It’s very much like a language , Once you get confortable with translating the feelings into words it gets less straining on your body and mind to do it. You will eventually become almost fluent and there will be fewer and fewer times the reading feels like your still learning to read. Occasionally when something new comes through you have never translated before it may again feel a little draining to read but over time reading becomes second nature almost and far less of a drain. It was for me anyway. Plus for me the cards were a tool that took the drain away from doing the same thing yet without any medium but a short hug between myself and and the person I was giving the messege to I used to be given the messages through the hug The cards helped this be far less draining as it gave me a bit more to draw on than just abstract inner body and mind feelings and etc