Working too hard

This topic has been on my mind for a long time, but this is the first time I ever wrote it down.

There are people who are hard working and there are people who are relatively lazy, but here, by "working too hard," I mean using our bodies too much while performing certain tasks or being in a certain posture. For example, when I brush my teeth, I have the habit of brushing too hard, which could be harmful to the teeth over time. When I taught yoga, the first thing I checked on each student was if there was unnecessarily used the body muscles, such as shrugged shoulders for warrior I and II, or even in mountain pose.

If you pay attention, you can find much more examples where you unnecessarily stress your body. Like if you are very focused while typing, your shoulders and neck could be strained, and over time, it would develop pain. You can also chew too hard, do you notice?

Now is the time to pay attention to these little trigger points of pain, and correct them if you can. Try to be effortless instead of working your body too hard.

Like my physical therapist, Mr. M, said:
Less is more,
No pain, no game is false.