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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

Meditation

Gratitude

exercise

 

Time magazine has a special issue this month titled Mindfulness, you may this issue helpful and interesting.

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

Eleven posts, and no one's mentioned sex or chemical intervention. Fascinating, that omission.

 

Completions are relaxing to me, getting things done. Then I get to exhale. Listening to my little sick kitteh tuck into her Critical Nutrition is like an emotional massage for me, since it means she's getting her calories. I could listen to that slurping all night long. Different strokes, etc.

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

Natural Calm...I make a hot 'tea' drink of it every night.  The magnesium makes you very relaxed and calm.  I buy it on amazon and get the raspberry lemon flavor

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

I try to practice meditation every day. I took a 6 week class for beginners. It was definitely worth it.

 

@chiclet thanks for mentioning the Time magazine on Mindfulness. Will look for it.

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

Be out in the woods, or around water, watching the boats. I'd be happy to go for a long car ride to the country. Outdoors exploring around.

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)


@chrissj wrote:

Natural Calm...I make a hot 'tea' drink of it every night.  The magnesium makes you very relaxed and calm.  I buy it on amazon and get the raspberry lemon flavor


I second this!!!

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

* yoga

* bouncing on my Bellicon mini-trampoline

* breathing exercises

* intense workouts like spinning or Body Combat

* reading

* a glass of wine on a Friday/Saturday night

* petting my kitties!

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

I like to read, but it needs to be something that isn't a "cliff-hanger," or I find that it keeps my mind too alert, and then I just want to keep on reading. Smiley Happy

 

I also like to listen to music too, but again, it needs to be something that isn't real stimulating, or else I feel like dancing around to it, instead of sleeping. Smiley Wink

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

Lavendar is my favorite thing for relaxation.  The type I purchase has shea butter in it (I doubt I can supply the website, but I'll try). Shea-terra organics.  I get their emails and they usually have a 30% off once a month.

 

Also listening to the waves of the ocean or raining on my sound machine.

 

 

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Re: Please share what helps you relax :)

 

I'm the OP.........

 

Thank you every poster for sharing!

I got some great ideas from you.

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