1/10th the Effort
A body-mind exercise to reduce tension by finding the minimum effort you need for daily tasks.
Why it works
When you switch from putting excessive effort into your daily activities to instead using the "minimum effective dose," your chronic tension patterns will be released.
How to practice
- During any activity (typing, talking, sitting, etc.), notice your effort level (physical and mental). Ask yourself: "Could I do this with 1/10th of the effort?"
- Experiment with: - Breathing into subtle muscular tension or clenching patterns - Notice as you start to 'try' to do with less effort; welcome and relax into that as well - Play with how relaxed you can let yourself be, while remaining in an upright posture
- Keep reducing effort until you find the sweet spot. Notice what changes in your experience. Stay attuned to ways "efforting" creeps back into your experience.
Good to know
The key is discovering how much of our daily tension is unnecessary and counterproductive. Many find that dramatically reducing effort maintains or improves their performance.
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