🌙 Do you experience these every night?

• Light sleep, easily awakened

• Waking up between 2–4am

• Racing thoughts at night

• Shallow breathing

• Palpitations or chest tightness

• Fatigue even after sleeping

• More severe before menstruation

• Hard to fall back asleep

In KL & Bukit Jalil, this “light sleep + frequent awakening” pattern is extremely common.
In TCM, this reflects Qi–Blood deficiency, Liver Qi stagnation, Heart–Spleen imbalance or internal heat disturbing the mind.

🌿 How TCM Understands Light Sleep & Frequent Awakening

1️⃣ Heart–Spleen Deficiency (Most common)

✔ Shallow sleep
✔ Palpitations
✔ Fatigue
✔ Difficulty falling back asleep

(Caused by overthinking, stress, weak digestion)

2️⃣ Liver Qi Stagnation (Stress type)

✔ Wakes between 1–3am
✔ Mind won’t shut down
✔ Emotional tension

3️⃣ Yin Deficiency with Heat

✔ Night heat
✔ Restless mind
✔ Trouble falling asleep

4️⃣ Phlegm–Fire Disturbing the Heart

✔ Vivid dreams
✔ Irritability
✔ Chest tightness

5️⃣ Kidney Deficiency (Common after 35–40)

✔ Early awakening
✔ Night urination
✔ Lower back soreness

🌸 How Health Shine TCM Treats Light Sleep & Night Wakings

1️⃣ Acupuncture to Calm the Mind

✔ Increases deep sleep
✔ Reduces night waking
✔ Calms the nervous system
✔ Improves heart rhythm stability

Common points: Shenmen, Neiguan, Baihui, Sanyinjiao, Taichong.

2️⃣ Herbal Medicine Based on Constitution

✔ Heart–Spleen deficiency → Guipi formula
✔ Liver Qi stagnation → Xiaoyao formula
✔ Yin deficiency → Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
✔ Phlegm–fire → Huanglian Wendan
✔ Kidney deficiency → Liuwei Dihuang (modified)

3️⃣ Sleep Tui Na / Ear Seeds

✔ Reduces sympathetic overactivity
✔ Helps the mind settle down

4️⃣ Lifestyle Guidance

✔ Avoid screens 1 hour before sleep
✔ Reduce coffee & milk tea
✔ Light dinner
✔ Breathing practice before bed

Most people improve within 1–2 weeks:
✔ Better sleep continuity
✔ Deeper sleep
✔ Less anxiety
✔ More daytime energy

💬 From the practitioner：

“Sleep problems are not just mental —
they are signals that your Qi, Blood and organs need support.
Once the body finds balance, sleep naturally deepens.”

— Jason Cheh, Registered TCM Practitioner (MOH Malaysia)

📍 Aurora Place, Bukit Jalil
📞 010-281 9815
✨ Deep sleep is the foundation of healing.

Health Shine TCM & Acupuncture Centre in Bukit Jalil, KL offers personalized TCM treatments, acupuncture, herbal remedies, massage & pain relief services.

Posted by Health Shine TCM & Acupuncture Centre Sdn Bhd on 30 Nov 25