inflammation, and gently nudges your body out of survival and back into repair.
And no, this isn’t some luxury add-on. It’s the reset your system has been begging for.
Let the IRS Take Your Paperwork—Not Your Peace of Mind
If you’re still feeling the weight of the tax deadline—or if that financial stress has just evolved into a constant low-grade buzz in the background—this is your sign to pause.
Let us help you slow down. Let us help you breathe. Let us help you reclaim the parts of yourself that stress has tried to shut down. This tax season, don’t just get through it. Recover from it. One session at a time.
Call to text us at 916-300-0916 to speak with someone who gets it. Or if you’re ready to schedule your first session now!