Separate tension from force. Developing strength does not imply generating tension. If we lift a heavy box without having strength, if we are stressed by a situation, or if we spend the whole day in front of the computer without moving with our head sunk between our shoulders, it is likely that we generate tension and therefore wear at a muscular level, but also at an energetic level. We accumulate fatigue.

When we practice, the idea is to accumulate strength, not fatigue. Collect practice after practice a little more body awareness, breathing capacity, muscle strength, joint flexibility, ability to focus, communication with our body. We could say that the combination of all of these in the right proportions results in strength.

If the joints are stiff, the muscles are tense and we breathe badly, we need a much greater effort to do anything. That's why when I think of strength I like to imagine not only the development of muscles, but a combination of resources that work intelligently, a sum that results in strength.

And what I find even more interesting is that, if we take strength in this integrated way, we can think of it not only as muscular, but also as a capacity for focus, or emotional support, or tenacity. And, depending on what we want to underpin, the rest becomes available. For example, if we are in fact looking to develop more muscular strength, our breathing, capacity of focus, emotional energy, joint flexibility will be fundamental tools to go where we want to go. Bring strength and sensitivity closer together, not further apart.

Have you registered which part of your body has more strength? Would you say that your emotional structure is strong without detracting from your sensitivity? And your thinking? How do all these variables interact in you? Let's practice! To perceive ourselves, to support what is necessary, to think of strength as the development of our potential.

**I am one of those people who always try to go further, who accept challenges with enthusiasm and who believe that there is always a solution. Maybe both. But the reality is that, sometimes, you just can't.

This is not just something that happens to me. **We live in a world of excess: too many stimuli, distractions, challenges and demands imposed by life itself.

This is reflected in the increasing cases of burnout, a term that has become a globalized term to describe the **result of an unsustainable lifestyle.

Sure, sometimes the feeling of being exhausted arises from lack of discipline, poor time management or falling into daily distractions. But this is not always the case. Many times, in our eagerness to be the best version of ourselves, we ignore the signals our body sends us. This body, which has evolved over thousands of years, gives us clear signals (sometimes not very subtle) that it's time to stop, to slow down the pace of life for a moment....

At a time when we talk about self-discipline and perseverance, this reflection is not a counterpoint, but a reinforcement: listening to and respecting our body is a profound act of discipline, focus and self-knowledge.

There are times when true perseverance is about prioritizing rest, introspection and recovery. Rather than seeing the pause as a waste of time, I invite you to consider it as a strategic investment in our future ability to achieve our goals. Instead of viewing **the pause as a waste of time, I invite you to view it as a strategic investment in our future ability to achieve our goals.

**Without energy, there is no progress, no change, no evolution.

A hug,
Juan