Have you ever noticed that when your back or neck hurts, your whole body becomes tense? Even your face tightens, your shoulders rise, and your breathing becomes shallow.

Today I'm sharing a simple trick we use in yoga that you can apply at your desk, in the car, or while cooking. It's not a physical exercise. It's a change in your focus.

The secret is in your eyes.

When you feel pain or discomfort, your attention scatters. Your mind runs from one place to another: "It hurts here... and here too... what if it's serious?... I have to keep working..."

That scattered attention creates more tension. It's as if your brain sends alarm signals to your whole body.

The solution: Gently trick your brain.

1. Find a fixed point: Choose any object in front of you. Your computer screen, a picture on the wall, a plant, a doorknob. Anything.

2. Soften your gaze: Look at that point, but without forcing it. Let your gaze rest there, like a bird perching on a branch. Don't analyze the object. Just let yourself look at it.

3. Hold for 30 seconds: While looking at that point, bring your attention (without moving your eyes) to the area of your back that bothers you. Simply acknowledge it's there. Without judgment, without trying to change it.

4. Breathe towards it: With your gaze still soft on the point, imagine your breath going in and out directly through that painful area. Don't force your breathing. Just imagine it.

What just happened?

You gave your brain a simple, concrete task: "Look at that point." While your conscious attention was busy with that simple task, your nervous system could lower its guard in the painful area.

By softening your gaze, you release tension in the muscles of your face and neck. That release sends a chain reaction downward: "Ah, if there's no danger up here, maybe there isn't down here either."

It's not that the pain magically disappears. You change your relationship with it. You stop "fighting" the tension and allow your body to find a small space of relief on its own.

For today, every hour:

1. When the clock strikes the hour.

2. Pause what you're doing.

3. Find your point.

4. Soften your gaze for 3 breaths.

5. Return to what you were doing.

It's your mini-postural reset. It takes no time, requires no effort, and brings you back to your body.

Remember: Your well-being is built in the small spaces between obligations. Today, your space is a fixed point and a kind gaze.

Wishing you a light Monday.

Tomorrow (Tuesday):

I'll see you with "The Pressure That Releases: How to Find and Release Your Internal Knots." An easy self-massage technique to do at home.